I'm Stephanie Safarian and this is episode 86.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a show about living simply and sustainably

with your family.

Here's your host host Stephanie Safarian.

Hello there, thanks for joining me.

Today I'm identifying 10 things that make your home feel cluttered even when it's clean.

We're also talking today about the perceived inverse relationship between clutter and cleanliness.

Now stay with me here for a moment. I recently had a friend over for lunch and she gave

me a very nice compliment. She said, and I quote, your home is so clean. I smiled and I said thank you of course, but to be honest, my house was not particularly clean that day.

There were dust bunnies everywhere, There was dog hair on the floor. I had given the bathroom

a wipe down, but it was a cursory wipe down, and it certainly wasn't sparkling. You get the picture.

I sat with my friend's compliment long after she left and I found myself wondering what she really meant. I came to the conclusion that what my friend was commenting on was not so much the

cleanliness of my house but more on the fact that it was free of clutter and

that my friends is because we as humans associate clear

spaces with cleanliness and on the inverse we associate clutter with the

dirtiness. So that's what we're talking about today. If you've already

decluttered but your home still feels messy, this is the episode for you. And it's my

sincere hope that today's episode improves both the flow and the

functionality of your space in ways that make sense for your family. I just want to

dive right in today, but before we do, a quick note that this episode is sponsored by

Pact apparel.

Pact creates wardrobe staples from certified organic cotton in fair trade certified factories and that's why I am

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