Clutter-and-decluttering is such a hot topic, even the New York Times ran an article about it titled,
"Why We Clutter, and What to Do About It."
---------------------- from the Reader Comments:
Kathleen
Los Angeles, California
Play upbeat music as you de-clutter. Celebrate the task and reap the rewards.
(...I'm no school boy but I know what I like
You should have heard them, just around midnight...)
Pat
Ohio
I know why we collect. It is the Hunter / Gathering instinct that still exists in our DNA. We have this need to go out, get something and bring it home. Hoarding is primal.
Arete'
Texas
I am a constant pruner. That saves a lot of time.
JLMB
NYC
Do you not use a coffeemaker, kettle, toaster, microwave, blender etc.? We use those items daily. It seems a waste of time to carry a microwave or toaster to the kitchen counter and then return it to a shelf when done.
We don't have enough cabinets in our rental apartment to store those items anyway. That's what the counter is for. I love visually how an empty counter looks but for my lifestyle it's not practical.
Cavatina
United Kingdom
While visiting the US, I was telling an American friend that in the UK two-car garages are very rare. Her response was "But where do people keep all their stuff?"
Bill Strong
Davidson, North Carolina
The only person I ever knew who handled this well was a secretary who worked for my dad.
She left work every day and went home to cook supper.
While her husband and kids did dishes she took on one spot EVERY day - a shelf, a drawer, the summer shirts in her son's closet.
The minute they finished dishes she stopped and picked up at the same place the next day.
When working in a child's room they were excused from dishes and worked with her.
It took about 6 months to get through the house and then she started over.
Very methodical and a bit dreary, but she never had clutter overwhelm her.
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