358 - 2020 Declutter Hot Mess Room

<p>These weeks between October 1st and Thanksgiving are typically the most productive weeks of the year. I want to help you make October <em>super</em> productive by helping you declutter. I want to give you tasks you can complete in 15 minutes a day so you can declutter some different areas of your life. I am focusing on <a href= "https://organize365.com/podcast/organization-stage-1-declutter"><strong>decluttering</strong></a><a href="https://organize365.com/podcast/organization-stage-1-declutter"> </a>only, not on <a href= "https://organize365.com/podcast/organization-stage-2-organize">organizing </a>or <a href="https://organize365.com/podcast/increase-productivity">productivity</a>.</p> <p>Today, I want to talk with you about decluttering your<a href= "https://organize365.com/podcast/hot-mess"> hot mess room</a>. A hot mess room (HMR) is where we lovingly place (shove?) things we don’t know what to do with, can’t part with right now, are not sure about, or want to keep “<a href= "https://organize365.com/podcast/hmr-just-in-case">just in case</a>.” Depending on your home, a HMR can be a garage, shed, storage room, basement, attic, shed, or sometimes even a whole house.</p> <p>If you are working through the rest of your home (like with the <a href="https://organize365.com/100-days">100 Day Home Organization Program</a> or <a href= "https://organize365.com/all-access">All Access Membership</a>), you declutter your main living areas, and end up dumping your extra stuff into an area that becomes a HMR. This area becomes overwhelmed as you put things into the space “for now” while you delay making a decision to actually get rid of the stuff. This is perfectly normal - it’s a rest stop for your clutter on the way out the door.</p> <p>All Access members have a deep dive course to help clear out a HMR, but for today, I want to help you to make progress simply decluttering this space. Unlike a kitchen or a living room, HMR can be hard to clear out because they accumulate stuff from everywhere in the house. Today, I want