This is the book I desperately needed. In it, I teach you the reality-based decluttering strategies and hard-learned lessons I've learned through my own deslobification process. They're here, in one place, as the guide you need to get control of your home. Dana used scarves as an example. I bounded out of bed and decluttered my scarf hanger. I realized that I never wore the huge, bulky, hand-made, six-foot gifts because they made me feel like a hippopotamus. I bustled them down to People Helping People while it is still scarf season. It felt SO good! Read by the author in a very listenable, funny but most importantly helpful voice of experience, this contains concepts that really work to help you start improvement by your life - painlessly!

Decluttering At The Speed Of Life Review - Organised Pretty Home Decluttering At The Speed Of Life Review - Organised Pretty Home

The same thing happened when I collected stuff… a shoeshine box I didn’t need turned into frustration when I had to move it out of the way as I searched for things I actually did need. Dana K White, Decluttering At The Speed Of Life This is not an Organization book. This is a no BS book. Dana White is really honest and adds no sugar coating to her advice. She makes it look easy by not being perfect. If you can only declutter for 5 minutes, great. It will be a small improvement that will make a difference. Any progress is still progress. But if you want a big improvement, you have to do the work. It really is easier than you might think. Now, a lot of that is about being stressed and feeling a time crunch but it also really hit at some very clear issues that the author mentions that I share and I related to so much of what she talks about as the whys. Oh, and the audiobook is actually read by the author, and she’s a hoot. I highly recommend that as well.) In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, decluttering expert and author Dana White identifies the mindsets and emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter. In her signature humorous approach, she provides workable solutions to break through these struggles and get clutter out—for good!One of the key ideas for Dana’s approach to decluttering your home is called the Container Concept. Accept the limitations of the space you have and declutter to the point that your stuff fits comfortably in that space. If you are struggling with cleaning routines and daily tasks,I recommend starting here first. It will make the decluttering process much easier when you get to it. And that was when I made a conscious choice to live in the phase of life I was in. Right then. I decided to stop assuming I knew what I’d love to already have in the future. But before we jump in, I want to go over some key terms. Through my own decluttering escapades I’ve come up with ways of explaining things to myself. Those of you who already know me and my made-up decluttering language will nod along. But if you are new to my style of decluttering, don’t get overwhelmed. We’re going to apply these concepts to each area of your home. If anything makes you say, Wha... ? I don’t get that... I promise you’ll get it as you read the book. We’ll go step by step through your home and your hang-ups. January 2021 :: Oh my, YES! This book came to me (thanks Robin!) exactly at the right time and mood. Dana White teaches her readers how to use five minutes or five hours to make a visible difference in clutter. This is NOT a take-everything-out-of-the-cupboard-and-make-a-big-mess method. She is not teaching how to organize your stuff, but how to get it out the door.

Decluttering at the Speed of Life: How to Declutter Your Home

But never once did I consider getting rid of the boxes that were making our everyday life difficult. I needed that stuff for the future. Or I might need it for the future. Honestly, it wasn’t emotional at all, and I believe that’s why the moment had such an impact on me. I finally understood what I now call the Container Concept. It’s common to find oneself emotionally connected to certain possessions. Unresolved emotional bonds may often lead to accumulation of unnecessary items contributing to a cluttered environment. Recognizing this connection is the first step toward letting go. Here’s an actionable approach. I did really like her ideas and the container concept was REALLY helpful for me. All of her stories of her own cluttered home over the years and what helped were very helpful too. I also enjoyed the author's tone. There were also a few more instances of helpful advice, like she says to always start decluttering in the most visible public areas because it inspires you to keep going, you see it all the time and see how much nicer things look, and makes it easier for you to move on to having people over while you're working on more private areas. In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, decluttering expert and author Dana White identifies the mindsets and emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter. In her signature humorous approach, she provides workable solutions to break through these struggles and get clutter out—for good!Those other books are on their way (finally) out of the door and I have stopped feeling like failure. I haven't finished, in fact I have only just started but already there is so much difference in my life and so much more space in my rooms. They are becoming places to live in, and thrive rather than dread spaces filled with misery-making boxes, clutter and junk. But even though Decluttering Paralysis and Decluttering Regret are terms that make me sigh, this one gives me hope: Decluttering Momentum. It’s a real phenomenon. By starting with easy stuff and working through the steps I’m sharing in this book, I saw visible, measurable improvement in my home. As my home changed, I changed. And decluttering got easier and easier. I’m so excited for you to experience that too. Chapter 2 MY CLUTTER HISTORY The “container concept” in decluttering refers to assigning a specific space or ‘container’ for each item and ensuring that once the container is full, no other item is added unless something is removed first. Always start decluttering in the most frequently used spaces. Clearing these areas first not only brings immediate benefits but also provides a sense of accomplishment to keep you motivated. Incorporate the ‘one in, one out’ rule, meaning for every new item that comes in, an older, less useful one goes out. This prevents the accumulation of unnecessary belongings. Those definitions describe what I was desperate to make happen in my home. Keep things under proper control? Mm-hmm. Prevent or limit the expansion or advance of my stuff? Yeah, baby. Succeed in preventing the spread of clutter? Yes, please!

Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Step-by-Step Guide Mastering Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Step-by-Step Guide

The goal is less. Any decluttering project that ends with less than you had when you started is a success pg.179 She walks you through each of those steps in every room and also regarding other people (like helping elderly people clean out their houses).

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Not only does Dana provide strategies, but she dives deep into how to implement them, no matter the reader's clutter level or emotional resistance to decluttering. She helps identify procrasticlutter—the stuff that will get done eventually so it doesn't seem urgent—as well as how to make progress when there's no time to declutter.