This is not something I wrote or came up with…. I wish! I am not talented in the writing department but I have very good logic and spacial skills, I am good at organizing and clutter comes with the territory. A large majority of my clients have organization challenges and issues for different reasons, but most often one of them is CLUTTER. What can be considered clutter is different in every home, and many people have a hard time recognizing it and letting it go. I found this documentary intriguing and revealing, and I believe it is helpful in understanding some truths about clutter. This documentary (3 parts) series by a group of archeologists and anthropologists at UCLA University is a study of people’s habits, consumerism and overabundance in the U.S. which along with other factors contributes to a large majority of U.S. households to live with clutter, the way it affects families, and stress levels. It analyzes how clutter accumulates over time and why it is so hard to reverse the process. It is a condensed version, there is also a book titled: “Life at Home in the 21st Century: 32 families open their doors” by Jeanne E. Arnold, it is available online at multiple stores or look if it’s available at your local library. Here you can read a blurb about the book: https://ioa.ucla.edu/press/life-at-home "U.S. households have more possessions per household then any society in global history and hyper consumerism is evident in many spaces." by lead author Jeanne E. ArnoldSTUFF - A cluttered life part 1 FOOD - A cluttered life part 2 SPACE - A cluttered life part 3 " The U.S. has 3.1% of the world children but consumes 40% of the world's toys" lead author Jeanne E. ArnoldThis study was not done to shame anyone rather to shine a light on how consuming affects us, the planet and the future of our children. It is a good watch and makes for a good read not only for those dealing with the problem of CLUTTER but for those that are curious to understand how this comes to happen and where to start to address it.
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