Clutter is one sneaky animal. It starts out slowly, barely noticeable by anyone. A few things here and a few things there show up in your home without causing much of a stir. Then, as time goes by, those same few things begin to multiply, slowly at first...but then quickly pick up momentum. Before you even know how it happened, you now have a house full of clutter. How did this happen?

1. Paper is the enemy. We've all done it. You arrive home and grab the mail and immediately throw it on the counter to go through later. Then the next day you do the same thing. Five pieces of mail quickly becomes ten, then fifteen. Then suddenly, it's the second highest peak in North America. Time to head this paper mountain off at the pass.

Don't set down the mail, or any other paper for that matter, to go through later. Immediately sort through it, recycling the junk paper, and put anything you need to keep where it needs to go. It is MUCH easier, and way less time consuming, to sort through five pieces of paper than it is through 55 and your empty countertop will thank you.

2. Break up with your stuff. Clutter tends to get a hold on us because it has a magic power. Its superpower is to make us believe that whatever it is, we 'might' need it later. This is the thought process that a cupboard full of souvenir coffee mugs or a closet full of too small T-shirts from year's past thrive in.

Step up and show the clutter who's boss. Odds are that if you haven't had a sip from the 'I Love NY' mug or sported the 'Daytona Spring Break' T-shirt in the past few months or, God forbid YEARS, you probably never will again. Don't stay attached to things because they were important in year's past. You will always have the memories from things you did in the past and really don't need a keychain or shot glass to remind you. Happy memories are all you really need to hang onto...and those don't require a fraction of storage space in your home.

3. Should I stay or should I go? The Clash said, 'If I go there will be trouble and if I stay it will be double.' Don't use this philosophy when trying to decide whether or not to hang on to things. With some decisions, it is better to take time and think things through before acting. With decluttering, this is not the case.

Don't take days, weeks or even months to decide if you need to hang on to something. All this accomplishes is allowing more time for more clutter to pile up. Use your first gut feeling when trying to declutter. Believe it or not, you DO know what items you really need and which ones you don't. Hanging onto things for the one time you MIGHT use them is a recipe for clutter pie. When push comes to shove, if you give away that punch bowl and miraculously need one someday, chances are you can borrow one from somebody who hasn't yet read this article.

4. Baby, bye, bye, bye. Clutter does not just show up one day. It is one of those things that you yourself have to invite in. Fear not. It can be easier to take back control than you may realize. The truth is, although you invited the clutter in, it is also you who, ultimately, gets to decide just how long it actually gets to stay. And with clutter being an unwanted guest, saying bye-bye sooner, rather than later, proves you're being ruthless with your clutter...and nice to yourself, your family, and your home!

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A few weeks ago, I mentioned the fact that I have a solution for getting rid of all the clutter in your life. This solution was so well received by thousands of our readers, which I'm thrilled about. I've received so many wonderful letters about all the clutter that's suddenly disappearing! This being said, I know a lot of people missed the deadline that included not only the solution, but a bunch of great bonuses. Life tends to get really busy around the holidays and the first of the year. In light of this...I'm extending my very special offer until January 22nd. Here's what it's all about...

All people have clutter to some degree.

You may have a little bit of clutter sitting around--things that aren't really serving any purpose, taking up unnecessary space, gathering dust, and causing a bit of frustration.

Or perhaps you have LOADS of clutter and it's causing your life to be turned upside down--you can't find things easily, you feel like your home is bursting at the seams with STUFF, you have to climb over piles and boxes to get to anything, and you feel overwhelmed and frustrated.

MOST people are somewhere right in the middle of these two situations.

For anyone who just has a little bit of clutter, have no doubt in your mind that CLUTTER GROWS, and small challenges soon turn into large issues.

BUT, here's something NEW I discovered...

Clutter is sneaky...it doesn't only show up in the pile of shoes you may have in your closet, the overload of toys in the toy room, the boxes of stuff in the basement, or the stuffed-to-the-max drawers and closets in your home.

Clutter actually invades your life in FOUR forms...

1. Physical Clutter
2. Paper Clutter
3. Digital Clutter
4. Emotional Clutter

And once it's there, it begins to wreak all sorts of havoc...

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Before you know it, your current clutter is breeding more clutter. And, most importantly...

Clutter never disappears all by itself

You see...there is only one way to get rid of clutter...and that is by using a proven-effective clutter-removing system. Only then will you be able to face clutter head-on and have the clutter-free life you deserve.

That's where I come in. I've devoted my life to busting clutter. In fact, I'm on a personal quest to help as many people as I can get rid of it so they can live more organized, stress-free, joyful lives. I've gathered EVERYTHING I have learned...from years of hands-on experience, helping thousands of folks get organized...and have invested the past year getting all of my clutter- busting knowledge out of my brain and into a form that will allow me to share it with you...and it's now here and available to you...

...in my organizing resource...

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...and that's exactly what you'll be able to say to your clutter, when you get your hands on my Goodbye Clutter resource.

To whatever degree you've been challenged with clutter, you are about to discover the joys of a clutter-free life ...and, trust me, you're going to love every minute of it. Getting rid of the clutter in your life will be quick and pain free...even liberating!

In Goodbye Clutter, you'll learn all about my groundbreaking STAR system...STAR is your key to you unlocking all the clutter busting secrets you need. Once you attack your clutter with my STAR system, you can, once and for all, bid a fond farewell (or, if you prefer, a good riddance!) to every bit of clutter that is invading your life...in all FOUR forms...Physical Clutter, Paper Clutter, Digital Clutter, and Emotional Clutter!

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PLUS...when you claim your very own copy of GOODBYE CLUTTER... before MONDAY, JANUARY 22nd...you'll also get $144 in COMPLIMENTARY BONUSES (All BRAND NEW...ALL written by me...) as follows:

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* Lifetime Updates on EVERYTHING

* Lifetime Access to My 'Goodbye Clutter' Facebook Support and Inspiration Group

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I'm so excited for you to meet your clutter head on and say goodbye to it forever. For more details, visit:

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1) Make a 'Fix It' List. It's never fun when a faucet is leaking, a key is sticking on your keyboard, or the hem on your favorite pair of pants has come loose. But the more you leave those items unattended, the more annoying they tend to become. Make a list of things that need fixing in your home (and your life for that matter). Pick one and focus on it until it's fixed. Then pick another.

2) Clean under the oven. Trust me, if you haven't done this in awhile, or ever for that matter, you may be dismayed how many bits of food and piles of dust are likely under there...maybe even enough to fill up an entire dustpan. I don't even have to move my oven to get to it...I just pull out the oven drawer and vacuum it up.

3) Discard 10 items in your bathroom. This may 'seem' more difficult than it actually is. Most people have tons of items in their bathrooms that are expired or they have not used in months or even years. Some examples are tattered towels, old hydrogen peroxide, perfume that gives you a headache, rusty razors, old toothbrushes...I could go on and on.

'Unclutter your life. Unclutter your home. We feel best when everything and everyone around us is in harmony and in balance.The peace and the beauty of your home will raise you up, and give energy to your goals.'
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