The four layers of stuff

The four layers of stuff

If you are a hoarder, I am guessing that you see every single item in your house as important. You see each mountain of stuff as something that contains both junk and valuable stuff. The mountain is so huge that you don’t want to tackle it. Or maybe you do see each item as individual… [Read More]

Hoarding – working on the clutter

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When you are surrounded by mountains or cupboards full of stuff, it is paralysing. As soon as you try to take one step towards ‘sorting it out’ you instantly freeze because it’s so hard to know what, if anything, would actually help this seemingly hopeless situation that stands in front of you. Fortunately, there are… [Read More]

Hoarding – working on the inside

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After my post about how I used to be a hoarder before I became a minimalist was published, I had several people ask me how I went from owning a whole army of furniture to store everything down to just three crates of stuff. The answer is: Slowly, Mindfully and with Patience   It took about… [Read More]