I’m going to talk a lot about clutter, organizing, and minimalism in the months to come, but why not get started on an active note? A friend recently turned me on to Ruth Soukup’s Living Well, Spending Less blog, and her 31-day challenges immediately caught my eye. Time-bound challenges are great for people with ADHD: they provide social accountability, structure, a concrete finish line, and a quantitative definition of success.
In this case, we’re tackling an overwhelming, often emotionally charged issue for ADHD adults: clutter and organization in our homes.
Perfect for a structured, time-bound challenge.
Will you join me in the Living Well, Spending Less 31 Days to a Clutter-Free Life challenge this October?
I’ll be checking in every Sunday evening to give a brief update on my progress, as well as a review of the challenge itself through the lens of adult ADHD.
Are you in? Let me know in the comments below or use the hashtag #LWSLClutterFree on Twitter and Facebook.
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This sounds great! I just signed up for the 31 days of emails. Since I moved this past weekend, I was totally overwhelmed by the amount of STUFF we have– even after throwing lots of it out.
Have you read “It’s all too much?” That was my first intro into reducing clutter. Lifechanging! I am looking forward to your check-ins.
Moving is such a great (and awful) time to cull your excess stuff. I’ll have to look that book up. I’ve read Unclutter Your Life in One Week and ADHD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life (just posted a review of that one today!), both of which were useful. Also It’s Hard to Make a Difference When You Can’t Find Your Keys, which is more broad than just organizing your physical world. I should actually recommend it more often because it’s heavy on the writing exercises, which I found refreshing after reading a few books that demand a lot of visualization. I don’t see pictures, I see words!
Congrats on the move! Let me know how the challenge goes for you. I just tore up my entryway this morning 🙂