There is a series on TV lately called “Hoarders” – perhaps you have seen it. It chronicles the incredible clutter that certain individuals have built up over the years, and how they finally deal with it. Quite the eye-opener for those of us who have a little problem with clutter ourselves.

You have probably also already read a few of the many “declutter tips” on the internet and thought to yourself, “hey, that particular tip might help me organize and declutter my house,” but then you simply turn off the computer and go back to buying stuff, keeping stuff, storing stuff, and leaving stuff everywhere to build up more and more and more. 

What I’m going to do is ask you a series of questions about your clutter habits and your cluttered house. Answer them honestly (perhaps even have someone you trust ask you to verbalize your answer to him/her).  It is not my intention to cause feelings of guilt, but rather to cause you to feel that you can defeat this problem.  Giving you the proper mentality and attitude towards your goal to “organize and declutter my house” is the best tip I can give you.  So, in no particular order, here are some questions to help you:

• Why has your house gotten so packed with “stuff”?   
• To whom does the majority of the clutter belong?  (What is the source of all of the clutter?)
• Why do you keep stuff you don’t like?
• What percentage of the clutter around your house is actually garbage?  
• At what point would you miss having ______ (certain item). One week from now? When the season changes? Next month? Two years from now? Maybe never?
• What sentimental value do particular items have for ME? For my family?
• Would the person who gave you the particular item you don’t care even notice if it were gone?
• What could you do with some extra cash that you could get for some items in your clutter?
• Who could benefit more than you from your un-used items?
• Why do you keep stuff you don’t use?
• Why are you storing so much stuff for emergencies and natural disasters?
• Who would benefit besides you from your decluttering and organizing your home? In what ways?
• Who could help you if you asked “please help me organize and declutter my house?”
• What would you do with extra space in your house, garage, or kitchen?
• What are you teaching your kids by collecting and building up huge amounts of random stuff and letting it clutter up your lives?
• What would you miss about a cluttered house?
• What do you think living in a organized and decluttered house would be like?
• What do you think you own but aren’t sure where to find it in your cluttered rooms?
• Where could you find help for decluttering?
• When are you going to act instead of just reading about decluttering?
• When will you be able to make time to organize and declutter your house if not in the immediate future?
• When will you not be embarrassed to invite acquaintances and neighbours inside?
• Why haven’t you started?
• What is it worth to you to get your house organized and decluttered?

Some of the questions may have been easy to answer, some challenging, and some perhaps not applicable to you yourself. The truth is, however, that we all have that little bug called “procrastination” biting us to one degree or another.  Kill that bug once and for all and get be able to say “I have organized and decluttered my house”  and love your house once more!

Declutterdiva.info recommends all people who want to declutter fast to check out Mimi Tanner’s ebook called “Declutter Fast” - it is chalk full of great tips and advice about how to declutter your home in a HURRY! Click here to see what it’s all about!