A home is a deliberately chosen space that something occupies. When it’s in that space, it is “put away.” When it is not in that space, it is clutter. Decluttering, tidying, and organizing are always a dance between stuff and space. If there’s no space, then stuff has to go. If there’s stuff, it will occupy space, so it must be intentionally given space to occupy. If you aren’t going to give your stuff a place to belong, you need to get rid of it. There’s no other option.
