How Clutter Steals Your Time (And How to Get It Back) | Rose Lounsbury | 188
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Rose's decluttering origin story
Rose recounts starting minimalism in 2012 as a teacher and mom of triplets, sparked by post-Christmas overwhelm.
Rose Lounsbury likes things simple. Her specialty is helping people embrace the art of decluttering and she joins us on the show today for a New Year's reset that goes way beyond junk drawers. Rose tells us how decluttering is really about creating spaceโ for FI, for generosity, and for the surprising next chapter. After this episode you'll be ready for a clean start for 2026 as she walks us through:
- Her own minimalist journey that led her to getting rid of 70% of her stuff, while raising triplets!
- The generational scripts behind our clutter and how to fix it
- Why we should own our stuff, not the other way around
- How late starters can overcome the clutter trap that quietly devours time, money, and energy
- Getting rid of internal clutter
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