I know that "too daunting" feeling. I've had it in the past for a number of reasons - too tired, too weak/unwell, not able to get anymore than half an hour of concentrated time, too many decisions to make all at once. That is pretty common for people with stuff-overload and it says just as much about the amount of stuff as it does about you.
Some strategies that might help:
* Phone a friend - get a buddy. Enlist a trusted friend/family member to come and help for a day or a couple of mornings/afternoons. Do not be distracted by making coffee. Make sure you have all the things you need on hand - bags, boxes, labels, textas, etc & refreshments. Go hard.
* Divide the room into categories, then deal with one category at a time. Categories might be: old toys, paperwork, clothes, linen/towels, hobby stuff, etc. Use a trestle table for sorting, with 3x boxes - keep, donate, throw away.
* Work out what the root of the issue is. For me (for a while) it was op-shopping. I could not pass on a fabulous op-shop bargain, which was great to start with but over time I accumulated stuff. Then we moved to a smaller house = immediate stuff crisis! Since then I've created some oppy "rules", which might be something you thing about re online shopping.
* Hire a hubby - get them to carry every last thing out of the room - park it on the verandah/lawn/in the garage - then only put back in the stuff you really, really want to keep. Have a garage sale or call the salvos truck to come the next day to collect everything else or put it straight into bags to run to the local drop off centre.






I know that "too daunting" feeling. I've had it in the past for a number of reasons - too tired, too weak/unwell, not able to get anymore than half an hour of concentrated time, too many decisions to make all at once. That is pretty common for people with stuff-overload and it says just as much about the amount of stuff as it does about you.
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