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The Wheel of Decluttering: A Fun Way to Finally Let Go with Abigail Roe | Clutterbug Podcast # 294

Oct 6, 2025

In this engaging discussion, decluttering coach Abigail Roe shares her unique strategies to simplify your home. A former music teacher, she intertwines memorable jingles with practical advice like the F.I.V.E. method for curating your closet. Abigail explains how true sentimentality helps preserve meaningful items without the clutter. She introduces the Wheel of Decluttering challenge to make progress fun and offers tools to curb impulse buying. Listeners will leave feeling motivated to create space for joy and productivity in their lives.

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ADVICE

Create A Short-Term Declutter Crunch

Start decluttering now and set a short deadline to create urgency and momentum.
Use a trash bag and remove items to make a permanent change rather than just tidying.

INSIGHT

Decluttering As Logical Simplification

Abigail frames decluttering as logical simplification driven by activities, people, and intentional buying.
She emphasizes reducing incoming items to change inventory long-term.

INSIGHT

Balance Joy And Productivity

Joy and productivity overlap but are distinct scales to balance when choosing tasks.
Treat tasks by context: sometimes rest is more productive than another chore.

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Ever feel like your stuff is running your life instead of the other way around? Like no matter how much you declutter, your home still feels overwhelming — and every “maybe someday” pile just keeps growing?

In this episode, I sit down with decluttering coach and creator of Downsize Upgrade, Abigail Roe, to talk about why letting go isn’t just about tough love or sentimentality — it’s about logic, systems, and learning to stop overthinking your stuff.

Abigail shares her refreshingly practical approach to simplifying, from her “Wheel of Decluttering” challenge to her F.I.V.E. method for curating clothes. She brings equal parts truth bombs and silly jingles (yes, really!) to make the process not only doable but fun.

Whether you’re drowning in clothes that don’t fit, sentimental keepsakes, or just way too many organizing containers — this conversation will leave you motivated, clear-headed, and ready to finally make space for joy and productivity.

✨ We talk about:

Why “being sentimental” often masks a struggle to let go
The F.I.V.E. method for deciding what clothes deserve space in your closet
How curating as you go makes decluttering easier (and less emotional)
The genius behind the Wheel of Decluttering — and why you’ll want to spin it
How to stop impulse buying before it fills your home again
Why joy plus productivity is the real secret to lasting change

🗂️ Learn more from Abigail Roe:
→ Website: https://www.downsizeupgrade.com/

→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downsizeupgrade

→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DownsizeUpgrade

→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abigailatdownsizeupgrade/

→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@downsizeupgrade

👇 What’s one category you’re ready to let go of today — clothes, toiletries, or maybe those random containers? Share it with us in the comments!

And if this episode gave you the motivation you needed to finally tackle your clutter, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share it with a friend. Your home doesn’t need more storage solutions — it needs less stuff. 💛

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