2Why Can't You Clear It All Out?

If, then, clutter is a burden – frustrating, disheartening and stressful – why don't we just all have a good clear out? If decluttering is such a good thing, then why is it so hard to do? There are a number of reasons why you, like many of us, might be suffering from declutter paralysis.

Can't get on top of it

Perhaps you can't face a clear out on your own – you blame your partner for not helping or you blame yourself for not having enough time to declutter.

It could be, though, that you’ve made a start before but you’re just not sure what to do with it all, so clutter just moves around the house and never gets tackled effectively. Maybe you give up half-way through because you get bored or irritated with ...

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