Top 10 Clutter Busting Tips for 2003

Written by Vicky White


It’s easy, live with clutter and its difficult to move forward, or you will move forward more slowly. Clear your clutter and you will be supported to createrepparttar life you dream of.

1. Userepparttar 130972 Ultimate Clutter Test - ask yourself “Do I love it, do I use it, does it make my heart sing?” Get a no? Put it in a box forrepparttar 130973 charity shop, to give to someone who will treasure it, or to go to a consignment shop.

2. Clear your closet - this is a great place to start. Make space forrepparttar 130974 new by taking everything out of your closet and only putting back clothes you love, fit you, are ready to wear and show you at your best. You knowrepparttar 130975 ones - they arerepparttar 130976 ones people comment on when you wear them.

It is better to have half a dozen outfits that make you feel your best, than a closet of clothes that are past it or remind you ofrepparttar 130977 weight you've put on. If you really must keep clothes you no longer fit into, put them in a box, tape it up and put a date on it if you don't fit into them by that date maybe its time to make someone’s day by taking them torepparttar 130978 local charity shop - or making some money by selling them.

3. Clear your basement and attic - in Feng Shuirepparttar 130979 basement representsrepparttar 130980 foundation to your life. Any stuck energy here will be rising up through your home and affecting every aspect of your life.

Clutter inrepparttar 130981 attic will be bearing down on you. And there is no hiding from clutter by moving it torepparttar 130982 basement,repparttar 130983 shed atrepparttar 130984 bottom ofrepparttar 130985 garden, or even a storage unit. It’s in your environment and will still be affecting you.

4. Time Clutter - do you have too many things on your to-do list? Do you keep trying to fit just one more thing in? Do you feel under pressure? I have come to accept that I cannot possibly do everything in one day, or even in one week. This takesrepparttar 130986 pressure off! Are you saying yes to what you want to be saying yes to?

5. Handle procrastination - do you put off taking action on some things you want to do, registering for a class, or making a phone call for example, so your head gets cluttered up trying to remember to do it?

Some things are worth taking action on immediately. Some things are worth scheduling so they are not done atrepparttar 130987 last minute and under pressure, or even worse, are missed. Clutter is decisions put off - in other words procrastination.

6. Clearrepparttar 130988 clutter in your office. This will be affecting your creativity, efficiency and prosperity. If necessary, pay someone to help you organize your office. Once you get it organized get rid of clutter daily.

Papers, emails, your filing cabinet, and documents on your computer you haven't looked at in months or years. How much time do you waste looking for information? Make liberal use of your best office tools -repparttar 130989 recycle bin and repparttar 130990 delete button on your computer.

Clutter Loves to Hide - 7 Places to Look for it

Written by Vicky White


In Feng Shui,repparttar first thing to do is removerepparttar 130970 clutter. Until clutter is removed, any Feng Shui enhancements you apply will not be effective. And, if all you ever do is get rid of your clutter, you will be boosting your prosperity, improving your health and relationships, and upgrading all areas of your life.

Clutter is anything unfinished, unresolved, unused, tolerated or disorganized. Clutter is emotional constipation, keeping you stuck inrepparttar 130971 past and blocking repparttar 130972 flow of energy in your life. With blocked energy all aspects of your life are affected.

Clutter loves to hide and here are some places to look for it.

1. Time Clutter - do you have too many things on your to-do list? Do you keep trying to fit just one more thing in? Do you feel under pressure? I have come to accept that I cannot possibly do everything in one day, or even in one week. This takesrepparttar 130973 pressure off! Are you saying yes to what you want to be saying yes to?

2. Procrastination - do you put off taking action on some things you want to do, registering for a class, or making a phone call for example, so your head gets cluttered up trying to remember to do it? Some things are worth taking action on immediately. Some things are worth scheduling so they are not done atrepparttar 130974 last minute and under pressure, or even worse, are missed.

3. How is your Email Inbox? Do you regularly get it down to 5 or less emails? Clutter in your Inbox will deplete your energy, and you will waste time looking for information. Set up folders to sort your mail, and userepparttar 130975 delete button liberally!

4. Your head! Do you have a whole lot of thoughts running around in your head when you get up inrepparttar 130976 morning? Julia Cameron inrepparttar 130977 Artists Way suggests writing Morning Pages. There are 3 pages of free flow writing. Just let whatever wants to come up, come up. Its amazing what does come to repparttar 130978 fore and I have found this a useful tool to start my day with a clear head.

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