Unclutter Your Home Quotes

“Once your home is ordered, you will feel more satisfied with yourself and at peace with the world. You’ll have more time to nurture yourself and the people you share your life with. Time to relax. Time to express yourself through the arts or to pursue a lifelong dream.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“If the idea of going through your house deciding what to throw out is unnerving, think instead in terms of deciding what you’re going to keep. Keep those things you use or love and let go of the rest.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“Here’s an example of an affirmation you might use as you proceed toward your goal of uncluttering your home: “I am doing this out of love and respect for myself and my family.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“Never enter or leave a room without improving its appearance. Make every trip count. When you go to the basement, attic, garage, and up or down stairs, take something with you to put away.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“Make a list of your five favorite activities. Now write next to each one the date you last did these things. Are you enjoying your favorite activities as often as you would like? Now here’s a powerful motivation to simplify and organize your home — more time for you to learn and grow, relax, and play! Do it for you.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“Clutter takes the joy out of living. It’s frustrating when you can’t find what you’re looking for and maddening when things get ruined because they weren’t properly stored. These negative feelings create negative energy in your home — and in your life. Change your surroundings and you can change your life, according to proponents of feng shui, the Taoist art and science of living in harmony with the environment.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“Another reason clutter collects is indecisiveness or deferred decision making. This is especially true of perfectionists. Think about it: If you’re a perfectionist, you want to do everything just right — or not at all. So if you haven’t got the time to organize your filing cabinet, you put it off and keep putting it off.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“In many cases, clutter develops from an instinct for self-preservation and feelings of insecurity. We surround ourselves with the familiarity of our stuff, blocking ourselves off from the people and possibilities that have the potential to create true happiness and security in our lives.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“In assessing your situation, it helps to think of your home as a reflection of yourself — your interests, beliefs, and passions. What does your home tell others about you? Where there’s clutter, there’s confusion — not just in your home, but in your life.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“Clutter is anything for which you have no use or need — everything from outgrown clothes to expired coupons. It’s stuff you don’t want anymore — things you bought too soon or held on to for too long. Uncluttering is the act of restoring balance to your life by eliminating these unimportant things — and doing it will free up time, energy, and space for the things that really matter.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“But if you can bring yourself to let go of the things you no longer love or use, you will gain more time and energy for living, loving, and celebrating life.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“Material possessions demand our attention. They need to be put away, cleaned, maintained, and repaired. And the more possessions we have, the more time we need to spend caring for them.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas

“What I have discovered is that it takes a certain amount of courage to let go of the bits and pieces of our lives that we no longer need. But letting go can set you free in body, mind, and spirit.”
― Donna Smallin, Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas