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1 “After you have decluttered the books, perhaps there is now space to add some personal touches,” Almonte says.

2 The declutter gurus, yard sales and online exchanges — the arcades of unwanted waste — are powerful cultural forces, too.

3 “Unfortunately, I didn’t consider how much someone’s lifestyle impacts the decluttering process. In hindsight, I should have read through the book and modified her suggestions to fit my lifestyle from the start.”

4 Yes, I’ve read “The Life- Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” and yes, a large part of my job involves helping people declutter their homes.

5 With her perky attitude and impeccable bob, the Japanese decluttering superstar inspired millions across the world to embrace the delight of a spring clean.

6 Sasaki’s version of decluttering doesn’t end at things; his minimalism extends to our digital lives and interpersonal relationships.

7 My quota of afternoon movie sessions on the couch was done for the year and I was determined to start the new year in a state of decluttered zen.

8 More often than not, Naylon’s decluttering projects are intensely personal; clients tend to call for help with sorting through belongings after a death or divorce, or to downsize.

9 Focus on a simple decluttering task that can be completed quickly, such as going through your mail, recycling old newspapers and magazines, cleaning off a counter or opening packages that are piling up.

10 When the Japanese decluttering expert published her seminal “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” in 2011, she quickly became a global sensation.

11 Notice where time leaks, then declutter your routine.

12 God’s honest truth, it was the best declutter I’ve ever done.

13 Doing some decluttering each month will keep you motivated to do more and will save you a lot of time in the future.

14 Life looks set to get busier and there will be less time to declutter, but I am determined never to let things get out of hand again.

15 These are the basic principles of the KonMari method: First, dump everything you own of a certain category — start with clothes, then move to books, etc. — onto the floor to force a decluttering “shock.”

16 “Because I was selling my house and moving into a new one, I became super-focused on decluttering and finding an organizational method that worked,” he says.

17 Whether the day’s show featured the organization expert decluttering somebody’s home or “confessions of a once-upon-a-time Haitian child slave,” the redemptive plot arc, the payoff of deliverance, was the same.

18 The brand's new look includes "decluttering our guest rooms by taking down art that amounted to noise," Mueller said.

19 It can be intriguing to declutter one's diet, to seek to spark joy by going intensely minimalist.

20 Because photos are such sentimental items, you should tackle the other decluttering projects in your home first and go through photos when your organizing and decision-making skills are a bit more honed.

1 清除

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2 清理

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