Dana K. White

keep you from bringing things into your house because of the pain and just the physical effort that you've put out decluttering.

keep you from bringing things into your house because of the pain and just the physical effort that you've put out decluttering.

keep you from bringing things into your house because of the pain and just the physical effort that you've put out decluttering.

The first thing I would do is tell a little story about my husband. He was very nice and sweet about it. But he just said, he said, I hope you don't take this the wrong way. But I've realized that there, it's like there actually is something wrong with you.

The first thing I would do is tell a little story about my husband. He was very nice and sweet about it. But he just said, he said, I hope you don't take this the wrong way. But I've realized that there, it's like there actually is something wrong with you.

The first thing I would do is tell a little story about my husband. He was very nice and sweet about it. But he just said, he said, I hope you don't take this the wrong way. But I've realized that there, it's like there actually is something wrong with you.

And I was so happy that he said that to me because what he was saying was, because he went on to say, I've realized you don't do this on purpose. This is not, you are not refusing to close the cabinet doors. You just literally don't notice whether they're open or closed. You are not putting something down thinking, oh, he will get rid of that later. You don't realize it.

And I was so happy that he said that to me because what he was saying was, because he went on to say, I've realized you don't do this on purpose. This is not, you are not refusing to close the cabinet doors. You just literally don't notice whether they're open or closed. You are not putting something down thinking, oh, he will get rid of that later. You don't realize it.

And I was so happy that he said that to me because what he was saying was, because he went on to say, I've realized you don't do this on purpose. This is not, you are not refusing to close the cabinet doors. You just literally don't notice whether they're open or closed. You are not putting something down thinking, oh, he will get rid of that later. You don't realize it.

I've realized this is how your brain works. And I was like, thank you. Exactly. It comes down to that clutter threshold. And remember, you're probably not going to help the other person do better in these types of things by organizing. You're going to help them by organizing. decluttering, even some of your own stuff in that common area.

I've realized this is how your brain works. And I was like, thank you. Exactly. It comes down to that clutter threshold. And remember, you're probably not going to help the other person do better in these types of things by organizing. You're going to help them by organizing. decluttering, even some of your own stuff in that common area.

I've realized this is how your brain works. And I was like, thank you. Exactly. It comes down to that clutter threshold. And remember, you're probably not going to help the other person do better in these types of things by organizing. You're going to help them by organizing. decluttering, even some of your own stuff in that common area.

Not to start. I recommend that whoever is listening to me, you're the one who cares enough to be listening to this podcast right now. And so you go ahead and... Deal with your own stuff. Like don't start with the other person's stuff. That is a recipe for disaster. And yet their stuff is more obviously clutter, right? But start with your own stuff first and neutral stuff in visible spaces.

Not to start. I recommend that whoever is listening to me, you're the one who cares enough to be listening to this podcast right now. And so you go ahead and... Deal with your own stuff. Like don't start with the other person's stuff. That is a recipe for disaster. And yet their stuff is more obviously clutter, right? But start with your own stuff first and neutral stuff in visible spaces.

Not to start. I recommend that whoever is listening to me, you're the one who cares enough to be listening to this podcast right now. And so you go ahead and... Deal with your own stuff. Like don't start with the other person's stuff. That is a recipe for disaster. And yet their stuff is more obviously clutter, right? But start with your own stuff first and neutral stuff in visible spaces.

As you do that and your family starts to see, it's so much easier to live in our house with less stuff. Then other people start to get on board. Their view of stuff and clutter starts to change.

As you do that and your family starts to see, it's so much easier to live in our house with less stuff. Then other people start to get on board. Their view of stuff and clutter starts to change.

As you do that and your family starts to see, it's so much easier to live in our house with less stuff. Then other people start to get on board. Their view of stuff and clutter starts to change.

Yeah. So my five-step process specifically, purposefully does not use emotions to declutter. Right. Because I was so emotionally attached to my stuff, either because it represented who I thought I was going to be someday or who I had been in the past or, you know, just sentimental things that people had given me.

Yeah. So my five-step process specifically, purposefully does not use emotions to declutter. Right. Because I was so emotionally attached to my stuff, either because it represented who I thought I was going to be someday or who I had been in the past or, you know, just sentimental things that people had given me.