How I Declutter My Life and Lighten My Load
I believe it’s very important for all of us to take a good, hard look at our lives and how we are spending our time, energy and efforts.
There is more than one type of clutter that can be found in our lives. There is the accumulation of too many items or belongings that make our homes feel cramped and leave us feeling overwhelmed and stressed. And then there is the clutter of too many activities when we take on too much, this leaves us feeling tired, frazzled and frustrated.
As a professional organizer, I have to be careful to practice what I preach and declutter my life activities so I can be a good example for my clients. It is SO easy to take on too much, to say “yes” too many times, so today I wanted to focus on the clutter of too many activities and what I do to prevent meltdown .
Declutter My Life, Step # 1
The crucial first step is to look at your goals and really, truly be honest about what is important to you in your life. Write it down.
Examples of what might be important for your focus:
Spending time with family
Exercise
A hobby
Volunteering
Reading
Anything that is important to you-fill in the blank
Once you know what is important to you, then you will be able to focus on activities that match those goals.
Declutter My Life, Step # 2
Politely decline invitations or requests on your time that do not fit in with your goals. Saying yes when you don’t want to will only take you further away from doing what is important to you and leave you frustrated.
If you are involved in volunteer activities that no longer support your goals, find someone new who can take over your position or at least do not volunteer to renew your position. Let someone with enthusiasm and new ideas take the lead!
Declutter My Life, Step # 4
Say yes to activities that do support your goals. If your goal is to exercise and your friend invites you to go biking-go for it! If your goal is to volunteer and someone asks you to take on a volunteer position you are excited about-go for it!
Be honest about what is important to you and make your activities fit within those goals to lead a more fulfilling life!
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