Do you ever feel stuck in a rut? You desperately want to declutter, maybe even downsize to a smaller home, but mostly, you just want a simpler life—one that’s:

  • Less hectic
  • Less stressful
  • Filled with more peace and freedom

And yet, as you look around your home, you do nothing. You feel so overwhelmed by the amount of clutter that a simpler, organized life seems like an impossible dream.

STOP! Let me assure you, it is possible. I did it, and so can you.

When I first started my decluttering and downsizing journey, I remember sitting on the floor of my family room, crying, feeling like the task was insurmountable. I was paralyzed by so many emotions.

Then I asked myself, “Where do I start?”

Starting Small, Creating Change

It was that one question that moved me to take action. I knew I wanted a simpler life with less, and if I wanted it badly enough, I had to start somewhere.

  • I walked into my library, lined with wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, and decided to declutter one shelf at a time.
  • One shelf, one drawer at a time became my mantra.
  • I knew I could do it as long as it was manageable—as long as I took it in bite-sized pieces.

Looking at the project as a whole, I became overwhelmed and defeated. But over a year, I intentionally decluttered my entire 5,000-square-foot home, giving away 95% of my belongings so I could move into an 867-square-foot one-bedroom apartment in the city.

Soon after I moved, I remember looking around my beautiful jewel-box apartment and realizing how much simpler and more peaceful my life had become. With so much less to care for and maintain, I now had:

  • More time
  • More freedom
  • More energy to do the things I had always wanted to do

In that moment, I realized I did it! I overcame the overwhelm and emotional attachment to my stuff. I was finally living the life I had dreamed of.

All I had to do was say yes to decluttering—just one shelf, one drawer at a time.

If I could do it, so can you!

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