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Managing Just In Case Clutter

Managing Just In Case Clutter

We all do it: We keep items around “just in case” we need them in the future. And while there’s certainly nothing wrong with holding onto things you’ll definitely use again, there’s a threshold in which just in case clutter gets to be too much and goes too far.

Today I speak with Krista Lockwood, host of the Motherhood Simplified podcast. Krista argues that there’s a difference between being adequately prepared versus impractically prepared, and impractical preparedness often comes at a detriment to our daily lives. She’s on the show to offer motivation as you take a good hard look at all the items you’re holding onto “just in case”.

Here’s a preview:

[9:00] How to determine your personal threshold for just in case items

[14:30] The key differences between being prepared versus being over-prepared

[17:45] Questions to ask yourself as you sift through your just in case clutter

[22:00] How to remove yourself from the analysis/paralysis trap

[24:30]  Using the 20/20 rule as a tool to logically think through just in case items

 

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We all do it: We keep items around "just in case" we may need them in the future. And while there's certainly nothing wrong with holding onto things you'll definitely use again, there's a threshold in which just in case clutter gets to be too much and goes too far. Indeed, there's a difference between being adequately prepared versus impractically prepared, and impractical preparedness often comes at a detriment to our daily lives. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: 5 tricks for making logical decisions when decluttering "just in case" items.

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