De-Cluttering: Letting Go of the Past and Into a Fresh *You*
~ edited by Diana Cohen
It was 1968 and I was fresh out of college …
With youthful high hopes for myself I went shopping for a new West Coast look. At Judy’s, a very popular clothing store at the time, I found THE cutest top ever!! I brought it home. What had seemed so cute on the hanger didn’t look that cute on me. I looked at the top a lot, but just couldn’t find the appropriate time, the right event at which to wear it. It sat in my drawer…SO cute…but unworn. They say if you haven’t worn something in a year you should get rid of it. I loved my little top…so I tried it on once a year, partly to say I had worn it that year, and partly to see if it looked any better on me. It never did. Still I kept the hope that someday, when I took it out for its annual try on, it would look marvelous on me.
It’s Been 44 years, I Still Can’t Seem To Let Go.
Fast forward to 2012. That should tell you something about my personality. I have a hard time getting rid of things…especially clothes. I have my own things to deal with…and I have the personal possessions of my deceased parents to deal with. That’s a lot of stuff. I just can’t seem to see myself parting company with my stuff and the stuff of my parents. I have sought help from a lifestyle coach, a therapist, and friends. Nothing got me moving towards decluttering….UNTIL………
A Friend Told Me About Vanessa Stewart.
Quite by chance “She is so nice and I truly believe she can help you.” said my friend. I was very skeptical. When I discovered that this was to be a “distance decluttering”, consisting of teleseminars and phone calls with Vanessa I was even more skeptical. How could someone help me long distance? I took a chance, contacted Vanessa and I haven’t looked back. Her kind encouragement and supportive, nurturing personality made it easy for me to start ridding myself of things that no longer…( or never) served me. Her praise for my accomplishments, no matter how small, helped me stay on task and to begin to part with my clutter, slowly at first…and then faster as time went on. I have almost finished decluttering the house I live in and am looking forward, with excitement, to working on decluttering the house my parents lived in for many years. I see a bright light at the end of my clutter tunnel…..and …miraculously…I have let go of the 44 year old shirt!! Someone else will look great in it!
Thank you, Vanessa!
~ From one of the participants of our be clean course.
Living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Vanessa is an experienced Feng Shui advisor offering classes, workshops and consultations in Washington State and across the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, she is Director of the Seattle division of the Feng Shui Academé, founded to provide quality education to the public.
Vanessa is also a professional organizer, certified with CLEAR & SIMPLE™ Professional Organizers, and has more than 18 years of clutter busting, abundance-boosting experience. Vanessa specializes in helping people clear the excess clutter out of their living and working environments. She loves assisting people in making their homes more beautiful & supportive of their individual needs. Above all Vanessa believes that you can make the de-cluttering process Fun & Easy! That’s why she developed the 30 day Clutter Free Living Program (coming VERY soon) . She has more spunk, spark and pep than you would expect from such an organized lady.
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‘Tis the season to detox and de-clutter. Starting up on March 20th, we’ll be hosting our be clean program. If you’re feeling the spring cleaning bug, this is the perfect program to help you clear out the old and make space for something better. You can read all about the program here:
