Who gets to decide how to deal with your stuff? You do.

We have so many mixed feelings and get so many contradictory messages about “stuff,” don’t we?

• Keep buying stuff.

• Don’t buy too much, though. Use what you have first.

• But bulk buying can be more affordable in the long run...

• I should purge regularly. Keep only what brings me joy.

• That thing I feel like I should purge? It might come back in style…plus, I actually kind of like it.

• The stuff you do have should look like the Afters on social and in HGTV reveals—closets like retail clothing displays and living and sleeping spaces like furniture showrooms.

• Decant your pantry goods.

• Don’t decant your pantry goods.

• Allow yourself to have a junk drawer.

• I better buy these organizers so that my drawer isn’t so junky.

• I should be better about keeping the garage clean. 

• I should spend as much quality time as I can with my kids and not worry about a messy garage.

• Etc.

Quick, full-transparency sidenote? All of these messages have created the perfect space for businesses like Breathing Room. We absolutely would not exist if our culture weren’t full of wild contradictions about how much and what kind of stuff we should have and how we should manage it. 

But here’s the deal, the messages aren’t going to get any less confusing. What can bring you clarity is this: YOU get to choose what works for you and your life. There are no wrong answers. Literally none. Want some help making that choice? We’re here for you. We’re also here to help you do any of the work that you want done as a result of your decision.