Hasn’t time flown? Already we’re into
last quarter of
year and isn’t it perfect timing to clear out
cobwebs of winter and prepare yourself for
next few months of sun, sand, surf or is it work, work, work?You know it's time to take action when:
You have difficulty finding things Your colleagues make comments about your mess You can't see your desk for
mess You cut your fingers in
filing cabinet when you try to dig out a file You have to push your body against
cupboard door to close it. The bookshelves are beginning to break because of all
weight. You've forgotten what your office floor looks like because it's buried under
mess In his bestselling book "Clutter's Last Stand, Don Aslett, America's No. 1 Cleaning Expert says:
"Most of us attain, accumulate, collect, but plenty always seems to require more. Enough is never enough.
Clutter Costs We have to pay for it, keep track of it, protect it, clean it, store it, insure it and worry about it. This takes energy and effort (in fact, a great part of your life). Later we have to move it, hide it, apologise for it, argue over it.
Clutter Stifles It requires so much of our time to tend. Not only are our houses, drawers, closets and vehicles so crowded we can't breathe, but our minds, emotions and relationships are crowded into dullness and immobility.
We're so surrounded with stuff, we don't even have time for
people whom mean
most to us.