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3 Hard Truths about Clutter

3 Hard Truths about Clutter

Veteran organizers understand clutter, inside + out. They know, too, how + why clutter sneaks back into our homes, uninvited. If you have a big decluttering project looming over your To-Do List, anchor your efforts + arm yourself with these 3 hard truths about clutter before you ever minimize a single thing. Happy decluttering!

Have a major decluttering project on your To-Do List?

If so, you’ll benefit from having both a plan + insight before you declutter your home.

My guest this week is Katie McGowen. Katie is a mom of 5 who knew she had to declutter in a big way. But she didn’t tidy willy-nilly wherever the wind blew her + whenever she found the time; instead, she sought to declutter her entire home systematically.

Katie created a plan before she minimized a single thing; her plan anchored her efforts + ultimately led her to tidied success.

On this week’s show Katie describes the exact steps she took to tackle the job; she offers up 3 hard truths about clutter she learned along the way, too.

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Beyond the Beige

We’ve all seen the images. The stark white rooms, the single designer chair, the perfectly curated capsule wardrobe. We’re told that if we just clear the clutter, we’ll find peace. 

But if we’re not careful, the minimalist aesthetic can become just another thing to buy, another thing to consume. 

On today’s show, Melora Johnson deconstructs the modern minimalist movement so that each of us can move from the clutter-free, beige-everything  minimalist aesthetic to a deeper, more sustainable practice rooted in intentionality.

Here’s a preview: 

[7:30] Feeling that donation high? Here’s why decluttering and donating feels so good in the moment but often fails to stop the cycle of re-accumulation

[11:30] Can authentic minimalism exist in a consumerist culture?

[16:00] Candid thoughts on how and why minimalism has been commercialized

[25:00] How to tell if your minimalism is driving more shopping or actually shrinking your ecological footprint

[28:30] Listen to your whispers! 

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