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Jane Stoller
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December 5, 2019

Decluttering For Dummies

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Overview

The book that cuts through the clutter of decluttering

Modern life has produced so much clutter that the thought of packed closets, attics filled with storage bins, and rental units specifically used to store odds and ends produces its own stress. The decluttering movement offers solutions for those interested in reducing the amount of stuff in their life and embrace a more minimalist, tidier lifestyle.

Professional organizer Jane Stoller helps you bypass

the stress of a tidying project by offering simple, proven methods for organizing every space in your life—even your mind!

  • Build a new mindset for minimalist living
  • Declutter your home, office, and digital life
  • Develop new routines for a tidier life
  • Establish minimalist practices

From adopting a decluttering mindset to finding new homes for unwanted items, this is the book you’ll need to keep handy after the big cleanup!

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About The Author

Jane Stoller is a compulsive organizer who turned her passion into a profitable business, Organized Jane. She travels the world helping individual clients revamp a single space or guiding corporations in overhauling entire businesses. A speaker as well as an author, she also lectures on management skills at Canada's Vancouver Island University.

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Throughout my books and teachings, I always say get started now versus later. Whatever you declutter today will help you tomorrow, so start small and stay consistent. These quick tips can be a reference guide to help you get started or keep you motivated in between your decluttering sessions. ©By PixieMe/Shutterstock.
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Decluttering should become a continual practice that you incorporate into your daily life forever. After it becomes a habit, it will seamlessly fit into your lifestyle. Soon, you won’t even think you are decluttering; it will simply be part of your routine! Decluttering is not going to solve every problem, but the practice of changing your habits and mindset can help you achieve your goals and live better.
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The first step for organizing your home is removing the clutter and then making an organizing plan that fits your current lifestyle and can also be adapted when your lifestyle changes. Many challenges are experienced with organizing, and it can be overwhelming to even think about it. The good news is that you can get started with ten minutes a day.
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Decluttering requires shifting your mindset and remembering that someone else can benefit from whatever you don’t use, need, or wear. Donating helps someone in need, reduces negative environmental impact, and helps bring value into someone else’s life. When you shift your decluttering mentality to helping others, it becomes much easier to let go of items.
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Labels are crucial in the decluttering process — even in digital decluttering! Here are some practical tips and ideas about labeling.Don’t label things you don’t use or that don’t add value to your life. It is useless to have beautiful labeled boxes with items in them that you never use — this is just a clutter trap!
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Your bathroom shopping habits have a lot to do with how cluttered your bathroom is. Your habits and hobbies have a lot to do with the amount of clutter you accumulate. You may not think of skincare and makeup as a hobby, but tell that to the countless makeup YouTubers making seven figures on their delightful monthly favorites and product reviews.
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Throughout my books and teachings, I always say get started now versus later. Whatever you declutter today will help you tomorrow, so start small and stay consistent. These quick tips can be a reference guide to help you get started or keep you motivated in between your decluttering sessions. ©By PixieMe/Shutterstock.
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Decluttering doesn’t mean you only need to keep one item of clothing or furniture, or that you have to commit to a minimalist lifestyle.Some of us can easily declutter and get rid of everything we don’t need immediately without giving it a second thought. But for most of us, decluttering is not that easy and goes much deeper into our emotional need for stuff due to our consumerist society.
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The quicker you are at dealing with clutter, the less likely it is to build up. Once you are over the emotional hurdle of clutter, it becomes much easier to deal with. The next big hurdle is the sunk costs associated with the clutter. The value it once had is gone, and in some cases, can be recuperated when you sell that item, but the lesson should be to be more wary of future clutter that may make its way into your home and know how to deal with that.
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You are probably thinking that a small closet is easier to declutter, but this is not necessarily the case. Larger spaces let you see more of the items inside, which can cause less clutter to build up.On the other hand, larger closets can also be the reason you accumulate so much stuff and feel the need to fill the space.
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Receipts are annoying, can be tricky to store both physically and digitally, and you likely never know what to keep or don’t remember where they are if you did keep them. It’s not uncommon to be unable to find the one receipt you actually need, which is one of the many reasons you should organize and declutter your receipts.
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You are not alone in feeling overwhelmed about photo decluttering. The state of your photo organization, or lack thereof, is nothing to be ashamed of, but not doing anything about it after reading this article is!You may think going through your photos is going be fun, and at times you will smile at the wonderful memories and rejoice in the special moments of your past.
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