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Psychological Roots of Clutter: The Perception of Value (Meetup)

Nature Discovery Center 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire, TX, United States

For the April 2015 meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group, we return to the theme of psychological roots of clutter. We’ll explore the perception of value—how we assign value to our stuff or our information, and why our notions of perceived value create problems in our physical surroundings. We’ll examine value-based emotional responses and patterns of thinking that sabotage our ability to get or stay organized.

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Focus on Your Stories (Meetup)

Nature Discovery Center 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire, TX, United States

For the March 2015 meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group, we’ll focus the conversation on your answers to these questions: What’s your biggest problem area in the struggle against clutter? (Your answer can refer to a physical space, a category of stuff, or an aspect of your life—whatever answers the question best for you.) What would you have, be, or do differently if you didn’t have a clutter problem? When you’re overwhelmed by clutter, what’s one trick that helps you get started?

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The Psychology of Clutter: A Therapist’s Point of View (Meetup)

Rosa Glenn Reilly, founder and director of the Spectrum Center, will discuss how the things that we collect reflect our inner life. She'll explore the emotional roots of clutter and the mental blocks that prevent us from letting go.

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Getting Organized in the New Year: Rethinking Resolutions (Meetup)

Nature Discovery Center 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire, TX, United States

At the January 2015 meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group, we’ll discuss how to apply a step-by-step strategy of short-term goals to make huge, long-term progress.

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Endings and Beginnings: Making Room for New Possibilities (Meetup)

Nature Discovery Center 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire, TX, United States

The end of the year is a fitting time to reflect on who you are and who you want to be. An important part of your year-end review is making sure your surroundings support the life you want to live. At our December meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group, we’ll talk about clearing out the stuff that no longer serves you to make room for new possibilities in the new year.

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Uncluttered Home for the Holidays: Organizing Tips for a Peaceful Season (Meetup)

Nature Discovery Center 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire, TX, United States

Halloween is right around the corner, and before you can say “Boo!,” it’ll be time for the annual sprint from Thanksgiving to New Year. The October 2014 meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group will focus on streamlining the holiday season for you and your loved ones. We’ll offer tips for simpler, less stressful, less cluttered solutions to holiday decorating, entertaining, and gift-giving.

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Clutter Hacks: Tiny Tricks that Can Make a Big Difference (Reboot*) [Meetup]

Nature Discovery Center 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire, TX, United States

At the September meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group, we’ll turn our attention to practical techniques for reducing clutter. We’ll offer a dozen easy, five-minute tricks to move you toward a clutter-free life. Try all 12 as a one-hour-a-week clutter-prevention plan, or pick the ones that will make the biggest difference for you!

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Your Personal Space of Shame: Organizing the Final Frontier (Meetup)

Nature Discovery Center 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire, TX, United States

Most of us have a place that becomes our last refuge for clutter. You know the space we’re talking about—the closet where things go in but never come out, the unusable spare room, the junk drawer you can’t close (or dare not open), the impenetrable garage. At our August meetup, we’ll discuss these trouble spots and offer tips for reclaiming your “personal space of shame” as a usable part of your home.

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Maintenance: How to Keep Your Decluttering Machine Running Smoothly (Meetup)

Nature Discovery Center 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire, TX, United States

Whether you’re confronting a long-term clutter problem or starting anew in a pristine space, a critical part of creating an organized life is maintenance. Well-designed maintenance routines can stop a bad situation from getting worse and can keep an organized space functioning smoothly. And you might find that establishing good maintenance habits gives you a fresh outlook on your old clutter.

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We’re Not Getting Any Younger: Clutter and Aging (Meetup)

Nature Discovery Center 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire, TX, United States

As we age, many of us find our clutter problems becoming more complicated by the urgent needs of elderly parents or loved ones, our desire to share mementos and family history with the next generations, our own physical limitations, and many other factors.

For the June meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group, we’ll explore clutter-related issues that arise with aging. We’ll suggest strategies that you and your family can adopt to ease the burden of future clutter.

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