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Make Space for Happiness

How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

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It's time to make room in your life for happiness to blossom

Do you feel like you have too much stuff? A cluttered space isn't just inconvenient—the truth is it's hard to lead a joyful, purposeful life when the things around you detract from your relationships, habits, and goals. But decluttering is more than getting rid of the stuff you already have. To make real change in your home, you need to look at how these excess possessions got there in the first place. This book examines the acquisition cycles that keep our homes overcrowded and distract us from going after the meaningful things we really want in our lives.

Make Space for Happiness gives you a seven-step roadmap to clearing your life and opening yourself up to all the good meant to come your way. Renowned decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin will help you revolutionize your living space and your mindset by focusing on clutter clearing as a path to positivity in every area of your life, helping you to manifest:

  • True connection
  • Self-confidence
  • Free time
  • Big Love
  • Self-respect
  • Real Purpose
  • Lasting Wisdom
  • We all want to live in homes that are functional, comfortable, and that bring us happiness rather than detract from it. Make Space for Happiness provides flexibility, support, and inspiration as you re-envision your home as the starting point of the joyful life that's waiting for you.

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      • Booklist

        September 1, 2022
        McCubbin, a decluttering expert and owner of the organizing company, dClutterfly, moves upstream to search for the origins of clutter in her thoughtful, most recent book, following Making Space, Clutter Free (2019). She contends that shopping and acquiring things are masking very real needs that, in turn, become clutter magnets. Shopping can be a way to interact with others (connection); the right possessions can temporarily spark self-esteem (self-confidence); labor-saving items promise relief (free time). Mementos show affection (love); past honors prove worthiness (self-respect); piles of unused art supplies display talent (purpose); and stacks of books (even unread) speak of intelligence (wisdom). But the resulting clutter actually distracts us from these pursuits by keeping us occupied sorting, displaying, cleaning, and organizing. This isn't the usual step-by-step decluttering manual. It is, instead, a revealing look at why all this stuff is there in the first place. In a world filled with offsite storage, bursting landfills, and constant online purchases, McCubbin offers common-sense strategies to head clutter off at the pass. The author's media appearances are sure to spark interest.

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        October 1, 2022

        McCubbin (Making Space), founder of the L.A. company dClutterfly, helps readers identify emotional reasons behind the urge to overbuy in this approachable, thoughtful book. She shares the seven "Emotional Clutter Magnets"--feelings people hope to attract, including self-confidence, free time, and true connection--that people try to solve by buying and stuffing their lives with material excess. McCubbin's tips are relatable, concise, and bolstered by personal anecdotes. She acknowledges the role marketing plays in one's purchases and includes timely reflections on the shifting role of home and clutter due to COVID. She offers achievable goals for moving to a place of what she calls "healthy acquisition"--making informed decisions about purchases that enhance one's life and attract what people are truly seeking. McCubbin's advice is accessible and will appeal to a variety of readers, particularly those looking for the initial motivation to declutter. Readers looking to take next steps in their decluttering journeys may also enjoy Matt Paxton's Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff. VERDICT An empowering, accessible guide to decluttering for emotional fulfillment.--Kate Bellody

        Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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