So, you’re overwhelmed by stuff, your stuff, and let’s be honest it’s not the first time.
You’ve bought books about organizing but didn’t read them.
You’ve donated a few things, but you haven’t been consistent about it.
You’ve bought some organizing products, but don’t know how to make them useful in your home.
You may be thinking to yourself, how did I get here? How did I let things get this out of hand? I am here to tell you, let that go.
Let that narrative go.
Acquiring clutter can happen effortlessly. The reason clutter happens is because we don’t make decisions about our stuff quickly enough. As military significant others and spouses, we are inundated with decisions, BIG decisions. So, we let the little things go unattended. We let the laundry pile up, we let the mail stack up and we don’t create any time to manage the clutter. The thing is clutter is not a little thing. It’s a BIG thing. It takes up both physical and mental space. To tackle our clutter, we must start with a mindset.
We must shift our focus and acknowledge that it is a BIG thing and that decisions need to be
made about it.
We must commit ourselves to making the change and doing the work that is required.
Now that we know what we need to do, it’s time to imagine. What does it look like?
Picture it, illustrate it and then write it down.
Tell me, what do you see? How does it feel?
Lastly, it’s time to do the work and I’m not talking about shopping. It’s time to declutter. Give yourself permission to let go and I know letting go is hard, but I’d like to think we have an advantage.
As significant others/spouses, we are asked to let go quite often. Let go of the idea of having our service members home for the holidays, let go of continuing our education, or letting go of our careers. The list goes on and on.
The fact is, letting go opens the door to self-discovery and it gives you the opportunity to learn from all the things in your life. As you let go, think deeply about how each item will affect your way of life. If you are letting go of something you’ve used frequently, thank it for its service. As silly as it sounds. Thank it for enhancing your life. Thank it for its intended purpose.
Letting go of items that no longer serve us allows our belongings to also spark joy in the lives of
others. It shows us what and what does not have a purpose in our life.
Here are a few questions to ask yourself as you are decluttering:
· How long have you owned this?
· Would you purchase it again?
· How often do you use it?
· When did you last use it?
· Is it in alignment with your vision of your life?
· If you were to be honest with yourself, would you want to discard this?
Remember when I said clutter takes up both physical space and mental space? Imagine the
capacity that will be renewed once you let go. What will you do? What will I achieve?
So, to answer your question, where do you start? Start with letting go.
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Meet Katherine
Katherine Picott is a Professional Home Organizer, Certified KonMari Consultant, and proud Army wife. She has been featured in magazines like Essence, Goop, The Spruce, Voyage Baltimore, Columbia Life, and Military Families Magazine.
She has also been a podcast guest on “Moments with an MEO”, “The Life Curated”, the “Plastic Couch” and “Organize Me! Radio”. In 2021, she was a guest speaker at the How-to Summit, a conference “for organizers by organizers”. In 2022, she was a guest speaker at the Independent Wellness Summit, a week-long conference for military and first responder spouses.
Katherine has been organized for as long as she can remember—her mom even keeps her school notebooks to show her future grandchildren how immaculate the pages were. She is often asked what spaces she likes to organize, and to be honest, she can’t pick a favorite. She enjoys helping others transform their lives—and the look on her client’s face at the end of a tidy session, she says is the “avocado on toast for me.”
You can follow Katherine on Instagram (@tidymilso) for more organizational wisdom and help!
