Date: July 3, 2023

This recording talks about Valerie’s advice for stress reduction through decluttering and creating a more organized living space. She recommends approaching decluttering as a project and breaking it down into smaller tasks, rather than trying to tackle everything at once. Valerie encourages us to explore the different tools available and use our creativity to reduce stress and introduces Canva, an online tool that allows us to manipulate images and create designs. She explains how we can use Canva to create a vision of what we want and experience that feeling in our day-to-day lives. She shares examples of how she has transitioned from physical scrapbooking to digital scrapbooking and encourages listeners to find creative outlets that work for them. Valerie also highlights the benefits of donating unused items to those in need and how it can create a sense of positive impact and reduce clutter in the home. She also reminds us to use our sorting center daily and make decisions about what we want to keep, donate, or discard to reduce the overall level of clutter in our lives. Valerie also emphasizes the importance of making decisions about belongings and utilizing a sorting center to create the habit of decision-making and reduce overall clutter. Overall, her advice centers around taking a step-by-step approach to decluttering and finding ways to incorporate creativity and positive impact into the process. So, whether you’re tackling clutter or looking for a new way to unwind, Valerie’s tips and insights are sure to inspire you.