De-junk your life, for increased happiness within

If things are getting on top of you, perhaps it’s time to do some radical de-junking. Sometimes when our minds are full of clutter – things to do, worries and stresses – it can make a real difference to you if your external environment is completely clear of junk.

Creative people tend to make clutter as they go along, and houses can quickly become full of stuff. Having piles of paperwork lying around, or too much furniture, can really affect your mood.

Our spaces are sacred, and home is where we should be able to completely unwind and relax. If your space is too full of junk, it can add to your stress and make you feel miserable.

By taking a bit of time out to enhance your environment, it actually has a beneficial effect on your mind.  Space outside equates to space inside, and we work much better as happy people if we have a lovely environment to operate in!

Spring cleaning is a powerful remedy for the blues

Just a few minutes a day of spring cleaning can reap massive rewards.  Clear your personal space of unwanted clothes, paperwork and junk.  If you haven’t used something for six months, the odds are you won’t need it again.  Be a bit ruthless when it comes to choosing what to keep, and what to give away.

Take it further – online de-cluttering

Once you’ve sorted your physical space out, why not turn to your online environment?  We spend more time in the virtual world than we do in the real world sometimes, so take a bit of time to get rid of old e-mails, clean up your web space and spring clean your machine.  Moving out of date software and programmes really frees up your disk space and lets your machine operate at optimum, meaning things take less time to do. Perfect!

De-junking negative people

Clutter comes in all shapes and sizes, and it’s not just things and objects that can make us feel swamped and disorganized.  Sometimes, although it sounds harsh to say it, people can have that effect on us too.

Have you got a friend who calls you a lot, and offloads all her problems on to you?  You know the kind I mean, we all have one – the person who doesn’t seem to want to change or grow, but is really content complaining about everything?

You can try and offer advice, and they dismiss it.  This is because they are happy being miserable.  It works well for them. Rather than making the decision o change for the better, or address the issues that are causing them unhappiness, they prefer to wallow in self-pity.  An ideal situation is where they can call you and drag you down, too.

People like this need to be thought of as space-takers.  They crowd your life out with constant demands for attention, and never give anything back.  These are the people whom you have known for years, but you can’t remember the last time they said ‘How are you?’

Just like possessions and objects, people who take your space need to be de-cluttered too.  You can make life so much better by simply stepping back from these people and letting them know, kindly, that you aren’t going to be there personal problem solver anymore.  Trying to fix people who don’t want to move on is as soul-destroying as having a home full of junk that stops you moving about properly!

Are you fired up to De-clutter, now?  Let me know how it goes!

To your happiness within,

Debbie