The thought of de-cluttering leaves many people totally paralyzed and totally overwhelmed. I have many clients, surrounded by clutter, physical clutter and emotional clutter, initially incapable of attacking the piles, stacks, worries and problems.
One of the first steps I take, when working with a client, is to break things down into smaller sizes. I take a stack of papers and divide them into categories. In the closet we look at only the white shirts or black pants and make decisions about just those. In the box with all the memories, we look at 10 pieces of memorabilia. When looking at life, worries and problems, we look at next steps. Breaking the large, gargantuan piles and clutter into small manageable piles, makes it much easier to get through the task. The process seems achievable when you look at a shelf, instead of a room, a cabinet, as opposed to a whole kitchen, a drawer as opposed to a whole chest of drawers, a next step instead of a huge problem, or a 30 day plan instead of the rest of your life.
What things are overwhelming you that you can break into smaller, more bite sized pieces? It literally is impossible to eat an elephant any other way than one bite at a time.
What things are overwhelming you that you can break into smaller, more bite sized pieces? It literally is impossible to eat an elephant any other way than one bite at a time.