{"id":14370,"date":"2026-03-10T09:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/she-was-finally-able-to-declutter-her-home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:57:19","slug":"she-was-finally-able-to-declutter-her-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/she-was-finally-able-to-declutter-her-home\/","title":{"rendered":"She Was Finally Able to Declutter Her Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stacks of magazines and newspapers, empty cardboard boxes, half-filled trash bags of clothes to be given away. Junk in every corner, nowhere to sit. How had my living room come to this? I stepped over a broken chair, some out-of-season decorations, plastic tubs full of who knew what. This wasn\u2019t who I wanted to be. <i>But maybe it\u2019s who I am<\/i>, I thought, plopping down on a sturdy tub.<\/p>\n<p>Years before, as an idealistic young woman living in New York City, I\u2019d dreamed of welcoming friends and neighbors over for coffee, impromptu. \u201cPlease, come in!\u201d I imagined calling through the always open door of my cozy, clean apartment. It never happened like that. When friends came by, I\u2019d ask them to wait in the hall. \u201cGive me a second!\u201d I\u2019d call over my shoulder, rushing to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/5-tips-to-declutter-your-bedroom-for-a-better-nights-sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shove things under the bed<\/a>, into the trash, the hamper. I blamed my tiny studio apartment. How could there not be clutter when there was nowhere to put things? If I had enough space, surely I would get my act together.<\/p>\n<p><i>That didn\u2019t work out either<\/i>, I reminded myself, shoving aside a box with my toe to reveal the dust bunnies underneath. When I moved to California, to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-declutter-every-room-in-your-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a home with several rooms and closets<\/a>, my mess had followed\u2014and grew. I buried my face in my hands so I didn\u2019t have to look at it. <i>You realize, God, that I have no idea what\u2019s in the tub I\u2019m sitting on.<\/i> But the couch was taken up by piles of laundry waiting to be folded. I was so ashamed. A grown woman challenged by the idea of making my bed in the mornings. <i>What\u2019s the matter with me?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>A knock at the front door got me up off the mystery tub. I squinted through the peephole and saw my new neighbor, Debra.<\/p>\n<p>I opened the door a slit to be polite, careful to press my knee against it, preventing her from looking inside. \u201cHi, Linda, I\u2019m sorry to bother you,\u201d she said. \u201cMy phone isn\u2019t installed yet. Can I use yours?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Oh, no<\/i>, I thought. She\u2019d have to come in to use my landline. I braced for the slovenly impression I was about to make. \u201cNo problem,\u201d I said. \u201cFollow me.\u201d Little did Debra know, I meant follow me through the path I\u2019ll clear as we go, kicking aside books and stray shoes that littered the floor. \u201cSorry about the mess,\u201d I mumbled when we passed the kitchen with its sink full of dishes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m reorganizing!\u201d was my go-to for explaining the state of things to surprise visitors, but today I didn\u2019t have the strength even to fib. What was the use? I knew the truth. My housekeeping was a joke, and I was powerless in the face of it.<\/p>\n<p>Debra used my phone and left, kindly not showing what must have been shock. I sighed, relieved. <i>At least that\u2019s over.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>A few days later I heard another knock at the door. It was Debra. \u201cI don\u2019t mean to intrude, but I felt moved to talk to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout?\u201d I asked, praying it was something quick enough to handle in the doorway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy house used to look like yours,\u201d she said. \u201cNo matter what I did, I couldn\u2019t keep it clean.\u201d Debra leaned in close. \u201cOne time hid all my dirty dishes in the bathtub so my date wouldn\u2019t think I was just gross.\u201d I\u2019d been there, done that too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I started by decluttering for only fifteen minutes a day,\u201d she said. \u201cI used a timer, and ran around cleaning what I could before the buzzer went off. It helped to sing a little.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I tried not to scoff at her friendly advice. I could straighten for 15 hours and get nowhere. This was bigger than me! Clearly Debra didn\u2019t understand my struggle. But I gathered my wits and asked, \u201cWhat would be a good song? \u2018Jailhouse Rock\u2019? Because I do feel like a prisoner of this mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Debra smiled. \u201cI sing \u2018Please release me, let me go\u2019 while I toss things out and free myself of clutter.\u201d She raised her arms in the air and sang the line dramatically to make her point. The two of us broke into peals of laughter. I couldn\u2019t believe I was laughing about my most shameful secret. What a relief! And Debra did seem to get it, as she gave me other pointers. I promised <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-to-start-decluttering-your-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I\u2019d give it a shot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I unearthed my kitchen timer from one of my many junk drawers and scurried around the house at 15 minute intervals. When the timer went off, I froze. Even when I was in the middle of something. Debra had told me to clean in spurts to avoid burnout. Sometimes I was tempted to keep going in case I never managed to get going again. But my instincts hadn\u2019t served me well so far, so I followed Debra\u2019s advice.<\/p>\n<p>After a week of <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/every-decluttering-tip-you-need-to-clean-out-your-house-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cleaning sprints<\/a>, my clutter mountains began to look more like clutter molehills. I started vacuuming the \u201cmiddles\u201d of my rooms, as Debra had suggested, because doing the whole house felt overwhelming. I dutifully laid out my clothes the night before work to avoid a last-minute digging through my closet, and created a \u201claunch pad\u201d for my keys and wallet. Mornings were less rushed, and I wasn\u2019t creating new messes in a mad dash for the door.<\/p>\n<p>I moved on to recycling old newspapers and magazines and donated a trunkful of books to the library. Scrubbing the bathroom tiles of splattered shampoo, I felt something I\u2019d never felt before\u2014a kind of pride. Was it possible I really could change?<\/p>\n<p>A month and a half later, I called up Debra. \u201cLet\u2019s have coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love that,\u201d she said. \u201cShould we meet at Starbucks?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I took a deep breath and looked around. I could see the cushions of my couch, where <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/caregiving\/hope-and-inspiration\/stories-of-hope-for-caregivers\/4-ways-to-clear-clutter-from-a-lifelong-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people could actually sit<\/a>. The floor could be walked on freely. The sink was empty. Debra\u2019s first visit had seemed like a terrible accident at the time, but now it felt like the answer to a prayer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, Debra, I\u2019d like to invite you to my house.\u201d Finally, I could say, \u201cPlease, come in!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>Did you enjoy this story? Subscribe to <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/angelsonearthsub\"><strong>Angels on Earth<\/strong><\/a> <em>magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stacks of magazines and newspapers, empty cardboard boxes, half-filled trash bags of clothes to be given away. Junk in every corner, nowhere to sit. 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