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You’re Not Lazy, You’re Overloaded - The Truth About Clutter & Mental Load
You’re Not Lazy, You’re Overloaded: The Truth About Clutter & Mental Load
Let’s get one thing out of the way right now: you’re not lazy.
Your kitchen isn’t a mess because you’re disorganized. Your entryway isn’t a shoe graveyard because you don’t care. And the laundry mountain? It doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’re human. And probably tired.
Here’s what we know: for many of our clients—especially moms, neurodivergent folks, and working professionals trying to juggle a dozen roles at once—clutter is not about character. It’s about capacity.
And when your capacity is tapped? Even the smallest task (like putting the scissors back where they go) can feel like climbing Everest
