If your living space has become overloaded with too much stuff, it’s like an overweight client: You need to help your “heavy” home lose weight, but in a healthy way. Perhaps you’re at a point where you need to do both. So which do you prefer: devoting a few minutes each day to dealing with incoming clutter (think “8 Minutes in the Morning for Daily Decluttering”) or spending days burrowing through your backlog? You could say your clutter actually represents a visible manifestation of uninvested maintenance time. Neglecting maintenance time actually creates the need for more project time, because when things aren’t maintained they eventually cease to function and/or become an unsightly mess. Of course it won’t, any more than a body will stay fit without regular exercise once a desired weight is achieved. There’s a childlike belief that once a closet is cleared out or a desktop is decluttered, it should magically stay that way. Maintenance time is a concept that many people resist. Maintenance time is the time you need to invest on a daily or weekly basis to maintain your clutter-free state. Project time is what you spend to get out from under your existing accumulations. In fact, when it comes to decluttering and getting organized, there are two types of time. Getting there and staying there each take a different kind of commitment, effort and time. The process of getting uncluttered, as opposed to maintaining an uncluttered environment, is like the difference between losing excess weight and staying trim. Living in an uncluttered environment can improve your fitness career and your personal life, so you’ll be motivated to stay clutter-free.
But once you start seeing positive results, that will change. If you’re not used to getting rid of clutter, it may seem like an uncomfortable process at first. Both require an ongoing commitment to staying streamlined, as well as an effective maintenance program. Is your abode as fit as your abs? Whether you live in a tiny apartment or a spacious house, maintaining a clutter-free home is a lot like keeping your body in shape.
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