The Retirement Newsletter: Ten things I have learned about decluttering — a summary

Issue Number: 169 (22) — how’s it going?

Photo by Author — I think I may have overdone decluttering the dining room

Welcome

Welcome to issue 169 (22).

This week, I am wrapping up a series of four newsletters on decluttering with a summary of what I have learned about the process.

My previous newsletters on decluttering are:

• Decluttering in retirement
• Nine types of decluttering
• Sixty-plus tips to help you declutter — part 1 of 2
• Sixty-plus tips to help you declutter — part 2 of 2

(This week’s photo is of a sculpture in Runnymede in the UK. The piece is called The Jurors, and you can find more information here — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jurors.)

Ten things I have learned about decluttering

Here are ten things I have learned about decluttering in no particular order.

1. Decluttering is hard

Decluttering is hard. I am finding the process of decluttering difficult. It is mentally and physically challenging.