Decluttering Slogans, Mottos and Mantras

From Sterbal's Sundry Studies

Decluttering is hard work. But having a mantra (or two or three) that works for you will make the process go a little easier. It's also helpful to have a set of mantras that are used as automatic-decision-makers. As you read through the slogans, mottos and mantras, find the ones that resonate for you.

  • A place for everything and everything in its place
  • Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. - William Morris
  • A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Lao Tzu
  • OHIO - Only Handle It Once
  • Progress - Not Perfection
  • Don't Put It Down - Put It Away
  • If you don't need it, It's not a bargain - Even if it's free
  • Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out. - Robert Collier
  • The desire to own less is even more valuable than owning less. - Joshua Becker
  • I can keep anything I want - I just can't keep everything
  • I'm letting go of yesterday to make room for tomorrow!
  • What's the worst thing that could happen if I let go of this? Can I live with that? (Yes, you probably can.)
  • Put it away, give it away or throw it away. These are my options with each thing I pick up.
  • Just because I can make something doesn't mean I will.
  • The secret of getting ahead is getting started. - Mark Twain
  • Guilt holds us back: Determination moves us forward.
  • You hold a memory in your heart not in your hands. - Peter Walsh
  • Leave No Thing in Limbo (Give it a home or let it go)
  • I don't need new things, I need new eyes to see what I already have. - Julie Kolakowski-Jeong
  • Put things back where you first looked for them, not where you found them. (Where you looked first is probably where they should live.)
  • Start where you are
  • It always seems impossible until it’s done. - Nelson Mandela
  • Just because I can save something from landfill, doesn’t mean I should.
  • Progress comes from small actions every day
  • Done is better than Perfect
  • Never underestimate the power of removing irritation. - Maggie Bedrosian
  • De-cluttering doesn't mean getting rid of everything, it means prioritising so that you're left with only your favourite possessions and room to enjoy them.
  • Shopping isn’t therapy. It’s a waste of time and money.
  • 1% of anything, is better than 100% of nothing - Rob Young about fighting perfectionism....
  • Sometimes keeping something is more wasteful to your life than throwing it away
  • If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place. - Lao Tzu
  • Organization isn’t a product you can buy. It is an action you do.
  • If everything is important, then nothing is. ― Patrick Lencioni
  • If it is important, why isn't it properly displayed?
  • Just in case takes up space!
  • Keeping a bad purchase doesn't make it better.
  • The things that represent my youth are keeping me from an easy middle age.
  • Space is priceless!
  • Stuff is only a phone call away. No need to stock up!
  • Now is as good a time as any
  • We don't live to declutter. We declutter to live. - Deby Jolley
  • No matter how much clutter I keep, I will not be saving the world by filling up my house.


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