Emotional Clutter posts by Rita Wilkins. Rita is a renowned expert in decluttering and minimalism, empowering individuals to simplify their lives through practical tips and resources, while also captivating audiences as a professional speaker and author.

3 Simple Steps to Declutter the Most Challenging Areas in Your Home

If you want to learn how to declutter the most challenging areas in your home, you’ve got to read this blog and/or listen to this video on my YouTube channel. I will share with you three simple ways to declutter those areas once and for all. We all probably have at least one or two [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:50+00:00January 11th, 2024|Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, downsizing checklists, downsizing for baby boomers, Downsizing In Your 60s, Emotional Clutter, engage in yourlife, FB YouTube, holiday decluttering bundle, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to utilize space in your house, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering|Comments Off on 3 Simple Steps to Declutter the Most Challenging Areas in Your Home
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Craving A Simpler Life with Less? Don’t Just Talk About It, Do It!

I ran into a former client recently and she said, “Deciding to live a simpler life, was the best thing I ever did for myself!” She went on to say that she had absolutely no regrets about choosing not only to declutter her stuff but to also downsize to a smaller home. She said that [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:48+00:00January 3rd, 2024|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, checklists to downsize, decluttering tips, Downsizing In Your 60s, downsizing tips, Emotional Clutter, holiday decluttering bundle, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering|Comments Off on Craving A Simpler Life with Less? Don’t Just Talk About It, Do It!
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My Kids Are Minimalists: What Can I Give Them for Christmas?

I’ve had so many requests from those who follow me to address the subject of what to give your minimalist kids for Christmas.  You want to respect their lifestyle and their choice of living with less. As a matter of fact, you admire their choice and you don’t want to change them, but you do [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:45+00:00December 29th, 2023|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, Downsizing In Your 60s, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, Emotional Clutter, engage in yourlife, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter|Comments Off on My Kids Are Minimalists: What Can I Give Them for Christmas?
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Embrace Minimalist Lifestyle: 10 Warning Signs You Have Too Much Stuff!

This topic, 10 Warning Signs You Have Too Much Stuff was inspired by a desperate call I received a few weeks ago from a woman who finally realized the clutter was a real issue in her life and that she had been denying it, even ignoring it until… One night she drove up to her [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:39+00:00December 5th, 2023|challenges of downsizing, checklists to downsize, downsizing after retirement, Downsizing In Your 60s, Emotional Clutter, holiday decluttering bundle, Holiday Decorating, Home Decorating, home downsizing in 60s, lifestyle, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering|Comments Off on Embrace Minimalist Lifestyle: 10 Warning Signs You Have Too Much Stuff!
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5 Types of Emotional Clutter That Prevent Us from Decluttering

Physical clutter is one thing, but emotional clutter is quite another! It’s easy to recognize physical clutter because we can see it. It clutters our countertops and desktops. It messes up our closets and dresser drawers. It is on full display in our garage and then in our basement. But emotional clutter is not visible, [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:34+00:00November 21st, 2023|challenges of downsizing, checklists to downsize, decluttering tips, Emotional Clutter, engage in yourlife, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, minimalism checklists|Comments Off on 5 Types of Emotional Clutter That Prevent Us from Decluttering
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3 Creative Ways to Deal with “Other People’s Clutter”

If someone else’s trash is another person’s treasure… Why is it that someone else’s stuff is cluttered but yours is not? Why is it so much easier to declutter other people’s stuff rather than our own? Perhaps you’ve heard yourself complaining about “my husband's stuff, my wife’s stuff, or my kids’ stuff.” While it might [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:22+00:00October 31st, 2023|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing checklists, downsizing for baby boomers, Downsizing In Your 60s, Emotional Clutter, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, minimalism checklists|Comments Off on 3 Creative Ways to Deal with “Other People’s Clutter”
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How To Throw An Extreme Photo Decluttering Party

Do you have boxes of old photos sitting in your basement or big photo albums taking up space on your bookcase shelves? If you are a baby boomer or part of the sandwich generation, chances are you not only have your own photo collections, but you also have those that you inherited from your parents [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:18+00:00October 17th, 2023|challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing checklists, downsizing for baby boomers, Downsizing In Your 60s, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, Emotional Clutter, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter|Comments Off on How To Throw An Extreme Photo Decluttering Party
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Don’t Downsize for Retirement: DECLUTTER!

Not everyone wants to downsize when they retire. As a matter of fact, 75% of baby boomers say they would like to age in place for as long as they can. But at some point as we age, it is likely that we will either want to downsize or have to downsize. For those of [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:11+00:00September 26th, 2023|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, decluttering tips, Downsizing In Your 60s, downsizing in your 70s, Emotional Clutter, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter|Comments Off on Don’t Downsize for Retirement: DECLUTTER!
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Minimalist Decluttering Tips For An Uncluttered Life 

Don’t Allow Clutter To Rule Your Life Are you tired of living with too much stuff and not enough space? Is your life overrun with clutter? Do you prefer minimalist design, but find you don’t know what to do with all your belongings? If so, you’re in the right place. Learn How To Become A [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:06+00:00September 8th, 2023|8 Decluttering Methods., decluttering tips, Emotional Clutter, how to declutter, minimalism and decluttering, Minimalist Decluttering, quick start decluttering|Comments Off on Minimalist Decluttering Tips For An Uncluttered Life 
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Top 4 Ways to Overcome Guilt When Decluttering

Are you guilty of feeling guilty when you are decluttering your home? If so, you’re definitely not alone.   Many people wonder why they feel so guilty and they also wonder how to stop feeling that way because it can really slow you down and even stop your progress completely.   Why do we feel [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:09:03+00:00August 29th, 2023|baby boomer downsizing, Downsizing In Your 60s, Emotional Clutter, engage in yourlife, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter|Comments Off on Top 4 Ways to Overcome Guilt When Decluttering
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