K. Collins - Declutter Your Home Effectively House Cleaning Hacks to a Clutter Free Life

Declutter Your Home Effectively

House Cleaning Hacks to a Clutter Free Life

By

K. Collins

Copyright 2015 K. Collins

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Acknowledgement

First and foremost, I would like to thank my dearest partner in life who gave me the inspiration to write this book in the first place when it seemed too difficult to be completed. Thanks also to my family for understanding the lesser time I spend with them while finishing this book. I would like to thank my friends who encouraged me to keep on writing. Special thanks to my editor who have done a great job of improving my work. I would like to thank those people behind the making of my book cover Freepik.com. Thank you all, without you this book would not be published.

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Introduction

D id you break out into a cold sweat the last time somebody dropped by unexpectedly? Do you constantly lose things at home? Does it take longer time to find things you were looking for? Do you have a small space but too many stuff? Do you spend a long time cleaning all the stuff in your house? Can you access all areas of your house without any hassle? Do any of these ring true for you? If you answer yes to any of these questions, you may have serious clutter issues. This book is for you.

I understand how busy you may be and how difficult it is for you to start cleaning your house. Simply thinking where to put something, or whether or not to throw it, can be very frustrating. Nothing to worry. I got you covered. This book is designed to help you gain control of your life by controlling and eliminating your clutter. It will guide you do simple habits that may help you declutter your things without the pain of doing it. Strategies listed here are so simple, easy and practical. If applied properly, I can promise that within a few weeks or months your house will be clean and organized. The end goal is not to only clean your house but to also make you feel lighter and happier.

What youll learn in this book:

-what is clutter

-why you need to declutter

-things holding you back from decluttering

-the significant difference between organizing and decluttering

-benefits of decluttering

-questions to ask yourself when dealing with clutter

-step in decluttering

-how to make a habit of decluttering

T HE MORE YOU HAVE, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are.

- Mother Teresa

Chapter 1: What is Clutter?

H e who hoards much loses much.

-Lao Tzu

Clutter is anything we dont need, want, or use that takes our time, energy or space; anything you have accumulated that is an excess to your needs; stuff that not only fills drawers, shelves, cupboards, boxes and garages but also fills your head and weighs heavily on your heart.

Clutter can be something that served us at one time, but no longer serves us today. Something we have held on to thinking that we may need it again. Clutter not only takes up space and weight physically, it can weigh you down psychologically as well. Occasionally, clutter gets in our way every day, but we ignore it because dealing with it seems overwhelming. Other times clutter is something thats tucked away in our closet (or in the back of our mind), silently weighing on us and taking up space that could be used for something else.

Fact is that anything you own takes a space emotional, mental and physical space. Everything that you have requires your attention. For example, your car requires regular maintenance, your clothes require cleaning & ironing, and so on.

So, the more things you own that you dont necessarily need, the more you add to your clutter luggage physically, mentally and emotionally. It can slow you down or even prevent you from moving forward in your life.

Examples of Clutter:

-piles of paper

-unopened and unprocessed mail

-obsolete documents and records

-stored boxes of stuff

-unused items

-outgrown clothes

-broken things waiting to be repaired

-boxes of unused toys

-disliked gifts

The list goes on and on...

L IVING IN A HOUSE THAT is full of clutter can be very stressful. Take a quick look around. See lots of clutter? Consider it a sign. Clutter-filled home is not only a symptom of stress but also a source of stress. Instead of your home being a refuge from the stress of work, it may add to your stress level. Its a terrible feeling when your home is more stressful than your workplace.

A LL THIS CLUTTER DID not come into your house in one day. You produce clutter through time. So dont expect to clear it all in one day. You are not superman. But the good news is clutter can be controlled.