"Useful" Stuff - F Clutter Wednesdays

It's time to just say no to the "useful" stuff. You know what I'm talking about. It's often stuff that we get as gifts, for free or that we inherit. 

"Useful" stuff is the stuff that is theoretically useful and you're most likely to find in the bathroom, the kitchen or the office. Twist ties, piles of blank paper, old pens,  elastic bands, the little bottles of shampoo you never take on trips and fancy soaps you never bring out for guests. 

This "useful" stuff can lie around sometimes for decades so what are you going to do? 

(Please note I use strong language in the video so you may want to listen with headphones if you have little ones around.)

Your invitation this week is to set the timer for 15 minutes and attack the bathroom, kitchen or office to root out old "useful" stuff and throw it out. When you're done I'd love to hear about it, comment below to let me know.

Love,
Cecilia

Clearing Clutter After A Loved One Dies - F Clutter Wednesdays

Death, loss and grief and not topics that we talk about often out in the world but it's difficult to go very far without them coming up in our clutter clearing process.

Just last week I had an email from a subscriber asking "Can you recommend any resources around clutter clearing after a loved one dies?" so I thought we could talk a little bit about this today.

I wanted to start by saying that if you've recently (or not so recently) lost a love one I send you my love. All of it...

Things to keep in mind when clearing clutter after a loved one dies:

• be gentle - this is not a time to push, force or rush

• get support - this is a time to have a friend come over in person or hang out with your over skype while you clear clutter

• let the maybes be - if you're uncertain about letting go of something, you don't have to - there are some more tips in the video

(Please note I use strong language in the video so you may want to listen with headphones if you have little ones around.)

What have you experienced around clearing clutter after a loved one has died? What are some resources that helped you? Comment below to let me know.

If you're curious about the Grief Recovery Method here's a link to the book that I mentioned in the video. A quick reminder that this is something that you'll want to do with other people whether you get together with a friend over several weeks or whether you join a group (they have them all over the world). I have found this work to be incredibly healing and helpful.

Sending you all of my love and this is a BIG topic so if you have any more questions around this please let me know.

Love,
Cecilia

Let Your Feels Flow - F Clutter Wednesdays

In the unpacking of my final boxes I came across some pretty charged items. My first instinct was to put them away to deal with later (which I did) but on Saturday in preparation for a space clearing I knew I wanted to empty those boxes and deal with the hard stuff. 

The most important thing when you've dealing with emotionally charged clutter is to allow yourself to have whatever emotions are there to feel. To let your feelings flow. 

Find out more of my experience of letting my feelings flow by watching the video.

(Please note I use strong language in the video so you may want to listen with headphones if you have little ones around.)

Have you had experiences with feelings or emotions coming up while you cleared clutter? How did you manage them? Comment below to let me know.

I feel all the love for you and I love allowing it to flow. You're a superstar and keep moving forward, you've got this. Also remember you can always ask me questions and I may use them as inspiration for future videos. Yay!

Love,
Cecilia