Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

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If y’all have been around here a while, you know that my not-what-the-pros-do strategies are all based on making progress. The two easy decluttering questions followed by the strategy of treating your bookshelf, closet or room as a 'container' should help you have a clutter-free house making it easy to clean. I just needed to a moment to remember why I’d considered it useful in the moment I brought it through my front (or side or back) door. hilarious chapters that are surprisingly non-judgmental toward those who struggle with stuff and are in desperate need of help with their clutter. Her ending chapters on helping others declutter, spouses, and dealing with things after someone dies is helpful and not something you hear much about.

She has another book about getting organized around the house that sounded like it was a good pairing to go with this one. There were indeed some additional, practical steps and tips that I had not considered incorporating or that made some of the agony go away. You start in the most visible space in your home and then work your way into the private/inaccessible spaces.I was just looking in the discord server and people were literally just talking about it and her podcast.

I also grouped like things together so I can now I can see what my options are in the morning instead of thinking, "Where the hell is that blue shirt that hides my bloat? I was drawn to it during a difficult season in my life, health wise and relationally, when distracting myself with “stuff” was easier!

Accept the limitations of the space you have and declutter to the point that your stuff fits comfortably in that space.

This generic term covers all aspects of my life, but one of the primary ways has been a decluttering of my living space. My only complaint is that the second half or so of the book is just her repeating the same things over and over again, with very minor details changed to reflect a changing of rooms (kitchen instead of bedroom, friend's house instead of family member's house, etc. There were also a few more instances of helpful advice, like she says to always start decluttering in the most visible public areas because it inspires you to keep going, you see it all the time and see how much nicer things look, and makes it easier for you to move on to having people over while you're working on more private areas. Starting with the most visible areas, White goes through a series of simple steps, room by room, to help you achieve this. Even though the Konmari method has been very influential on my own decluttering journey, Decluttering At The Speed Of Life feels like its written by someone who actually has struggled with letting go of clutter.She approaches this as a mental state of being- a decision that change must take place- and warns of the hardships ahead of parting company with 'treasures', but then she leaves the esoteric behind to provide a solid winning formula. Comfort food tastes so good while I’m eating it, but the feeling doesn’t last once the food is gone… I’m frustrated with myself for eating something that ultimately makes my life harder. I requested and received an ARC from NetGalley for this, and when I knew I couldn’t finish in a normal amount of time, I decided to just read in a way that was useful to me.