Welcome to the second part of my Clutter 101 series. In the introductory post I covered why we actually clutter and what thought processes go through our head to justify being so unorganized. In this post I will now look at the actual process of de-cluttering, whether it be a mini project to get back on top of it all, or whether it is the first time you are de-cluttering and you are going to be jumping in at the deep end. I will cover the preparatory work you can do so you don’t get overwhelmed by it all and then look at the physical process of disposing of your junk and organizing what remains.

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I’ve found myself with a fair bit of spare time at the moment as I am between jobs so I’ve decided to give the home a really good and long overdue tidy and de-clutter (four big bags of rubbish and counting). As a result I’ve learned quite a lot about the whole process, so as a natural progression I’ve decided to start a new series of posts on how you can de-clutter and get control of your possessions. In this first part I will look at what sort of attitudes make us keep so much stuff, rather than getting rid of it all.

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