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www.closetworks.com Decrease Clutter to Increase Health Clutter Can Mess With Your Health Clutter aﬀects stress and can trigger OVEREATING, especially of sweet and fatty foods, which may in turn lead to WEIGHT GAIN. If you consider your home a stressful environment, you’re more likely to feel DEPRESSED and have higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone linked with POOR HEALTH, than if you consider your home restful. A cluttered home is likely to make you feel ANXIOUS, which in turn can impact your SLEEP QUALITY, cause fatigue and increase cortisol. Americans as a whole waste more than 9 MILLION HOURS PER DAY looking for lost items like keys, remote controls and money. CUT THE CLUTTER & IMPROVE YOUR LIFE THE ORGANIZATION DIET: ENTRYWAY Create a dedicated space for your keys and phone — Use hooks or a closet for storing coats, shoes and shopping bags — Train yourself to not leave belongings piled by the door CLOSET Cut down your wardrobe by tossing or donating clothing that doesn’t ﬁt or that you haven’t worn in 12 months — Group clothes by type (shirts, slacks, dresses) and color — Customize your closet shelving to add more storage LIVING ROOM Simplify your furniture, pillows and wall art/photographs for a cleaner look — Choose multipurpose furniture that oﬀers hidden storage space — Use a basket or dedicated spot for remote controls, magazines, books KITCHEN Less is more, so keep out only appliances you use every day — Dispose of clutter on the refrigerator (outdated papers, ﬂyers) — Wash/rinse dishes as soon as you use them BEDROOM Start your morning by making your bed daily — Hang up or put away clothes immediately after washing/wearing — Straighten up nightstand and dresser surfaces by clearing oﬀ stuﬀ GARAGE Install hooks for hanging rakes, brooms and shovels on garage wall — Label bins with their contents; store infrequently used items on higher shelves — Hang tools on a pegboard, drawing outlines to show where each one ﬁts Sources: Closetworks.com: Closet Blog Organization Diet, Papers.ssrn.com: Clutter, Chaos, and Overconsumption: The Role of Mind-Set in Stressful and Chaotic Food Environments, Journals.sagepub.com: Abstract, Casedesign.com: 25 Steps on How to Remove Clutter, Thespruce.com: Decluttering Your Entire Home

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Decrease Clutter to Increase Health

CUT THE CLUTTER & IMPROVE YOUR LIFE THE ORGANIZATION DIET:

ENTRYWAY Create a dedicated space for your keys and phone —

Use hooks or a closet for storing coats, shoes and shopping bags —

Train yourself to not leave belongings piled by the door

CLOSET Cut down your wardrobe by tossing or donating clothing that doesn’t ﬁt or that you haven’t worn in 12 months —

Group clothes by type (shirts, slacks, dresses) and color —

Customize your closet shelving to add more storage

LIVING ROOM Simplify your furniture, pillows and wall art/photographs for a cleaner look —

Choose multipurpose furniture that oﬀers hidden storage space —

Use a basket or dedicated spot for remote controls, magazines, books

KITCHEN Less is more, so keep out only appliances you use every day —

Dispose of clutter on the refrigerator (outdated papers, ﬂyers) —

Wash/rinse dishes as soon as you use them

BEDROOM Start your morning by making your bed daily —

Hang up or put away clothes immediately after washing/wearing —

Straighten up nightstand and dresser surfaces by clearing oﬀ stuﬀ

GARAGE Install hooks for hanging rakes, brooms and shovels on garage wall —

Label bins with their contents; store infrequently used items on higher shelves —

Hang tools on a pegboard, drawing outlines to show where each one ﬁts

Sources:

Closetworks.com: Closet Blog Organization Diet, Papers.ssrn.com: Clutter, Chaos, and Overconsumption: The Role of Mind-Set in Stressful and Chaotic Food Environments, Journals.sagepub.com: Abstract, Casedesign.com: 25 Steps on How to Remove Clutter, Thespruce.com: Decluttering Your Entire Home

Copyright 1998 - 2023 Get Organized Now!™ 611 Arlington Way, Watertown, WI 53094 All of our GON information on this website, discussion forum, newsletters and e-mail correspondence, is protected by copyright laws. Reprint is strictly forbidden, unless stated otherwise on individual pages. Anyone posting copyrighted material or correspondence, without permission from the owner of this website, will be liable for damages. For reprint permission, please contact the owner of this website. Recommendations: If you happen to purchase anything I recommend in any of my communications, I may receive a small compensation. Still, I only recommend what I truly believe in and share with my friends and family. If you ever have an issue with anything I recommend, please let me know. I want to make sure I am always serving you at the highest level.

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