| If you are looking to attract positive change | | | | indexing you can easily find and retrieve |
| and seriously move stale energy out, start | | | | anything you might have mistakenly filed |
| with your neglected clutter. Getting rid of | | | | away). Simply look the object up in the index |
| all the things you are not using will create | | | | to find the appropriate box and go get it! |
| space for new energy and movement. I'm a firm | | | | It's that easy! (5) After a time, if you |
| believer that * if it doesn't work… * | | | | find you really don't need all the things you |
| if you can't remember when you last used | | | | have stored, You can donate usable items to |
| it....or… * if it doesn't make you | | | | your favorite charitable organization. You |
| feel good …then… MOVE IT OUT! | | | | can have a garage sale and make some cash, or |
| Now, I know… sounds easy doesn't it? | | | | You can make money by starting your own |
| Then why do we all have so much clutter? Here | | | | on-line store on eBay And... You can have fun |
| are some tips and techniques that have worked | | | | by giving your clutter a second life! A |
| for me to move unused items from my life. You | | | | good rule of thumb is "If you have not used |
| see I've tested them on my own personal | | | | it or thought about it in a year then you |
| clutter and I know they work. First you will | | | | probably don't need it and you can let it go" |
| need some bankers boxes (you can get these | | | | The great thing about this process is that it |
| anywhere you purchase office supplies). | | | | overcomes the two main obstacles to clearing |
| Bankers boxes work the best because they have | | | | clutter. First, you may have thrown something |
| lids and are stackable. And a hand-held | | | | away only to realize later that you really |
| recorder (you can get one cheaply at any | | | | needed it. So now you are reluctant to throw |
| electronics department). Here's what you do | | | | anything away. Secondly, you believe that it |
| to quickly eliminate your clutter: (1) Label | | | | can take quite a chunk of time to do a really |
| the boxes anyway you like …maybe with a | | | | good job of sorting and eliminating your |
| letter (A, B, C etc) or with a color, green, | | | | unwanted stuff. In the past, you may have |
| red, orange…… (2) Go around and | | | | started to get organized only to abandon the |
| start putting your dear clutter in the boxes | | | | effort for want of time and organization and |
| while recording the contents with your | | | | ended up with a bigger mess on your hands. |
| recorder. (You can do this little by little | | | | The Clutter Queen's five step process |
| whenever you have a spare few minutes). (3) | | | | eliminates these obstacles because the |
| When the boxes are full, stack them neatly in | | | | sorting can be done extremely quickly without |
| a closet, garage, attic, etc….anywhere | | | | the possibility of discarding valuables. |
| where they are out of sight. (4) When you | | | | Doing these small things is your first step |
| have a little time, sit down, play back the | | | | in creating space for new, exciting ideas |
| recorder and transfer the information to a | | | | and energy. Get ready for an abundance of |
| spreadsheet, word document, index cards or | | | | fresh ideas and energy to enhance your |
| whatever system works best for you. (By | | | | living! |