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Secret Clutter Areas

Secret Clutter Areas by Kellyann Schaefer | #AspireMag

Have you ever had that experience where you just “feel” like things are cluttered all around you? Everywhere you look, you feel as if your space is closing in around you? Nowhere to breathe?

Often clutter in our space and in our mind prevents us from working at our maximum capacity.

I’ve been doing a lot of Law of Attraction research and self-discovery lately, and there was a time that I felt as if “nothing new” was coming into my life.

Even being an organized person who likes to get rid of stuff often, I was still accumulating things.  I quickly realized, that the more I accumulated and held onto didn’t allow room for anything new to come  in!

Aaaaaa-haaaaaaa!

So I diligently started going around my home and office and discarded old, used, unneeded items. Physically, my space and “energy” around me felt cleaner and clearer even. I was able to create space to allow fresh new abundance in.

So today I want to share with you, besides the obvious, where clutter can hide and block you from bringing new into your life and business.

When declutterring, remember to toss or donate unused items. There are plenty of nonprofit organizations that will gladly come to your home and pick up at no cost to you and you get the tax benefit!

Be sure to purge all things that you don’t use on a regular basis.  All clothes that don’t fit, you never wear or are outdated. If they don’t make you feel like a million bucks, you shouldn’t be wearing them anyway.

If you never cook turkey, you don’t need two turkey basters!  (I think you get the picture!)

Let’s start with the usual suspects: I’m not going to spend a lot of time here because these are the typical culprits! I want to tell you about the “hidden clutter” that many people don’t even think about.

  • Closets
  • Drawers
  • Entryway
  • Garage

Now onto the hidden areas…

Pantry: Donate multiple items that are going to expire in the next few months to a local food pantry. Wouldn’t you rather donate then waste it? (If food is expired, they will not be able to accept it and you should toss)

Medicine Cabinet: Clean out all old unused shampoos, beauty products and medications. These all have expiration dates. And no, you’ll likely never use all those little bottles of travel stuff you’ve been collecting from the 80’s!

Linen closet: Toss old ratty torn towels and wash rags. Often, animal shelters will take these.

Donate your extra sets of sheets from old beds as well as comforters you no longer use.

The Office: Discard old papers you printed to “read someday” or at least keep them in a “to read” file. The truth is, if you haven’t read it already, it wasn’t that important to begin with.  Toss old “to-do” lists.

File Cabinet: Clean out files in your filing cabinet. Purge, shred, trash what is no longer time appropriate or needed.

Computer Files:  Clean out computer files that are no longer relevant.  Empty the “trash bin” in your email accounts! Discard old notes and post it’s that are clogging up your walls and computer screen!

Books and Magazine: Donate unused books and magazines to your local library.

Your Phone:  Clean out old text messages and uninstall apps that you no longer use.

Once you take the time to clear out your physical space, the universe has room – literally and figuratively to give you what you have been asking for in your life regarding abundance.

I would love to know if you’ve ever done a clean out process like this before? And if so what were you able to make space for?

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About the author 

Kellyann Schaefer

A skilled, “multi-tasking” mother of four, Kellyann Schaefer is the owner of Task Complete, a personal assistance, errand and concierge service. Kelly made a career in nursing for many years as a Registered Nurse. During her tenure as a nurse, she honed her organizational skills and became adept at balancing a busy household while administering compassionate care to her patients. She began witnessing an epidemic of burn out - burn out amongst not only nurses and medical professionals, but within her community as well. Too many people taking on too many responsibilities and leaving no time for themselves or their spouses. Many having no one to turn to for support or assistance. In business today, she upholds a mission of giving families and busy professionals reliable and compassionate assistance so they can meet the demands of everyday life and live a life of purpose...on purpose! Learn how Kellyann and Task Complete can support you in doing less and living more. Visit www.TaskComplete.com

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  • Love this article Kelly! It’s so good to clean these areas out to create space for something new!

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