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**The Art of Decluttering**

Amy Revell is a Declutter Coach and Professional Organiser and wants you to experience freedom from clutter in your head, heart and home!

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Pareto Principle Jun 02, 2024

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Today we explore Pareto's Principle. Also known as the 80/20 rule or law of the vital few.

For example, you wear 20% of your clothes, 80% of the time.

Kids play with 20% of their toys, 80% of the time.

In any given category in your home, are you using just 20% of what you have? does your 20% work hard for you so that the 80% is unnecessary?

Practically...

could you reduce your wardrobe by 80%

could you reduce your kids toys by 80%

could you reduce your shoes by 80%

could you reduce your serving wear by 80%

could you reduce your make up by 80%

could you reduce your ornaments or nick knacks by 80%

Its also a helpful principle when you're wondering why it's so hard to be a minimalist in an area in your home (or everywhere in your home). it's not that you'll never need the 80%... it's just that you don't need it very often. And that for something you'll need 20% of the time - boy you're keeping A LOT OF THINGS IN THAT CATEGORY.

What's wrong with the 80% that they're not making the cut?

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You may also like to listen to these episodes:

Enough

Opportunity Cost/ Cost Benefit Analysis

Consumerism

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Might As Well May 26, 2024

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Kick procrastination to the curb with todays organisational hack... MIGHT AS WELL.

It doesn't need motivation. It doesn't need conviction. It doesn't need perfection. It's a lazy girl way of doing things that you'll be glad you did without having to think about them in advance.

For example:

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm here I might as well take out the rubbish from the car

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm here I might as well take out the jeans I don't wear

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm here I might as well go through my bathers

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm here I might as well empty the dishwasher

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm walking past I might as well hang up those clothes

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm think of it I might as well text my friend to let her know I have baby clothes for her

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm walking past might as well pick up the rubbish

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm here I might as well put the blankets away

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm think of it, I might as well re-order the medications

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm here I might as well wipe down the bath

🤷🏽‍♀️While I'm here I might as well restock the toilet paper

You may also like to listen to these episodes:

You Need To

Time Will Tell

Because. Really. And

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Out or Away May 19, 2024

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How do you decide if an item is going to be put away or you're going to leave it out?

Do you need to see something to remember to use it?

Or do you need to put things away so they don't feel like they're cluttering up your space?

I'm sure you, like me, have different rules for different items. Toothbrushes - definitely away. Phone charger - definitely out.

Consider convenience, regularity of use, who uses items, how easy it is to find them, trip hazards, time spent tidying up etc as you make decisions for items around your home.

You may also like to listen to these episodes:

Running Out

Making Do

Location Location Location

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Imperfection May 12, 2024

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It's time to stop aiming for perfection and embrace IMPERFECTION when you're thinking about organising/ decluttering/ setting standards/ creating systems for you and your family.

The imperfection you EXPECT is the imperfection you ACCEPT.

Are there areas in your home where you can LOWER the standard so it's achievable and maintainable?

You may also like to listen to these episodes:

Quitters Day

Bigger Living, Smaller Space

Filling Your Bucket

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You Need To May 05, 2024

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Have you ever stopped to think about what agenda your items might have?

If your items talked... how would your item finish this sentence

You need to...

Wear me

Fill me

Play with me

Read me

Cook me

Create with me

Organise me

Use me

Clean me

Maintain me

Sell me

Value me

Assess if you have the same agenda as your possessions (do you really want to read the book/ wear the jeans/ use the juicer/ ride the skateboard/ clean the outdoor furniture). Allow yourself to be challenged, think differently about your stuff.

You may also like to listen to these episodes:

Binary Decisions

Obligation

Object Permanence

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Enough Apr 28, 2024

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"Enough is enough"

"That's enough"

"Leave good enough alone"

"Close enough is good enough"

It's amazing how one simple word can relate so deeply to our relationship with clutter and our satisfaction with our stuff and life in general.

This week we talk about how some enough statements can really make you take stock of where you are at and where your satisfaction lies.

You Are Enough - Stuff won't make you enough. More stuff, less stuff... you are enough regardless of your things.

You've Done Enough - Do what you can with what you have. Every step forward is a step forward (I know... profound!)

What Is Enough - What do you need to be happy? How many of something do you need to have enough?

I've Had Enough - When you reach peak frustration with clutter it's a good thing as it drives you to make changes

When Is Enough Enough - How do you know when you've done enough decluttering? How do you know when to stop? At what point do you reach the equilibrium of satisfaction and enough

You may also like to listen to these episodes:

5 Home Truths

Swedish Death Cleaning

Making Do

FOTO: Fear of Throwing Out

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5 Home Truths Apr 21, 2024

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Todays episode focuses on 5 Home Truths about clutter and it's impact on your home and life. They're harsh... but true.

They're not meant to bring any condemnation, they're for you to meditate on and find freedom in how small actions of intention and decluttering can bring such freedom to your life.

1. Most of the stuff you buy is a waste of money

2. Stuff can't make you happy

3. You'll regret living a life impacted by clutter

4. Your clutter is worse than you think

5. Everything you love will one day be lost

Today is a great day to join my Head, Heart and Home Decluttering Course! Experience true freedom from clutter by learning all the skills you'll need to create and maintain an organised home.

You may also like to listen to these episodes:

Memories

Letting Go

Object Permanence

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Environmental Hazards Apr 14, 2024

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How can you keep yourself safe while decluttering? Even in your own home, decluttering can stir up dust or mould particulates and aggravate asthma. Naturally when you're moving items that have been in place for a long time, you'll disrupt dust!

Learn from Amy's experience of being bitten by a spider and ending up in hospital, to keep yourself physically safe while decluttering. Give consideration to trip hazards, falls risk, insects and pests and do what you can to keep yourself physically safe.

Bit of a Public Service Announcement episode today from the trenches :)

Today is a great day to join my Paperwork Course! Say goodbye to the burden of paperwork and use this system that is simple to start and easy to maintain.

You may also like to listen to these episodes:

Mould

Hoarding Disorder

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Time Will Tell Apr 07, 2024

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If you've got items you'd really LIKE to declutter but you're a bit nervous... why not give a Time Will Tell Box a go.

Pop items you need just a little bit more time to decide on into a box to assess again in a few months. Seal it up and write the date on the box. See what you think in a few months... hopefully once you've experienced living without the items you'll then be ready to donate the items in your Time Will Tell Box.

Before you open the box, try to think what might be in there that you've missed. You might be surprised that you forget what you put in... in which case send it off for donation!

Remember to declutter as much as you can and then only put the items in the time will tell box if you absolutely need to. It's a backstop, not a full stop.

You may also like to listen to these episodes:

Running Out

Limiting Choice

Returns Box

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Garage 101 Mar 31, 2024

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How is your garage faring? Is it struggling under the weight of clutter and disorganisation?

If your garage has become where items go to semi-retire, where tools and hobby equipment accumulate it's time to both declutter as well as set up functional organisational systems in your garage.

You are invited to join the free course for this series where you'll receive access to decluttering checklists and organising cheat sheets (as well as some surprise bonuses), all so you can declutter and organise like a pro!

This week we're doing our GARAGE.

Make sure to join to download your Garage Check List & Cheat Sheet

You may also like to listen to these episodes:

Sports Equipment

Bulky Sports Equipment

Cars

Garage & Shed

Garages

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