It creeps in and our stress goes up. Clutter feels like an ever-present enemy that we’re trying to constantly beat down. It’s more than just a feeling. A UCLA study found that women with a lot of household items, a lot of stuff, actually had higher cortisol levels. It does stress us out! Professional organizer Jenny Layton shared how we can form new habits and routines to help prevent clutter from piling up in the first place. She shared six everyday actions you can take to keep the mess away and clean up clutter.