The joy of clutter, A Rant!!!!Ranting!!!!! Rantiest!!!!!!!!!!!
Clutter Rules!!!!
Personally, since i don't care what people say about me when i'm alive, just so long as it is the truth, why would i care what they say about me after i am dead???? Why would i care what they say about my stuff???? But i certainly hope they enjoy all of of the gimcracks and gewgaws that were left behind for them when the time comes!!!!
Here and now i am not referring to "hoarding". Also not referring to cachets of "Love poems or Love letters". most of which shouldn't be saved, unless they have a historic, either family or world {a letter written on say the day man first landed on the moon}.
Open space is open space, you deal with it as a void, or as something missing or you fill it with what you like. That which pleases you and balances your days. It is indeed very hard to throw out mementos, and you cannot save every little thing, unless you have massive storage. Also the urge to spend your life dusting and curating as an essential that is needed to maintain it. Mementos are difficult things to part with, though some some are better disposed of. Family history can be a treasure or a burden and sometimes both.
If you don't a use or absolutely can't live without something, get rid of it, give it away give it to someone who doesn't have enough clutter, sell it whatever. Should you be lucky enough to have some "dusty treasure" , "a hillybilly 401K", the cash could, probably will come in handy.
Life is a big toybox! So dig in and enjoy. `~~~Anne Mosse
And now for the rest of the ramble.
Who ever this attempt at relevance named Messy Condo is....her pretentious view of life is REEKS of "buy my book" Not happening!!!!!Remember a book can end up being termed "clutter" so i borrowed one.....let me spare you that expense.....with a book review, at least that's what it could be....ye gads...it could be a synopsis or perhaps a blurb.
A reminder, that there are also reminders and information on the interwebs that deal with the regrets of de-cluttering, please consider reading some of them. After all you are already paying for internet access, or hopefully have a Library card where you can get internet access for free, don't even need a computer, you can read books magazines, newspapers, that also won't clutter up your living space.
Last but no
The Book Therapist
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One day, someone will walk into your home after you’re gone. They’ll open your closets, peek under your bed, and sift through the boxes you swore you’d deal with “someday.” And do you know what will happen? They won’t see your memories, your sacrifices, your “just in case” treasures. They’ll see junk and piles of decisions you couldn’t make. That’s the brutal truth Messie Condo forces us to face: nobody wants your sh*t.
It feels like an attack, doesn’t it? But it’s a compassionate one. Because beneath the sting is freedom. Condo’s goal is to make you realize that the clutter holding you hostage isn’t your legacy, but baggage. And if you don’t start letting go now, it’ll be left to someone else to clean up, sort through, and resent.
This book is about confronting the uncomfortable truth of why you cling to objects, what you’re really afraid of losing, and what it costs you to keep pretending you’ll “use it someday.” Messie Condo holds nothing back, and that’s exactly why her words hit and you simply can’t turn away from them.
Here are 6 Powerful Lessons from Nobody Wants Your Sht*
1. Clutter Is Emotional, Not Practical
Messie Condo drives home that clutter rarely piles up because we need it. It accumulates because of what it represents—our fears, our hopes, our identity. That dress you never wear? It’s tied to the fantasy of a different version of yourself. Those old gadgets? A reminder of money spent and guilt for “wasting it.” Recognizing this truth is the first step. Once you see clutter as an emotional crutch rather than a practical necessity, letting go becomes an act of healing, not loss.
2. Your Stuff Doesn’t Define You
Many of us cling to items because we think they hold our worth. But Condo flips that thinking: your value doesn’t come from what you own, but from who you are. That means the memories of your childhood, your relationships, your victories—they’re inside you, not locked inside objects. This realization dismantles the illusion that your identity will vanish if you let go of things.
3. The Burden of Inheritance
One of the book’s hardest truths is about what happens when we die. All the boxes in the attic, the collections we’ve guarded, the endless “someday” projects—those become someone else’s headache. Condo compassionately challenges us: why force our loved ones to sort through decades of clutter when we can do the work ourselves now? Decluttering becomes a gift, sparing others the emotional weight of deciding what stays and what goes.
4. Guilt Is a Terrible Reason to Keep Something
Whether it’s a gift you never liked, an expensive item you regret buying, or family heirlooms you feel obligated to hold onto, Condo makes it clear: guilt is not a good enough reason. When you keep things out of guilt, they own you, not the other way around. Releasing them is not disrespectful—it’s reclaiming your peace of mind and your space.
5. Space Is Energy
Clutter doesn’t just take up physical space; it drains your mental energy. Every object you keep demands a little attention: to move it, to clean around it, to think about where it belongs. This invisible tax wears you down daily. Condo reframes decluttering as creating room for what truly matters—whether that’s creativity, rest, or relationships. Empty space isn’t wasted space; it’s breathing room for your life.
6. Decluttering Is About the Future, Not the Past
At its core, Nobody Wants Your Sht* is about choosing the life you want to live moving forward. Every item you release is a decision to stop living in “what was” or “what if” and start living in “what is.” Condo urges us to ask: does this item serve the life I want now? If not, then holding onto it is just a way of staying stuck. Decluttering becomes an act of courage—choosing yourself and your future over the weight of the past.
Messie Condo’s book is a tough-love letter to anyone drowning in their own belongings, a reminder that freedom often lies in letting go. Because the truth is, nobody wants your sh*t—and maybe you don’t, either.
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a remarkable amount of money is spent on gimcracks and other unnecessary items each year
their apartment has enough gimcracks to fill up a novelty company's warehouse Adjective
a store plastered with “going out of business” signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise
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January is a multiplex clearance sale, littered with horror movies as gimcrack as the unsold toys wheeled out after the holidays.—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 5 Jan. 2023 The movie works hard to be a soulfully offbeat kiddie entertainment, an antidote to the gimcrack cynicism that has ruled too many cartoon-cutup-in-the-land-of-live-action Hollywood products.—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
