The Excuses of Clutter

What you hide behind closed doors are the piles of the unwanted, unused and the extra things that you may someday get around to using.

I am a practitioner of organizing all things clutter, lets start with some of the positive ways to eliminate the cluttered excuses.

The excuses just make things worst. By changing the ways you phrase the outcome can change the way you rid yourself of clutter. Start today by using statements that address the solution and do away with the excuses.

Here are a excuses I hear:

1. I know how to do this because I used to be organized.
   The skill I have from being organized before is what I will use to conquer this area.

2. My spouse does not pick up anything so I feel like it is not my job to pickup after them.
   I can teach my family by doing what is best in being organized by doing.

3. I keep this stuff because I paid good money for it and it may be worth something.
   The money I spend on something does not create its value. I can let it go.

4. I are going to sell all the things in this pile when we have a garage sale.
   I will donate my useful items to charity because I don't have time to give a garage sale.

5. My mom gave me this and I hate it but she will know if I give it away and will be mad.
   I will tell mom I will be offering this to another family member or to charity.

6. I grew up poor and I did not have a lot of things so I keep everything.
   By growing up poor I have learned ways to appreciate the things I use and give away the things I don't to charity.

7. Unless we get new furniture it is not worth keeping the clutter out.
   I will take care of the items I currently own and replace the things I don't responsibly with items I love.

8. This is not my fault, I was raised like this.

   I have learned bad habits and choose to replace them with new habits that support my life.

9. Every time I start this pile of papers I don't know what to do with the papers I want to keep.
   With each pile I choose to organize I will find a suitable place to file or store.

10. I keep moving the piles from one room to the next.
    I know where this belongs and I will take the time to put it there.

11. I keep that spare room cluttered because when company comes over I throw things in there.
    The spare room I will keep organized and not use it for items that do not have a home.

12. I don't like this house and until we get a new one I am not interested in keeping it clutter-free.
    The goals I have are to be clutter-free before I move to my new home.

13. My job is taking all of my spare time so I do not have time to get organized.
    My schedule allows me to have time to organize my life.

14. I love to shop online and have all of the new things arrive at my door.

    I will stop shopping for ninety days to get my current possessions under control.

15. I'm going to loss some weight and fit into the clothes in that closet again.
    When I do lose weight I will get clothing that will fit me then.

16. I know my cousin can use that so I am saving it for her.
    I know that it can easily become “relative clutter” for her so I will donate this item.

17. I've bought different kinds of storage boxes so it will make organizing easier and they are ready to be filled when I get around to it.
    The storage choices I make will come the time I have to put the things in their proper places.

18. I want this space to be organized I don't want to start because I can't make it that way.

    fill in the blank with a positive statement that reinforces becoming better organized

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