Declutter Your Keys
As I mentioned in an earlier post, my family and I went to Michigan last week to visit family. Part of our trip involved picking up a new-to-us car. (Hooray!) This means we have an old [...]
Q&A: How to deal with homeless items while decluttering
Today’s organizing question is from a participant of Quick + Simple Clutter Control. What I've found during my first attempt or two at a quick surface de-cluttering is that much of the clutter comes from "homeless" [...]
Organizing Q&A: How to Handle Decluttering Inconsistencies
Today’s blog post is a question that was raised in a prior session of Quick & Simple Clutter Control. I think it demonstrates an excellent point: when it comes to decluttering all things are not created [...]
Selling Items when Decluttering
The following question is one that was asked in a previous session of Quick + Simple Clutter Control. It has to do with the (very common) desire to sell items as part of the decluttering process [...]
What to Do About Other People’s Clutter
A common question for participants in Quick + Simple Clutter Control is: What can I do about so-and-so’s clutter? While “so-and-so” changes—sometimes it’s a husband, other times it’s a roommate, and often so-and-so is a son [...]
How to Organize a Garage or Yard Sale (Part 2)
This is part two of a two-part series on organizing a yard sale. This post includes tips to help you stay organized the day of your sale. You can read part one here. Tip 6: Pack [...]
How to Organize a Garage or Yard Sale
…in just over a week. It’s crazy, but it’s true. My friend and I put together a yard sale in just over a week. Based on this blog post, the fact that I had a garage [...]
Clutter Control Tips
Do you have a door mat to prevent dirt from coming into your home? What about a system to keep clutter from getting in? Remember, the best way to control clutter is to prevent it! Give [...]
What are you creating space for?
As you embark on your decluttering and organizing journey, ask yourself this question: What am I creating space for? If the things in your home are weighing you down, creating space will allow you to feel [...]
Thoughts on Decluttering…
If you get my weekly quick tip, you know that clutter and decluttering have been on my mind lately. Not that this should come as any big surprise given my line of work (a term which [...]