Helen Sanderson on: Decluttering your life to live with more Purpose

The importance of boundaries when working from home

One of the most important things is finding a way to create space where you’ve got zones. Maybe you have a work zone, can you fold that work zone away? Can you have a meditation zone where you can go and sit and have a space away from the chaos of everyday life? One of the things that clutter represents is a transition of crossed boundaries. I talk to my clients about containers, so each room is a container. But [when we work from home], people are sitting in bed and working, which means that you’re bringing your work into your bed, which is your place to rest. Or you’re bringing your work to your dinner table, which is your place to nourish and nurture yourself. So, it’s imperative that if you do have a really small space, you create little zones and boundaries for yourself.

The positive impact of clearing a space

Imagine that you live with this burden of clutter, and then there’s this nagging in your head saying every day you must declutter, you must declutter. Suddenly that’s lifted, then the mental space you’ve got and the physical space, suddenly, life opens up opportunities for you. I know that physically and energetically, after a day of clearing space, I feel energised and I know that even though my clients are tired, they feel energised.

Tips for how to start decluttering

Have a process, start with one room, or depending on how cluttered you are, start with one table or one area and try to do things all together. So try to do all the paperwork together or do all the books together. I do know that sometimes that’s not possible, though. But I would always leave the paperwork to last because it’s the most tiring, and you’ll see the least impact. So start somewhere that you’re going get a big impact and visual impact to feel good.