Conquer Your Clutter – 11 Ways to Keep Your Stuff In Check

Clutter is anything you don’t use, disorganized and unfinished things that crowd your house and take up your storage space. It can make you feel tired and lethargic, keep you in the past, congest your body and cause disharmony. It can be confusing, depressing, make you procrastinate and distract you from more important things.

According to Feng Shui, clutter obstructs the flow of life-bringing energy through your home.

The following clutter-conquering techniques are taken from the book “Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui” by Karen Kingston:

1. have a junk drawer - even one on every floor of your house – to handle your belongings, but keep it small, use it sparingly, and clean out regularly
2. give a regular clear-out to all of your kitchen cabinets and pantry; don’t forget your fridge and freezer
3. to keep your bathroom clutter-free, install additional storage units and keep them organized and clean
4. keep your bedrooms tidy and clutter-free; never keep a laundry basket in the bedroom (stale energy hangs around dirty laundry)
5. resist the temptation to stash stuff under your bed; any obstacle in your energy field affects the quality of your sleep; the same rule applies to the tops of wardrobes and dressers – if the clutter there is the first thing you see when you wake up in the morning, you will tend to get up slowly and reluctantly
6. don’t hang on to clothes that are too small, out of style, or were once-worn and will never be worn again; get rid of them – they have accumulated your bad vibrations



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7. work out a system to tame your paperwork: sort and toss (recycle) as much as you can, use a bulletin board for current things, have just one agenda (no loose-leaf notes) and keep your financial paperwork up to date
8. lead by example: your own clutter-clearing activities  might inspire other members of your family to do the same
9. clean out your clutter fast (all at once) or slow (in stages); do at least one major review of your household clutter every year
10. to stay clutter-free, stop clutter before it starts: think twice before you buy and adhere to the rule: “Something new in, Something old out”
11. hire a professional organizer to help you

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Interested in more? The text above is a chapter from “10 Steps to a Healthier, Happier Home” special report by Bozena Studio. You can download it by clicking on the link below:
10 Steps to a Healthier, Happier Home. How to Find a Perfect Balance of Comfort, Luxury and Wellness for the Space You Live In.