Controlling The Clutter

Now that the weather is getting nicer I'm feeling the call to do some spring cleaning and purging.

Some time ago I was introduced to the "Ten Basic Laws of Stuff", which explain why clutter accumulates and how you can manage it. The list was published in a book called The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life by Georgene Lockwood, which was published in 1999. Her list made complete sense to me, and I thought it might to you, too.

Ten Basic Laws of Stuff

• Stuff can't buy happiness.
• The more you have, the more you need.
• Useless stuff crowds out the good stuff.
• Dirt and bugs love stuff.
• Stuff stays where you put it.
• Stuff multiplies to fill the spaces you have.
• Over time you don't see your stuff.
• When you have a lot of stuff you have to pay over and over for it.
• Stuff affects your mental health.
• Stuff is valuable only if you use it.

(Even though I'm making progress in the messiest areas of the condo, fortunately even when I started the job they were way less cluttered than the one in this photo 😇.)

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