Make de-cluttering Fun!
Before beginning a conversation about clutter or organization it’s essential to remember not to judge oneself for not being organized or being a clutter bug. There is no virtue, per se, in being neat or organized. Neatness and organization are practices that support our peace of mind. A decluttered mind gives us peace in our soul. That’s the goal. Organization is only the tool.
Here’s a simple and easy first foray into decluttering.
Did you know you can declutter your closet without removing a single article of clothing?
That may seem unlikely as we think of a cluttered space as having too great a volume of items. And that is definitely the case in most spaces.
But some spaces can be decluttered simply by bringing order to items contained in the space.
Here it is important to note, that there is no right or wrong way to organize a closet. Some people choose to organize by color, some by season, some by function (dressy or casual or work). Some people incorporate all of these!
The ordered closet really exemplifies the problem that clutter actually represents - it clutters our mind causing confusion, lost time, frustration and often finally depression.
So, having fun with ordering the closet provides the perfect place to practice a declutter state of mind.
And it’s simple. Just put your clothes together by color. All the white pieces together, all the pink together, all the red and so on.
It’s also easy. It doesn’t have to be done all at once. Just put all the whites in one place today. Another color another day.
Here are all the ways it helps. First visually. You can have fun with any pattern that is pleasing to your eye. When I started I went for lightest to darkest. . White, yellow, pink, red, blue, brown, black. Very sensible!! After a few months, I switched a few items which takes like fifteen minutes and put my yellow, pink, green blue, purple together to have a rainbow in the middle part of the rod. My clothes are a pretty display for my eyes even when I’m not searching for something to wear.
Searching for something to wear. This method really cuts down on that. Searching for an item takes 30 sec. as opposed to 10 minutes and there is absolutely no frustration. I know exactly where in my closet to look for a certain blue top. I look in the blue section. Or if I think blue is the color top to wear with my choice of trouser or skirt, I can peruse the blue section for just the right one.
So, here I’ve actually decluttered my mind. Again, that is the point of decluttering any space. Our mind is the space we actually want to have clutter free. Our surrounding environment simply aids us in achieving that state of mind, which is a thing greatly to be desired.