Reflections After Hoarders Filming: Less is More

Last month, I had the opportunity to serve as a part of the professional organizer team filming an episode of Hoarders: Family Secrets. It was an experience that was both amazingly challenging, yet extremely rewarding as I witnessed a local family become free from the grip of extreme clutter over a 3-day period.

As a consequence of this work, the theme of simplicity has been very top-of-mind for me this summer. As a “tip-of-the-hat” to the simplicity theme, today’s post is a simple one.

Here’s a collection of favorite quotes that I use to inspire my clients who struggle with clutter and strive for simplicity in their lives.

Simplifying and letting go of “the stuff” enables us to focus on what really matters in our lives.

Simplicity

What matters most to us? Moments…with the people we love.

Collect Moments Not Things

The value of simplicity has been emphasized by great minds throughout the ages:

Albert Einstein

Clutter in our lives can take on various forms, as stated so eloquently by Peter Walsh. Sometimes we need to look beyond the physical clutter to forge a path to the life we want by decluttering our calendars, our To Do lists, and even our circle of friends.

Peter Walsh Quote

And I’ll leave you with these wise words...

Joshua Becker Quote

How could your life be improved by simplifying, decluttering, and letting go of stuff?

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