Embracing Clutter as Part of Life’s Journey

Embracing Clutter as Part of Life’s Journey

Feeling embarrassed by clutter? Don’t be! We all have it, and there’s always a solution. Be kind to yourself—progress starts with grace. Follow Christina's Corner!

Video Transcript

Hi, everybody. I was just speaking with somebody in the DMs and they were telling me that they felt embarrassed about their clutter. And immediately, I sent them a message back because I just never want anybody to feel that way at all. But I'm sure that there's so many people out there that do, and I wanted to send this message to everybody. I remember the number one thing that people would feel when I would go do a consult for organizing was guilt.

They were ashamed. They were embarrassed. And, obviously, these are really hard things to feel. And I just wanna tell you in my personal opinion, there's no need to feel those at all. You should never feel embarrassed or ashamed or guilty because, first of all, we all have clutter.

No matter what, there's periods where we have clutter. And for some, that's years years years, and then for some, there's just little moments where it slips by us, but we all have it. And then 2, there's always a solution. So as long as you're working towards a solution such as modular closets or just the mindset of decluttering, then you're on your way. And then 3, I truly believe, of course, everybody can learn how to live an organized life.

Everybody can. And there's techniques and there's a mindset to a 100%, but I do believe that our brains kind of recognize it differently. When I see clutter, I can see the whole thing. I can see the whole vision of how it's gonna unfold and unravel, and I don't know how to describe it, but it just forms in there. And it's similar to I'm sure how an interior designer feels or a developer feels.

Either there's just it's just how our brains work. And not everybody has that, and that's okay. My brain does not really work with math and science. So we have to honor who we are and, but, of course, you can learn. And then there's just life and families and work and appointments and it's a lot.

If you have some clutter, please please have some grace with yourself clutter, it's okay, and we're gonna solve it. We're gonna work with you. We're gonna you have clutter, it's okay. And we're gonna solve it. We're gonna work on it together, and we're gonna make it okay.

Alright? Have a good day. Don't be so hard on yourself. It's okay. And we'll find a solution.

I promise you. Whatever you need, we'll get that clutter conquered. Happy organizing, everybody. Follow Christina's Corner for more tips and tricks of how to get organized.

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About The Author

Christina Giaquinto

Christina Giaquinto is the Modular Closets in-house professional organizer and brand ambassador.
In her capacity as a professional organizer, she has worked with hundreds of clients — including major celebrities — to organize every aspect of their lives, most notably their closets!
She has been featured in The Spruce, Apartment Therapy, and Popsugar among many others.
If you have ANY organizing question whatsoever, feel free to email me her cgiaquinto@modularclosets.com!

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