Table of Contents

Introduction & How to Use The Clutter Fix 13

Worksheet: A Quick Clutter Assessment 24

Part 1 Get Some Quick Wins Under Your Belt

1 The 10-Day Decluttering Shortcut 29

2 120 Things to Throw Away-Guilt-Free 45

Part 2 Build A Decluttering Mindset

3 Four Reasons to Simplify Your Home 59

4 The Clutter Personalities 63

Worksheet: Why Do You Collect Clutter? 75

5 The Organizing Personalities 77

Worksheet: What's Your Organizing Personality? Quiz 85

6 How to Handle Sentimental Things 87

Worksheet Dealing with Your Sentimental Items 92

7 How to Get Your Family on Board-or Not 93

Worksheet: Friends and Family and the Clutter in Your Home 101

8 Five Decluttering Mindset Hacks 103

Part 3 Declutter and Organize Every Room in Your Home

9 How to Purge and Organize Your Entire House in Seven Simple Steps 113

10 How to Decide What to Get Rid of and What to Keep 119

11 Three Methods of Decluttering - and the Right One for You in This Season 123

Worksheet: 10 Minutes a Day Declutter Method 126

Worksheet: 30-Day Whole Home Declutter Method 127

Worksheet: Weekend Marathon Prep 128

Worksheet: Weekend Decluttering Day 1 130

Worksheet: Weekend Decluttering Day 2 131

12 Step-by-Step, Room-by-Room Decluttering Guide 133

Worksheet: Decluttered Rooms Checklist 168

Worksheet: Decluttered Rooms Coloring Page 169

Part 4 Master Maintenance Mode

13 Please Don't Start Here! 173

14 Routines and the Awesome Power of Habits 175

Worksheet: Setting Up Your Routines Prep Work 196

Worksheet: Three New Routines I Will Implement This Week 198

Worksheet: Morning Routine 200

Worksheet: Lunchtime Routine 201

Worksheet: Evening Routine 202

Worksheet: Weekly Routines 203

Worksheet: Laundry Routine 204

Worksheet: Spring Decluttering Checklist 205

Worksheet: Summer Decluttering Checklist 207

Worksheet: Fall Decluttering Checklist 209

Worksheet: Winter Decluttering Checklist 211

Conclusion & a Few Final Thoughts 213

Notes 217

Index 221

Author Bio 223