{"id":13243,"date":"2012-05-31T01:30:44","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T08:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/\/new\/\/?p=13243"},"modified":"2015-07-24T07:11:17","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T14:11:17","slug":"may-31st-clutter-busting-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/may-31st-clutter-busting-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies for Clearing Clutter (Brooks Palmer)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bigstock-White-office-shelves-with-diff-44389993.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bigstock-White-office-shelves-with-diff-44389993-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"bigstock-White-office-shelves-with-diff-44389993\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>How&#8217;s your garage and basement looking? \u00a0Refresh your energy by clearing clutter from your house. Simple tips to make cleaning and organizing your toughest areas a breeze.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 2em;\">Show Highlights:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Getting rid of clutter that are associated with loved ones (Brooks Palmer)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/getting-rid-of-clutter-that-are-associated-with-loved-ones-brooks-palmer\/\">Listen to Part 1<\/a><\/span>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Clutter busting through objects that relate to a divorce, death, or painful memory<\/span>: Did you realize that your clutter is likely making you feel tired, sluggish and\u00a0stagnant? \u00a0What do you do when you have an item you are not thrilled with, but that your grandma or loved one gave you or you inherited? What do you do with items that remind your of your x-boyfriend, husband or friend?<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Clutter Busting 101: The steps to getting rid of clutter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/clutter-busting-101-the-steps-to-getting-rid-of-clutter\/\">Listen to Part 2:<\/a> \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Clutter Busting 101<\/span>: What are a few key questions to ask that will help you determine whether you keep something or give it away? Brooks offers the process he uses when he works with clutter busting his client&#8217;s homes.<\/li>\n<li>Also check out lots of tips:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/2011\/01\/14\/1-20-clutter-busting-to-free-your-energy\/\">https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/2011\/01\/14\/1-20-clutter-busting-to-free-your-energy\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><strong>About Our Guest:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13244\" title=\"Brooks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Brooks-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brooks Palmer created Clutter Busting to help people let go of things in their life that no longer serve them.<\/p>\n<p>In his ten years of Clutter Busting in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City,\u00a0Brooks has learned first-hand about the intense emotional connection most\u00a0people have with material possessions, and has consistently found that his way of working with clients allows them to see and let go of internal and external clutter without delving into the psychological reasons behind the clutter. Since 2000, Brooks has been using compassion, awareness, and humor to help thousands of clients rid their lives of clutter and develop habits to keep them clutter free.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, thousands of people have gained space in their homes, offices, and lives.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks and his work have since been featured in articles in\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2010-03-01\/features\/sc-home-0222-big-purge-20100301_1_purge-new-house-rug\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2010-03-01\/features\/sc-home-0222-big-purge-20100301_1_purge-new-house-rug\">the Chicago Tribune<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/chicago\/articles\/mind-body\/25389\/book-buster\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/chicago\/articles\/mind-body\/25389\/book-buster\">Time Out Chicago<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Los Angeles Business Journal, on the television shows\u00a0Chicagoing with Bill Campbell,\u00a0Living Live\u00a0and the\u00a0CBS Channel 2 Nightly News, and on numerous radio shows including\u00a0The\u00a0Aware Show\u00a0and Bruce Barber\u2019s NPR show,\u00a0Real Life Survival Guide.<\/p>\n<p>He speaks regularly to diverse groups around the country, including: businesses, health expos, senior citizens groups &amp; yoga centers. To schedule a talk about Clutter Busting for your work, church, school, or community group, contact\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:brooks@clutterbusting.com?subject=Scheduling a Clutter Busting Talk at My Organization\" href=\"mailto:brooks@clutterbusting.com?subject=Scheduling%20a%20Clutter%20Busting%20Talk%20at%20My%20Organization\">Brooks<\/a>.\u00a0Brooks also enjoys writing cartoons, drawing pastel paintings, and performing comedy at live venues (<a title=\"http:\/\/www.betterlatethandead.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.betterlatethandead.com\/\">www.betterlatethandead.com<\/a>). \u00a0Brooks is the author of\u00a0Clutterbusting,\u00a0Letting Go of What\u2019s Holding You Back (<a title=\"http:\/\/nwl.powerwebbook.com\/Authors\/AuthorDetails\/tabid\/63\/AuthorID\/597\/Default.aspx\" href=\"http:\/\/nwl.powerwebbook.com\/Authors\/AuthorDetails\/tabid\/63\/AuthorID\/597\/Default.aspx\">New World Library<\/a>, 2009), and Clutter Busting Your Life: Clearing Physical and Emotional Clutter to Reconnect with Yourself and Others (New World Library, 2012).<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>How to approach your home in zones:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/1-20-clutter-busting-to-free-your-energy\/\">https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/2011\/01\/14\/1-20-clutter-busting-to-free-your-energy\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Feng Shui Advice for the Summer:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/summer-feng-shui-bethany-st-clair\/\">https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/2011\/06\/23\/summer-feng-shui-bethany-st-clair\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Feng Shui Advice for the Fall:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/oct-13-work-smarter-not-harder-at-creating-a-fabulous-harmonious-home-fall-feng-shui\/\">https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/2011\/10\/16\/oct-13-work-smarter-not-harder-at-creating-a-fabulous-harmonious-home-fall-feng-shui\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How&#8217;s your garage and basement looking? \u00a0Refresh your energy by clearing clutter from your house. Simple tips to make cleaning and organizing your toughest areas a breeze. &nbsp; &nbsp; Show Highlights:\u00a0 Listen to Part 1: Clutter busting through objects that relate to a divorce, death, or painful memory: Did you realize that your clutter is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[479,56,63],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[3831,3832,1308,3834,1861,3828,2996,3829,1689,3835,1657,622,3280,3833,1020,591,1655,3830,1842,1028],"class_list":["post-13243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-organizing-advice","category-show-archives","category-wellness"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bigstock-White-office-shelves-with-diff-44389993-compressed.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13243"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22072,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13243\/revisions\/22072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13243"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=13243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}