Written By Rebecca

There is something empowering about saying screw it all and starting over. If you are reading this post, know that you are an iterator. You are the kind of person willing to seek answers when the shit hits the fan too many times. You are not someone who settles. You have standards that your life should meet and you are putting in the energy to bring it into your reality. When something doesn't work anymore, you know it and you don't tolerate it. That already puts you in a pos

Today's mood is starting over. Decluttering isn't wasting money. It's a mindset shift. This post covers why "does it spark joy" doesn't work for everyone, especially with ADHD, plus three practical hacks: a gut check test, a Swedish death cleaning approach, and how to break the buy-declutter-rebuy cycle with aspirational purchases. Includes a simple gratitude ritual to say goodbye to items without guilt, so decluttering feels peaceful instead of frantic.

Welcome to mood, our new series of personal essays on rebeccaksampson.com. These posts will be about empowering you to take on a new perspective to problems and scenarios you encounter at work, in your family, the past, and in general life. First up, we're going to talk about the bitch you hate from work, that friend of a friend that you don't want invited, and/or the random cousin you see at family get togethers that people keep forcing you towards because you have one thing