Quotes from Rita Emmett

From my own experience, I realized that there are many other reasons we procrastinate, starting with fear.

Everyone deserves to have some caged clutter, to tuck away a few items somewhere, but this is not the same as cramming stuff to the ceiling in the garage,

When you have chaos and clutter in your work or living space, you have chaos and clutter in your mind and in your heart. When clutter surrounds you, your mind becomes jumbled;

Having a plan gives you hope. Being able to imagine yourself in control of your clutter gives you hope.

To have a regular system of giving away some of your stuff forces you to "take inventory" once in a while.

Another good tip is to set boundaries on your beloved accumulations. When the yarn or drawings or tiles or glass or whatever reach a certain level, stop collecting and start disposing. You know in your heart that in the blink of an eye, more will come your way.

The more possessions you have, the more you have to make room for, take care of, protect, sometimes insure, and sometimes worry about losing them to theft, fire, or other catastrophes. Yet when you start to get rid of your unneeded possessions, you can rejoice in a newfound freedom, for you are no longer "owned" by all your possessions.

Actually, clutter stems from four bad habits, which I call the Deadly Sins of Clutter. Do you: • Save everything (whether you need it or want it or not)? • Insist on bringing home (or allowing into your home) stuff you don't need? • Never assign a place where each thing belongs? • Set things aside or drop them, intending "to put them away later"?

There is an immediate emotional and psychological payoff to getting our houses in order. —Sarah Ban Breathnach, author of Simple Abundance: A Day book of Comfort and Joy