Are you overcome by clutter?
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The following are some questions from the ClutterLess Recovery Groups Inc. of McAllen, Texas, to help you determine if you are a real clutterer.
1. Do you feel overwhelmed when thinking about your clutter?
2. Have you tried to "clean up" or "organize" yourself repeatedly, with no lasting results?
3. Are you ashamed to have anyone come to your home?
4. Do you feel more confused in your home than in the outside world?
5. Do you find yourself buying more of everything because "you never know when you will run out"?
6. Do you have multiple copies of books, software, clothing or any other items because you couldn't find what you already owned?
7. Has your spouse or partner expressed dismay about the way you live?
8. Do you flit from one task to another, feeling like you never get anything done?
9. Do you concentrate better in noisy situations?
10. Do you find yourself getting distracted easily?
11. Do you feel like, "What's the use, it will just get messed up again," when you begin to declutter?
12. Do you hold onto broken items because "they might come in handy someday," or "I'm going to fix them someday"?
13. Do you hold onto relationships that do not serve you because "This is the best I can do"?
14. Do you feel like there will never be enough for you? Do you believe that you do not deserve any better than what you have?
15. Do you feel more "lack" than prosperity in your life?
16. Do you find it hard to decide what is worth keeping and what is not?
17. Do you obsess about saving food? Do you have enough canned goods to feed the neighborhood?
18. Do you save garbage -- fast food boxes and wrappers, obvious trash, things that smell bad, etc.?
If you answer yes to five or more questions, you probably are a clutterer.
For more information about getting clutter free, visit clutterless.org or Deirdra Gross' Web site, makkstrategies.com
-- Monica Haynes
First Published July 2, 2007 7:23 pm
