EPISODE · May 24, 2019 · 36 MIN
Why Clutter is Bad for You & How to Take Control of Your Home
from Motherhood Simplified · host Krista Lockwood
If you’ve ever looked around your house and wondered how it got so cluttered, you are not alone. In today’s episode, we’re talking about why clutter is bad for you, how it drains your time and energy, and what you can do to take control of your home without feeling overwhelmed.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:Why clutter is more than just stuff – How it affects your emotions, stress levels, and daily life.How clutter makes you feel stuck – The common feelings of guilt, anxiety, and frustration that come with clutter.Why clutter demands your attention but gives nothing back – How clutter wastes your time and energy without adding value.The freedom of decluttering – How clearing out the excess can help you feel lighter, more in control, and at peace in your own home.How to stop feeling guilty about decluttering – Why your past choices weren’t wrong and how to let go without regret.Key Takeaways:Clutter steals your time, energy, and peace of mind, but you can take control of it.Decluttering isn’t just about having a tidy home—it’s about creating a space that supports you and your family.Guilt should never be the reason you keep things. You deserve a home that makes you feel good, not overwhelmed.Need More Help Decluttering?Join the Motherhood Simplified community and newsletter for weekly decluttering tips, projects, and support—all free. Sign up here.Listen & Subscribe:If this episode helped you, leave a review and share it with a friend. Your support makes a difference and helps more moms create peaceful, clutter-free homes.Clutter doesn’t have to control your life. Let’s take small, simple steps to create a home that feels good.
What this episode covers
https://motherhoodsimplified.com/cyc-podcast (Get your free clear your clutter guide here) https://motherhoodsimplified.com/declutteringsimplified (Enroll in Decluttering Simplified now) Clutter makes us internalize negative qualities and labels about ourselves that just are not true. You know how you think you're a bad housekeeper? Well you aren't, you just have too much stuff to manage. This is one of the ways our clutter is loud and why it needs to shut up. Better yet, why you need to shut it up. The truth is that your clutter is stealing your time, energy, joy and life. And it doesn't care. You are the one suffering because of it! It might sound weird to talk about your clutter as if it were a person, but really. It needs to stop. What are you internalizing that is actually just your clutter talking? Do you tell yourself things like you need better organizational skills? That you need to be better with time management? Have you ever compared yourself to other moms, and your home to theirs? Did it make you feel less than? Have you been embarrassed by your home? Wondered what you're doing so wrong and make jokes that you're just a hot mess mom? Does it feel totally overwhelming to live in your home every day. and do you think maybe your just a failure at this adult stuff? If you answered yes to any of these, congratulations! You're free. None of these feelings have anything to do with you, and have everything to do with your clutter. It actually also has to do with the patriarchal society that has programmed us, but that's a conversation for another day. For now, we'll just address the clutter and I'll remind you that you are perfectly capable, competent and able as is. You can take ownership of the RIGHT things in your life. You do not have to tolerate feeling like any of the things above. In fact I think you should REJECT those feelings. And you should reject drowning in clutter. It's suffocating and it's bringing you down. Up until this point you've made a lot of decisions in life. You can decide now to let go of all the things that are holding you down, keeping you stuck, and worse, making you believe terrible thigns about yourself that just are not true. Feed the positive stories about yourself. Weed out the negative. If you want a step by step guide with a loving community cheering you on, join Decluttering Simplified today! We are ready for you! Decluttering Simplified Join the Facebook Group here! https://motherhoodsimplified.com/simplified-christmas-part-2/ (Simplified Christmas Part 2) https://motherhoodsimplified.com/22-things-to-declutter-right-now/ (Things to declutter now) https://motherhoodsimplified.com/how-to-organize-what-you-have-in-your-home/ (How To Organize Your Home) https://motherhoodsimplified.com/your-clutter-isnt-that-special/ (Your clutter isn't that special) https://motherhoodsimplified.com/just-in-case-clutter-and-how-to-let-it-go/ (Just in case clutter and how to let it g)o
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