Declutter | Organize | Elevate
Are you overwhelmed by the number of things you are holding onto or feel compelled to continuously fill your time and space with excess stuff?
Do you feel obligated to hold onto things that have been gifted or passed onto you by others?
Do you experience surges of anxiety at the mere thought of letting go of things that may be meaningful to others but are not necessarily meaningful to you?
Organizing isn’t about finding the perfect containers, bins, or clever gadgets.
While we’re often led to believe that buying the ‘right’ tools will solve our organizational needs, adding more ‘things’ often leads to more clutter in an already overwhelming space. And, these additional ‘things’ rarely, if ever, deliver on their promises. Getting organized isn’t about accumulating more to organize your ‘stuff’—it is first about discerning what enriches your life from what clutters it.
Organizing your home, workspace, or any environment involves going beyond tidying up; it’s about uncovering and understanding the root causes of clutter. When you identify the patterns and behaviors that perpetuate clutter and chaos in your life, you can then effectively declutter, organize and elevate your surroundings for lasting success.
Organizing is about letting go of what no longer serves a useful purpose.
Being organized saves you time and money, reduces distractions, and creates a profound sense of peace and clarity. Clutter reflects thoughts and feelings we have about ourselves and our environments.
Clutter is exhausting. Clutter robs you of time, money, and energy-all finite precious resources. Clutter requires all of these resources and more to contain it and maintain it. When you declutter to organize, you reclaim precious time, money, and energy and are better able to focus on what truly matters in life. Living clutter-free changes how you navigate life and interact with the world around you.
Middlemalism is a term I came up with to bridge the gap between minimalism and having far too much ‘stuff.’
For years I struggled with over-shopping, overspending, and other behaviors that perpetuated the clutter and chaos in my life. I was compelled to constantly fill my time, space, and life with ‘things’ in attempts to fill inner voids. These behaviors did not provide any lasting reprieve from my pain. In these perpetual attempts to avoid my feelings, I was always left with higher levels of anxiety, deeper depression, more disappointment and chronic debt.
At one time, I was influenced by others’ claims about the joy of minimalism (which I do not dispute). I thought minimalism would end my suffering. In attempting minimalism, I let go of some things that were irreplaceable or more meaningful to me than I realized at the time and was left with a fair amount of regret. Minimalism was not for me, at least not at that point. Middlemalism came to me as I reevaluated how to live a happy, more joy-filled life with less.
