Remember this is your home and you get to decide what you allow to stay in it. Or maybe it is a family heirloom you feel obligated to keep. Maybe the item was a gift so you feel guilty getting rid of it. Sometimes you struggle to declutter because you feel guilty getting rid of an item or feel obligated to keep it. Feeling guilty or obligated to keep an item Only keep things that add value to your life, either because they are useful right now or they make you happy. Get rid of it, either donating it or selling it, so someone else can use or love it. It isn’t adding value to your life, so it shouldn’t be in your home. If you aren’t using or loving an item, it is no longer useful to you. Feeling wasteful getting rid of perfectly good itemsĪnother reason you might struggle to declutter is feeling wasteful getting rid of something still in perfectly good and usable condition. Then the next time you are shopping, use your decluttering experience as a lesson to help you shop more thoughtfully and intentionally. Let it go and let go of the burden, guilt, clutter and stress it adds to your life. If the item isn’t adding value to your life, it shouldn’t stay in your home. Holding on to the item won’t get your money back. Remind yourself that the money is already spent. Many people struggle to declutter things when you know you spent a lot of money on them and now feel guilty about wasting money. Feeling guilty for wasting money by getting rid of things you spent a lot of money on Put a reminder in your calendar, and if you haven’t used the item by the deadline, get rid of it. If you are convinced you will use it, give yourself a deadline. How to overcome this:Īgain, be realistic and honest with yourself about how likely you are to actually use the item. You usually have good intentions of using the item, but often never get around to it. Keeping items to use “someday”Īnother reason many people struggle to declutter is keeping things you plan to use “someday”. To me, the cost of maybe needing to re-buy the odd thing in the future is worth it to have a clutter-free home now. Most of the stuff you declutter you won’t even remember after a week or two!Įven if there is the odd thing or two you wish you kept, it’s not worth keeping a house full of clutter “just in case” you may need one or two things one day. If you aren’t using or loving it now, you most likely won’t use or love it in the future either. If you’re worried about regretting decluttering an item, there will likely be very few things you’ll regret getting rid of. It’s also good to remember that often if a scenario does come up where you could use a “just in case” item, you either forget you have it, can’t find it or find a suitable alternative to use anyway. Often, simply being realistic and honest when thinking through a “just in case” scenario is enough to help you overcome just in case fears. If you can’t think of one, let the item go! If you have thought of a time or event you could use the item, how realistic is it? If you aren’t currently using or loving the item, what makes you think you’ll use or love it in the future? How to overcome this:įirst, try to honestly think about a specific and realistic time or event you’d need the item. Then, before you know it your house is full of things you don’t use or love, but keep “just in case”. It can be easy to talk yourself into keeping almost anything “just in case”. Or worry if you get rid of the item, you’ll need it down the road and regret getting rid of it. You have things you don’t use or love but keep “just in case” you need it sometime in the future. This is a big reason many people struggle to declutter. Photo by Sarah Dorweiler on Unsplash 13 Reasons You Struggle to Declutter & How to Overcome Them 1.
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