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Fighting Decluttering Overwhelm
Even if you’ve decided you’re all in with decluttering, it can be exhausting. And if your decluttering to-do list is big, it can be very overwhelming. Here are some tips to help you through.
It’s ok to start slowly. Don’t feel like you have to declutter your entire house in a weekend. If you do wind up doing that, I can guarantee that you will get rid of something (or things) that you will want or need later. This will cause you anxiety and anger.
Pick one room and begin there. Don’t worry about the other rooms until the first one is done.
It’s ok to start small. If looking at your kitchen and thinking about decluttering makes you want to quit before you begin, start with one kitchen drawer. That’s it. Do one drawer a day until you’ve finished with the drawers. Then move on to cabinets and other areas of the kitchen. Continue with one small thing per day, and before you know it you will have the entire kitchen completed.
It’s ok to want to keep things. Decluttering doesn’t mean getting rid of things you love or want to keep. It means weeding out those things that you no longer need or use. If you’re feeling like you should get rid of something but you’re resisting, put it aside for a while and go back to it later. Once you’ve started decluttering again, you may find that your feelings about that object have…
