Declutter

the 16th Stress Management Technique

In Your Relaxed-and-At-Ease
Guide to Stress Management Techniques

I think I need to declutter!

As I look around my space and see the little piles of things I've collected and haven't dealt with quite yet, I'm reminded of how good it feels to be in a Zen-like space.

One professional declutterer advised me that to have a Zen-like experience with my space, there should be equal amounts of empty space to full space where ever you look.

That means walls, counters, shelves, floors... anything where stuff is.

Needless to say, I am still aspiring to this.

As you can read about on my stop procrastinating and just do it page, it is a great practice to handle things only once - and just do what needs to be done at that time.

It's also wonderful and makes life so much easier to be free of clutter and organized.

There's some great, useful and easily implementable advice about how to do this here on the web - for anyone who wants to use this excellent stress management technique.

• These three articles have wonderful general advice and are in websites with a lot more information for you...
  
  
  1. Great advice on decluttering on a cool Zen blog.
  
  
  2. More great advice with Flylady.
  
  
  3. Following these Ten Key Organizing Tips will help to keep your energy up and your stress level down.
  
  
  
• This article has information about the effects of clutter on stress.


• Check out these questions to see if you're a packrat... and if you are, what to think about.
• Are you wondering if other people are affected by clutter and how... Check out some statistics about the impact of clutter.


• According to this press release, there is a trend in buying products that help us organize our spaces!
• If you want, take a poll on "How cluttered is your home?" or find out what other people say!

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Don't be! There is help.

You can, of course, ask a friend to help you. Sometimes just having someone there while you go through the process of asking yourself these useful questions as you declutter can be invaluable...

• Do I love it?
• Do I use it?
• Is it a treasure or important to me?

Or, you can hire a professional organizer to help. If you don't know anyone, use this link to find a professional organizer.

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