Trust Yourself to Declutter

In STUFFology101: Get Your Mind Out of the Clutter we use the acronym S.T.U.F.F. as a tool to help people deal with their clutter. At the beginning of 2021 I wrote about the ‘S’ in S.T.U.F.F., which is START.

Today I want to touch on the ‘T’ in S.T.U.F.F., which is TRUST. One definition provided by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is “one in which confidence is placed.” For the purposes of our acronym and STUFFology 101 that means trusting yourself to define your clutter, since it is unique to you. And then trusting the process of decluttering  you started in January.

For example, I keep my office organized if occasionally chaotic. That is, I know where everything is and where it belongs, but it is always susceptible to clutter creep. Mostly with paperwork from various projects and new books for my personal library. Though I STARTed in January with an oath to keep it organized, I must continue to TRUST my decluttering process each week to stay on track throughout the year.

We often say that removing the various forms of clutter in our lives is a process not an event. For me that is keeping my office organized year round. As different people and things move through my life I find this to be true, especially with physical clutter.

I challenge you to TRUST yourself to continue your own decluttering process and get your mind out of the clutter!