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Need some guidance? I highly recommend reading the book: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family From a Lifetime of Clutter

You don’t have to (and you really shouldn’t) wait until the last third of your life to declutter your home.

Sometimes, they even discover objects they never knew existed and are now unable to ask their family member about them. It is heartbreaking to watch people sort through their loved one’s closets, drawers, papers, and photos with no knowledge of what to do with it all. In my twenty years as a Professional Organizer, I have worked with families of those who have passed away or entered nursing homes and I have assisted them in the painstaking process of going through their loved one’s belongings. They also affect your family, friends, and the legacy you will someday leave behind. You may not realize it but when it comes to your ‘stuff,’ the decisions you’ll be making (or NOT making) don’t just affect you. Or, maybe your stuff brings you comfort.ĭecision-making is hard. Maybe you have trouble parting with sentimental items. Maybe you’ve always been an indecisive person. You can’t declutter, organize, and move forward in your life without making a decision. Papers don’t make it into a file cabinet or recycle bin, clothing that doesn’t fit stays in the closet, ‘aspirational’ craft supplies remain in the shopping bag they came in. Nothing happens without making a decision. That’s a word that has more to do with decluttering and organizing than most people think. The answer: Consistently declutter your belongings over time. So, the question is: “How do I manage all of my ‘stuff?'” In the end and at the end–you can’t take it all with you. Even if you don’t own anything that fits in those categories–you still probably have a good amount of items in your living space. If you have kids, if you like to collect memorabilia, if you’ve inherited items from deceased loved ones, if you love to shop–then you have stuff in your home–and lots of it.

How many items do you think you own? And how long have many of those items been in your home? “We spend the first two thirds of our life acquiring things and the last third of our life trying to get rid of it all.”ĭid you chuckle when you read that or did it on some level, resonate with you? Or both?