Clutter control—you can take this term two ways: 1) I want to get clutter under control, or 2) I am being controlled by clutter. Actually, I find that both are somewhat true in my life. Most people I know have junk drawers where we hide away things we don’t want our friends and neighbors to see when they come to our houses. Unfortunately, for many people the junk drawers have expanded to junk rooms or even entire junk houses. I have a friend whose friend’s husband—unbeknownst to her—rented storage sheds all over town to house his junk. When he died unexpectedly of a heart attack, she suddenly began receiving a bunch of bills for the monthly storage fees.
As more and more of us try to live on limited budgets, great coupons and/or sales often tempt us to stockpile things. We hesitate to throw anything away—even if it doesn’t work—because it might be useful in the future. “Look how much money I’ll save by not having to buy another. Surely I’ll be able to get someone to fix it.”
Clutter control gets to be important when you can no longer find the things you saved. “I know I bought the perfect card for my husband’s birthday, but where is it now?” “I saved so much money on those Christmas cards I bought after Christmas last year, but where are they?” Clutter control gets to be vital when there’s just no more room in the house. Narrow passageways lead from room to room; you may even have to walk sideways to get through. You can’t jam anything more into the closet or the dressers; they’re already overflowing.
But don’t despair: you can tame the clutter; you can control clutter instead of it controlling you. The fastest, easiest way to complete clutter control is Declutter Fast: How to Get Your Home in Order.
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