I’ve learned that letting go isn’t about being ready. Most of the time, we’re not. We just reach a point where the weight of holding on feels heavier than the thought of letting go.

Shame creeps in when we start connecting our surroundings to our worth. A messy kitchen becomes "I'm failing at being a mom." But clutter is just stuff in the wrong place, or too much stuff for the space it's in.

Sometimes, when we try to make organizing decisions right away, it gets overwhelming fast. Instead of sorting and decluttering and figuring out where things go... let’s just start by grouping similar items together.