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Decluttering our surroundings
“Your home is living space, not storage space.”
- Francine Jay
When was the last time you went on a decluttering spree? Maybe you chose to tidy up your kitchen, closet or work space. Hopefully you were able to toss, donate or sell stuff you no longer needed or wanted. It can be easy for some people, but a lot tougher for others. Regardless, decluttering our spaces can work wonders for our lives including reduction of stress, increased confidence and promoting an overall sense of wellbeing. Also, we may find misplaced items we forgot about or figured we would never see again. Bonus!
Some people are self-proclaimed neat freaks. They live in a world free of clutter. This post is not for them. This post if for those of us who could stand to get rid of the stuff that keeps piling up but has no use to us anymore. Even items with sentimental value can lose their luster after a while. Sometimes we allow clutter to stick around for no other reason than not putting forth the effort on our part to minimize the visual distractions. Sometimes stuff blends into the background so well we don’t even recognize when its no longer serving a purpose. It becomes just some unnecessary items taking up space.
The ultimate benefit to decluttering our physical space is it helps to declutter our mind. It’s a compelling reason to keep our…
