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ls ctutter a Probtem in Your home?
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clearing out all that clutter and living a cleaner, simpler life - is
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Decluttering -
becoming increasinglY PoPular.
Don Aslett is a cleaning specialist. He believes that we're addicted
to stuff' "By the
says. "lf one
time we become adulti, we believe thatthings make us happy," he

pleasure'
llttle thing gives us pleasure, then surely more things will increase our
And we tint thing, can change us, make us better. For instance, 'the kids won't do
their homework - l'm sure it'll help if we buy a computer'or'l'm unpopular - a new
" that we buy things to solve all the problems in
shampoo should help.' He believes
our lives, and so we keep getting more stuff' And of course' we're wrong'
'clutter consultant' and author of Lighten
Michelle passoff makes her living from other people's clutter - she's a
that when something big happened in my life' I would

lJp! Free yourself From Clutter.;A ong time ago, I noticed
go on a cleaning binge: l'd tidy up the front rom; I'd put the kids' toys away in their cupboards; l'd clean up the
her feel less stressed about the big problems in her life' "But then one day
kitchen.,, she found that clea;ng helped
I had a thought: suppose I did it the other way around. lf I
had a big clear-out, would big things happen in my life?"
She found that they did. She found that, without so many
possessions, she could concentrate on the important
things in her life, like relationships with friends and colleagues'
your life. click H[Rt to find out more'
Do you hoard things and never throw them away? Go on, declutter
I don't agree with these people. My wife and I enjoy buying new things
lltltil do uCIu lGGl tbout slumerl and we' perfectly normal. We have two happy and healthy kids' When

you're happy, the things around you have happy memories, so you want
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to keep them. Manuel, Brazil
In my neighbourhood, there's one day a month
Every year, when the weather starts to improve, we give the house a

when you can put old furniture and stuff you don't
goo il"un and get rid of a lot of our old stuff' lt's not much fun but it
want out on the street. lthink it's good to give
oes feel good when you've done it. So maybe they have a point, but
away stuff you don't need any more. Ana, Spain
the idea of a 'clutter consultant' is ridiculous. Roger' UK

Read the articte and comments again. who betieves these things? -

1lt'snicetohavepossessionsthatremindyouofgoodtimes'
2 Cteaning can reduce stress' G
3 No one needs a c[utter consu[tant'
Peop[e are wrong to think buying new things witl" make their Lives better
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5 lt's a good idea t Let other peopLe have the things you don't need.
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.? what do you think about each of the opinions in 2? Tatk together.

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