Was helping a client de-clutter her bedroom today. As an extremely busy woman with a husband and two children, she was overwhelmed by the task and just could not get started with it. It’s hard to find the time to work on clearing the clutter and getting rid of it as well. I asked her, “when, how and why did this stuff get on the floor of your bedroom?” She replied. “it’s been here since Christmas”. In addition, there were cluttered surfaces making it difficult to find things or to clearly see what was there?
Essential Questions To Ask Yourself:
- Are you blocking energy from flowing through your bedroom?
- Is your clutter issue affecting others?
- Do you share your bedroom with someone else thus sharing your clutter with him or her?
That’s a significant factor in organizing. When does it go over the “little bit messy” to the “out of control messy?”
Here’s What We Did:
- cleared the bureau top of all unnecessary items
- cleared the floor of toys
- moved mirror from in front of balcony door to the end of the walk-in closet, thus serving its purpose
- recycled clothing no longer in use
- opened up new space in closet
- brought currently used clothing into walk-in closet that was being stored elsewhere
- organized shoes all in the same area
- got rid of items that had negative emotions attached to them
- created a bedroom sanctuary
All of this done in 2.5 hours. Next time, we will empty her bureau and get all the clothing into the walk-in closet, remove the bureau and place a comfy chair or love seat in its place. More sanctuary, less clutter and stuff.
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Great tips, Noreen! Christmas always does me in, too. My other problem is with the change of seasons -switching clothes from one season to the next- it makes me bonkers! I like the idea of getting out of the bureau -I despise bureaus! They hide everything & drawers never work smoothly in humidity & they just create frustration.
Dear Clutter Queen,
Thanks for getting my spare room on its way to recovery & for helping to come up with a master plan to re-purpose the rooms in my house. I hope the “money corner” shrine really works!
Many thanks from Eniko & Jim!
Hey Noreen,
Wow, do I need a shot of whatever you are pouring! This bedroom blog is right up my alley. I started “the changing of the seasonal clothing” a few weeks ago, but can’t seem to make time to finish. So my room is looking like it’s headed for disaster again. My goal for years has been to have more than a path to get to the far side ( my side) of the bed. Now I have a checklist!
Thanks Noreen…you rock!
So glad it’s helpful to you.
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