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The 20/20 rule for someday clutter

A simple way to trade “someday” stress for today’s calm

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The Tidy Home
Oct 03, 2025
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We all have that corner whispering “just in case.”
An old charger. A garlic press for a feast that never came. Jeans waiting for “someday.”

It feels responsible, like future-you will thank you.
But most of the time, “just in case” doesn’t protect you.
It just piles up, quietly saying: maybe, someday, not yet.

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