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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I follow a gal on instagram, and her big thing - it isn't YOU, it's your systems. So adjust your systems to your life.

For example, she is really big on mini trash cans. Where does trash pile up at your house? Maybe beside the sofa in the family room? Put a mini trash container (its like a small 4"x4" box) and leave it there. Now you can drop all your candy wrappers or whatever in there, and it still looks tidier and is easy to dump out.

Or if you have a landing zone at your front/back door where you leave everything. Instead of trying to train yourself to put it all away, just find a system that organizes it where you drop it. So a little system that has a hook for your keys, a container for your important mail, one for your junk mail, a basket with mitts/gloves, a place for your sunglasses, etc. [/quote]

The trash thing is so weird. That isn't a "declutter and organize" thing. It's for people who can't be bothered to clean up after themselves. [/quote]

Not that OP necessarily knows this or meant this, but I think "declutter" is mainly a euphemism these days used by hoarders and the industry that has built up around helping them -- there is a woman at my church who is a hoarder who keeps getting new people to help her every time an apt complex threatens to evict her. She keeps posting "decluttering" tips. She literally has a house full of trash -- much of it years-old receipts. People are definitely "decluttering" trash. [/quote]

No. Normal people need to declutter somewhat regularly to keep things organized. It’s not a high process if you stay on top of it. A drawer here, a closet there. Some places attract more clutter than others. For us it’s a couple drawers in the kitchen and the linen closet. [/quote]

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