The chaos approach is totally fine
Random decluttering is better than no decluttering.
As someone who writes about systems-based organizing, I realize I can give the impression that there is a Right Way to approach things. Countless books propose bespoke Right Ways. How can they all be Right when they’re different?
Analysis paralysis can stop us from even getting started. We ask ourselves:
What’s the most important category to start with?
…Or should I go room by room?
How long will this take me?
Should I make a big pile of things to sort, or just select the items I want to declutter?
How will I figure out where to take all the things I need to get rid of?
I clearly love a solid gameplan. Indeed, that’s what I often do with clients in our virtual 1:1 sessions. It can be helpful to build a strategy and step by step plan before diving into a big organizing project. (If you’d like my help planning out your holiday organizing project, grab an hour with me!)
At the same time, if you find yourself endlessly swirling in the gameplan stage, I say skip it. Just start somewhere. If every…