Emily: I’ve got to work on decluttering. I never seem to have the time to get it done though. Should I be visualizing myself having the time?

Allison: Visualise the lack of clutter I think clutter is best eaten in small mouthfuls. Sort through some paperwork while you’re watching tv and so forth. I like Fly Lady’s 15 mins a day tips. I think most people end up with clutter bec they don’t have a system or a home for things.

Paperwork clutter was always my bane so I brought a second hand three drawer filing cabinets and just set up very simple alphabetical files for everything from take out menus to prescriptions, to bank statements and mortgage documents. It’s just straight A-Z and I throw everything in there once I’m done with it. I never have to look for anything. Except my car keys but that’s another story.

Just take one draw, one cupboard, one shelf at a time.  As you rid yourself of clutter, you free up what I think of as ‘psychic space’.  We are energetically connected to everything we own, clutter included.  If you don’t have a positive relationship with that item, you are being drained of energy.  Get rid of things you don’t need, want or love and your energy will rise accordingly.