Comments on: causes of clutter – seeing no need to change http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2009/06/12/causes-of-clutter-seeing-no-need-to-change/ Own less. Live more. Finding minimalism in a world of consumerism. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: donna http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2009/06/12/causes-of-clutter-seeing-no-need-to-change/comment-page-1/#comment-30561 donna Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:44:45 +0000 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/?p=997#comment-30561 I love flylady....I just wrote a blog on clutter and will be doing a blogtalkradioshow on it as well on Monday at 10 AM great post I love flylady….I just wrote a blog on clutter and will be doing a blogtalkradioshow on it as well on Monday at 10 AM great post

]]> By: Davon http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2009/06/12/causes-of-clutter-seeing-no-need-to-change/comment-page-1/#comment-11325 Davon Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:54:42 +0000 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/?p=997#comment-11325 Another wonderful article! Glad I found this website. I started a minimalistic way of life about 18 months ago. Took it slowly, 15 minutes a day MAX, then increased 30 min - 45 min - 1 hour a day, 3 days a week, one room at a time. The greatest challenge was my home office, with receipts, expired rebate forms, shredding documents, etc. The schedule helped me overcome my laziness, and this exercise took about 6 months to complete, had over 10 years of disorganization, books, clothes, junk. Now life is easier, started a budget and paid / paying off debt, my reasoning and cognitive skills improved this approach is highly recommended. Another great website I frequently visit is www.flylady.net Another wonderful article! Glad I found this website. I started a minimalistic way of life about 18 months ago. Took it slowly, 15 minutes a day MAX, then increased 30 min – 45 min – 1 hour a day, 3 days a week, one room at a time.

The greatest challenge was my home office, with receipts, expired rebate forms, shredding documents, etc. The schedule helped me overcome my laziness, and this exercise took about 6 months to complete, had over 10 years of disorganization, books, clothes, junk.

Now life is easier, started a budget and paid / paying off debt, my reasoning and cognitive skills improved this approach is highly recommended. Another great website I frequently visit is http://www.flylady.net

]]> By: Mike Haydon http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2009/06/12/causes-of-clutter-seeing-no-need-to-change/comment-page-1/#comment-9593 Mike Haydon Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:08:18 +0000 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/?p=997#comment-9593 Thanks for the blog. I've read most of your posts already. Very helpful. I'm one of those people who used to think "I'm comfortable with the level of clutter I have, I know where everything is" and I did. That was until I got married to a real hoarder. I used to hoard, but nothing like the wife. She also cleans up every now and then, "putting things away". But then I couldn't find stuff. So I'm moving in a more minimalist direction. It's working. To those who say “if somebody were to clean up this room, i wouldn’t be able to find anything” - if you clean it up yourself, you'll still be able to find everything just as easily. It will just be more appealing and feel cleaner. I learnt that lesson the hard way. Thanks for the blog. I’ve read most of your posts already. Very helpful.

I’m one of those people who used to think “I’m comfortable with the level of clutter I have, I know where everything is” and I did. That was until I got married to a real hoarder. I used to hoard, but nothing like the wife. She also cleans up every now and then, “putting things away”. But then I couldn’t find stuff. So I’m moving in a more minimalist direction. It’s working.

To those who say “if somebody were to clean up this room, i wouldn’t be able to find anything” – if you clean it up yourself, you’ll still be able to find everything just as easily. It will just be more appealing and feel cleaner. I learnt that lesson the hard way.

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