How to Put Your Home on a Diet To Eliminate Clutter

The Benefits of Removing Clutter from Your Home If you’ve never thought about the connection between excess stuff and excess weight, this will be extremely interesting to you.

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Set a specific goal Make a goal for yourself of what you want to organize.

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Find the source of your clutter

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Purge and let go Just as you would purge sugar, junk foods, and the things that are causing weight-gain from your diet, eliminate the clutter one step at a time.

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Let your eyes gently close and take in a big, full breath. Deep breathing is good for your whole body.

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SWIPE UP FOR MORE On clutter elimination

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