{"id":2164,"date":"2023-11-29T13:13:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rlwomencenter.org\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2023-11-29T13:37:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:37:44","slug":"clutter-why-are-you-keeping-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rlwomencenter.org\/n\/clutter-why-are-you-keeping-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Clutter\u2026 Why are you keeping it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all struggle at one point or another with feeling like our home isn&#8217;t organized and most of the time that is due to the clutter that we collect over time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I believe that some of the things you are keeping (and anyone else you live with) are not even that valuable to you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s the reason we keep so much stuff?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We often find it&#8217;s much easier to make up reasons\/excuses as to why you should keep those items, but in reality you are just delaying making a decision about saying goodbye to it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of the time we create emotional attachments with objects and yes memories are important but our memories are not objects or clutter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don&#8217;t have to get rid of everything but try removing a few items at a time. 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