#S2E21 Where should I even start when it comes to decluttering because I believe I have come a really long way when it comes to organizing. this is not to say I have become an expert on organizing but then now I at least see the difference between the Clutter and declutter and how I feel on both situations. While I was growing up I have seen so much clutter. my mom still have all of our old clothes and then she said she's going to make some kind of a blanket out of it. I heard she actually did make that blanket but we still have some old clothes that she's been holding onto. I still have some hoarding problems, I hold on to a lot of emotional items. right now I can see this souvenir from one of my friend Dagmar, she gave it to me I think on her birthday as a return gift, and I've been holding on to it and taking it around for the past 7 years. Another one that Ashok gave me, it’s broken but then I'm still holding on to it. I never use it but then it's all right in front of my eyes all the time. 

I like to see empty spaces that's how I feel the energy flows.  I like to have a lot of empty spaces, empty walls. we have been in the US for past 5 years and only this September we bought like actual actual kitchenette.  I try to keep it as less stuff as possible because stuff actually do trigger anxiety on me. I'm doing a lot of decluttering and I realize that when I do declutter in one part of my life it relfexs on the other aspect of my life. 

Marie kondo, the tidying-up goddess she also says something in that direction that when you declutter on the on one aspect of the life it transforms into other aspects of your life as well.

 I'm already dreaming about spring cleaning. if you are looking forward to do some declutting in the spring let go over some steps and  let's do it together. 

Marie kondo an organization expert who organizes houses with con Mari Technique suggests, we should keep items that spark joy and anything that does not do that we have to let them go.  wardrobe, books , paper,  emotional and sentimental items. when I let go of my stuff specially my clothes I practice that. I look at it if it sparks joy  on me I keep it, if not ,I say thank you and I let it go. I have noticed  we should have a goal for decluttering  and a goal should not be like how many items we want to have, how many space we want to have, or how many empty spaces I want to have. the goal should be how I want to feel and then take it from there. to be able to feel the desired emotion what things should I keep and what would have to go.