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DECLUTTERING
Organising your life sometimes feel like Sisyphus, the king of Corinth who had to roll a huge stone up a hill every day only to have it roll down again, writes JENNIFER ROUSH. You decide to declutter, sort and clean and then in no time at all everything is back.
shelves or in standing up drawers so you can immediately see what you have.
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The hardest part of the decluttering process however, is not the clean-up but the months following.
Once your environment is sorted you need to sustain the changes.
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Common wisdom says it takes 21 days to form a habit - a frenetic burst of tidying followed by no further effort will make things better for a while but chaos will inevitably return.
For long-term change, an organising session is needed and make no mistake, this takes time – often days or even weeks to do it properly.
To get started, pick just one room or space and pull all your belongings out, yes, all of them. While the space is empty, clean it thoroughly.
Once the space is clean, it is time to sort, curate and cull your possessions.
People often struggle at this point as they get bogged down in memories and become unable to decide what to do with a particular item. If this happens, it’s ok (and very normal).
Put the item that is causing you indecision to the side and keep moving. You can come back to it later.
Once everything is sorted, put everything away. Storage systems are great but don’t make them too complicated. Make sure you are able to see everything and find it quickly. Consider storing things in baskets on
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