real simple: The 'Ski Slope Method' of Organizing Is for Anyone Who Feels Overwhelmed by Clutter
When we're overwhelmed, stressed, or grieving, it's natural for our homes to devolve into a state of disarray. How can you worry about washing dishes when it feels like everything is falling apart? But when our homes are filled with clutter, we tend to feel anxious and frazzled. To help break this cycle, we turned to an expert in both psychology and home design. In her new book, Home Therapy, Anita Yokota, a licensed marriage and family therapist turned interior designer, shows how improving our homes can improve our well-being. If you want to feel happier, calmer, or more confident, a thoughtful home design and the right organization systems can help.
In the book, Anita shares some of the tried-and-true techniques that worked for her therapy clients, including the Ski Slope Method of organizing. For anyone who feels stuck at the starting line when it comes to cleaning up, this tidying technique will help get you going. Read on for Anita's guide to the Ski Slope Method, below, then grab a copy of Home Therapy to design your way to a happier home.
From Home Therapy:
As a therapist, when I would go see clients, I could tell when clutter or disorganized emptiness was contributing to the problems they were working through. Their things made them feel blocked and trapped, and I needed to come up with an organizing method that didn’t overwhelm them. After all, these clients were under enormous pressure in their lives, and I needed to make living well easier for them, not harder.