I’ve been so focused in the new year. Largely because I’ve taken the time to discard unnecessary papers on, around and under my desk. I decided in 2009 that I would no longer expect myself to do my best work while surrounded by clutter. I’ve taken this philosophy to my closets, to my bedroom, and to every room in my house. And you know what I discovered? I found that I’m thinking clearly and I’m more focused without all the unnecessary papers, magazines, boxes, etc. I found that I can actually get my work done better and therefore I’m happier. Here are five tips to begin your purge:

1. Magazines older than 4 months have got to go!
2. Business cards need to be added to the database and then trashed!
3. Sales catalogs that you haven’t bought anything in have got to go!
4. VHS tapes that you haven’t watched since ’91 have got to go (buy the DVD if you must!)
5. All those pieces of scrap paper with people’s phone numbers should be entered into the cellphone and then thrown away.

I know its hard sometimes to let things go, but trust me, it’ll totally make a BIG difference in your life. How do you know if you have purged enough? If it isn’t beginning to hurt you still got lots of stuff to throw away. LOL. No, seriously, declutter your life. I know I am.

Peace.

Here’s a video of a DeCluttering expert who may have a career as a comedienne in her future! HA!