"For years, the guest room in my house was the go-to spot for everything I didn't know what to do with, and my family used the space for all their documents, art supplies, and even equipment. It became our storage room and was a place I avoided at all costs and kept closed off, with piles growing bigger over time."
"I tried every well-known organizing tip, hack, and method, but I got nowhere and felt like I was just shifting piles of stuff around. When the clutter became too overwhelming, I knew it was time to take action. That's when I stumbled upon the chaos method and decided to test it in my storage room. I had nothing to lose, and wow, I am grateful I tried it out!"
"The chaos method is an organizing strategy popularized by Kim Jones of Lock & Key Home. It embraces total immersion in the decluttering process. You empty every box, container, bag, drawer, and cupboard in a room or space. Ideally, it's about creating a temporary state of chaos to gain full clarity on what you own. You then categorize, organize, and sort items using sticky notes before putting everything away."
The guest room became a catchall storage space filled with documents, art supplies, equipment, and growing piles that were avoided and closed off. Repeated attempts at popular organizing methods only shifted clutter without lasting results. The chaos method requires emptying every container, confronting all belongings at once, and categorizing items with sticky notes before returning them to storage. Confronting everything together makes decisions about keeping or discarding clearer despite temporary stress. A full immersion approach can be overwhelming and emotional, but it aims to create an organized system and more effective long-term storage solutions.
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