A cluttered environment affects how you feel on the inside. It also has an impact on your mental health and can make you feel overwhelmed and stressed. It causes chaos. When you hold onto physical clutter, you hold on to mental clutter, as well. When you rid yourself of the clutter around you, your mind is free. Decluttering helps reduce anxiety, negative thoughts, and stories that limit your potential.

If there’s one storage spot in your home that embodies the “out of sight, out of mind” attitude, it’s under the bed. Stashing stuff under there is an efficient method for keeping bulky items out of the way, but it’s also an easy place to put things you’ll quickly forget about—a storage black hole, if you will.

Clutter means mess, jumble, litter, heap, tangle, welter, muddle, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, mishmash, confusion, medley. I prefer the word confusion to mess. I even like hodgepodge and mishmash. You see, cluttered is the way we feel when things are out of order. It causes confusion.

Sometimes, when you declutter, your results are less than expected. You still have too much stuff! Maybe it's because you're struggling with some common decluttering mistakes that many people make. Decluttering is difficult for many reasons. Despite your best efforts, you may have unrealistic expectations of the process and its results. Often, you are emotionally attached to certain items, making it difficult to let go.

Decluttering your home can feel like an overwhelming task, leaving you wondering where to even begin. Should you start with a specific room, a category of items, or simply dive in wherever you see clutter? The truth is, there’s no single right way to begin, only the choice to take that first step.

Hack Decks® was developed as a tool for clients of our boutique organizing business, The Uncluttered Life®. The Uncluttered Life® specializes in creating functional and affordable organizing solutions for our clients, particularly those who struggle with ADHD.

Most of us struggle with keeping an organized home because we have too much stuff. We're not talking about easy-to-toss or recyclable things like spoiled or expired foods, empty paper towel rolls, or cracked and broken dishes. It's the sentimental or "I might need this one day" items that cause us to give up and ignore the clutter.

When you look at a disorganized room in your home, you may ask yourself, "Is this room too small?" or "Do I have too much clutter?" According to professional organizer, Danica Carson of The Uncluttered Life, Inc., the issue for most of her clients is not that they don’t have enough space.

Over the years, I’ve learned that confidence and self-esteem are struggles for just about everyone, especially in business. But starting your own business amplifies those insecurities tenfold. The highs and lows of work are so much more intense when it’s your business or product out there to be judged and assessed by the world. You’re making tons of sales one month, and the next, you have none. The constant up and down can take a huge toll on your confidence, not only professionally but personally, too.

Take a good look around your house—is every surface covered with stuff? Are there any spots where you can give your eyes and mind a rest? If the answers are yes and no, your room is cluttered and can use a refresh.

Danica Carson, creator of Hack Decks®, specializes in creating simple and effective ways to help others live their lives with less stress and more enjoyment. Focusing on pain points such as getting organized, becoming a mother, going off to college, coming up with fresh ways to connect, Hack Decks® provides a shortcut to a happier, easier life.

The space under your bed seems like a perfect place to stash things. But, according to professional organizer Danica Carson, under-bed storage must be done properly so you don't ruin your belongings.

If there’s one storage spot in your home that embodies the “out of sight, out of mind” attitude, it’s under the bed. Stashing stuff under there is an efficient method for keeping bulky items out of the way, but it’s also an easy place to put things you’ll quickly forget about—a storage black hole, if you will.

The mission of Hack Decks® is simple: live a happier, more fulfilling life by skipping the struggle that comes with everyday living. Using crowd-sourced wisdom and the experience of experts in their field, each Hack Deck® is designed to “coach” users by offering prompts that encourage a proactive approach to life. In other words, working smarter rather than harder.

I am a Master Certified KonMari Consultant. That means I have over 1500 hours in-home organizing experience as taught by Marie Kondo. I love her method because it makes sense to me. She is logical in her thought process. I prefer to live an uncluttered life, and for this reason, I am able to work through her system with our clients.

Your bathroom is arguably one of the most important places in the house to keep clean. It’s a small space often saturated with moisture—not to mention bacteria, dead skin cells, and other germs. Shower stalls specifically are a hotspot for mold, mildew, and fungus, which often take up residence on wet shower curtains.

Alta is a personal style companion that simplifies the daily decision of what to wear, offering stress-free outfit suggestions based on your preferences and daily activities. The Clueless closet of your dreams can now be a reality with Alta’s personal style companion.

When you get the urge to deep-clean a closet—or rip everything out from underneath the sink and start fresh—you might also feel compelled to buy some organizing accouterments. As far as storage hacks go, clear plastic bins are a perennial favorite for decluttering enthusiasts who want to create Insta-worthy displays, but beyond that you may have noticed there are more than a few rolling storage carts and back-of-the-door pocket organizers on the market to choose from.

I am a very organized and focused person. I put one foot in front of the other and keep moving. I don’t think this habit is a magic secret and I think anyone can live life this way. Because I am in the organizing business, perhaps my skills are more honed. But, I can teach this to anyone.

I have been practicing the art of simplified living for many years. In the course of doing so, I became a professional organizer through Marie Kondo (KonMari Method®). I have also paid a lot of attention to and follow Karen Kingston. Karen is focused on decluttering and the effects decluttering and letting go have on a person’s energy. I followed up by researching studies at Johns Hopkins and UCLA about cortisol and the way clutter affects people, especially women.