Do you remember the old Lays potato chip advertisements that said “you can’t eat just one”? Since I wasn’t a potato chip eater (that is except if there was dip) I never tried their challenge. I was sure though that I could have ingested only one. I wasn’t going to go out and buy a bag to test their theory.

As a professional organizer I organize with many people who have a hard time eradicating clutter. And here are times in all our lives that each of us has a hard time so let’s help to make it simple and easy. We all like simple and easy don’t we?

Eradicating clutter is all about “just one”. I got this idea on Friday when I saw I had one piece of paper to file. When it was filed my “to be filed” basket would be empty. I thought if we were to put away just one piece of clutter at a time then that place would be free of clutter-at least it would be one less clutter-e thing lying about.

After I filed the piece of paper I saw a couple of other things that needed to go to their homes and with those taken care of I left my office. But low and behold when I walked in my bedroom there were was a necklace I had taken out and it had never been put away, so I quickly slipped it in the drawer where it belonged. That place was now free of clutter by putting just one thing away.

That was so much fun I went from room to room to see if there was just one piece of clutter I could get rid of. (I wasn’t going to overdo it if you know what I mean). I was actually surprised that in every room there was one piece or item of clutter that I could quickly move to where it belonged.

Clutter does not mean it is something that needs to be thrown away or recycled it most often means it is something that has not been put back in its home so it is out of place and becomes clutter. Especially when it becomes a clutter magnet for other items.

Now is this doable or what? Really-clearing clutter was never so simple or fun to do. Beware- you will have such a great time giving yourself permission to put only one piece of clutter away that you may get in the mood to do even more clutter clearing.

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Clutter can easily take over your home and make it feel as if you are leading a disorganized life. Although many people would like to learn how to transition into a clutter free lifestyle, they are unsure of where to begin! Here are ten ways that you can stop accumulating clutter in your home and be on your way to organized living space – without the clutter.

1.      Stop buying things that you already have. If you are making an upgrade, first get rid of the item that you have at home. Donate it to an organization, friends or family members of sell it – but don’t bring another one of the same items into the home.

2.      Lay your belongings out to see what you have. Are you purchasing more and more of the same items? Many people are guilty of this as they get stuck in a rut, or store the item away, forgetting they even have it. Take an inventory of your belongings – this can reduce clutter.

3.      Decide how many of your belongings that you would like to purge from the home to create an organized environment. Thirty percent can make a difference in freeing you from a clutter free lifestyle.

4.      Ensure that everything that has its place. When everything has a place within the home it can stop the obsession with clutter and help to reduce the clutter which is accumulated.

5.      Label, label and label. Labeling is an important part of keeping organized. Consider labeling the shelves in the storage room to drive home the point that everything has its place when it comes to clutter.

6.      Remove a trash bag from the home of goods that can be donated each week until you are satisfied with the progress that has been made in the attempt to declutter your lifestyle.

7.      Stop clutter where it begins, at the door. Stopping clutter here can reduce the chances that these items such as mail and other things that seem to make their way into the home and take over surfaces within the home.

8.      Make use of a recycling bin for junk mail and all other paper items that can clutter the home so easily, this way, you can get rid of the recycling before you even look at the mail and therefore ease the process of recycling at the same time by saving time.

9.      Clean out drawers and make use of organizers that can be placed directly into the drawers. Drawers are one of the biggest culprits for clutter and should be watched carefully, as we seem to put everything and anything in these hiding places.

10.  Make a pact to reduce the clutter within your lifestyle. This can assist you in sticking to your guns and reducing the clutter through all means necessary!

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