Do you look at the decluttering job ahead of you and feel overwhelmed?  Don’t know where to start?

There are times when we need an intensive period of decluttering. To set aside several hours or days to get a specific room done or a big decluttering task. It’s easy to procrastinate with these types of jobs. And if you are in a serious clutter situation, or struggling with work and family commitments, then it can feel like it’s just too hard to get started.

One of the most effective ways to overcome a large problem is to break it down into small parts. Developing new, fast, decluttering habits is a great way to start making progress and seeing results.

What is a habit?  Well the Free Dictionary defines a habit as:

A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behaviour that is acquired through frequent repetition.

Like cleaning your teeth before you go to bed, washing your hands after you use the bathroom, or wiping your shoes on the mat before you go inside. You don’t have to think, or plan, or make a decision to do these things. You were taught them as a child and now they are automatic behaviours.  Once you’ve learned a new habit it becomes automatic when certain cues are present in the environment.

The key to developing a new habit is: frequency and repetition.  The more often and the closer together you can practice the new habit, the more strongly the cues to perform that task get anchored into your mind. So focusing on small changes but being consistent, will get better results over the long term than having huge bursts of activity and then doing nothing for a long time.

It doesn’t matter how messy or disorganised you’ve been in the past – you CAN learn to do things differently!

Every week I will be writing about a decluttering tip that takes less than 15 minutes. Some will be tasks you do once and others will help you develop new habits. If you make if your priority to practise that habit then you WILL see results! And your confidence will grow. Step by step you will begin to  feel more in control of your home.

So each week watch out for the new decluttering tip, commit to doing it and watch the changes happen. Don’t forget to leave a comment here and let me know how it’s working for you.