For Christmas last year, I received a 10 pack of flashlights. I don’t know who looks at a 10 pack of flashlights and thinks its the perfect gift for anyone other than a Boy Scout leader, but that’s what I got. I’m not a Boy Scout leader. So we have these flashlights and I keepContinue reading “Chunking Spaces”
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Selfish Empty Space
It’s easier to declutter a space than it is to maintain it. Once you have a space cleared off, it feels so good, but unless daily habits have been changed there’s reasonable chance that the empty space will become a catch all once again. When you feel like you’re in the constant cycle of clutter,Continue reading “Selfish Empty Space”
Shopping and Self Worth
I’ve ruminated on thoughts for some time to find the connection between emotional shopping and self worth. I think the two connect, if not in the moment, certainly in the aftermath of what emotional shopping leaves behind – clutter. We may shop because we are sad, lonely, offended, stressed, worn out or a number ofContinue reading “Shopping and Self Worth”
4 Four Letter Words
As we near the end of another semester in our declutter small group, I’ve been thinking about simple nuggets of wisdom from everything the ladies and I have discussed over the past 8-10 weeks. Because my approach to decluttering is to break it down to small, simple step, I’ve come up with 4 Four LetterContinue reading “4 Four Letter Words”
Wash Your Pots
PSA: Wash it while it’s hot! Sometimes decluttering has nothing to with getting rid of stuff, but rather the habits you keep to maintain the things you have. One such thing is the dishes. A full sink and dirty pots on the stove in the kitchen equates to piles of laundry on the bed inContinue reading “Wash Your Pots”
Bluebirds
This morning I’m sitting in my happy place – a swinging chair, in a sparsely adorned room. The decor is intentional and minimal. It’s a clutter-free room, with two large windows and a door to close off the rest of the world. One of the windows is open and there is a soft breeze throughContinue reading “Bluebirds”
BOFO
Once upon a time I tried extreme couponing. I took a class, got the binder, got the t-shirt, did the thing. OK, I didn’t really get a t-shirt, but by the way my buggy was stacked with 64 rolls of paper towels I didn’t need the t-shirt to see me coming. After about 6 monthsContinue reading “BOFO”
The Value of Time
The focus in our group this week is to think about the value of our time. We talked about donation versus selling and the recurring theme of Stuff = Time. I like to compare our jobs as Managers of Stuff to any other job. How much would you pay yourself to manage the process ofContinue reading “The Value of Time”
The Sequence
“Where are you in the sequence?” I say this to my adults-in-training frequently. “How was the situation before you played a part in it? And how can you leave it just as good, if not better than you found it?” For example, last week my daughter was painting. She cleaned up after herself pretty well.Continue reading “The Sequence”
Don’t Blame Your Mama
How much stuff do we keep for the Great One Day? We say things like, “My mom taught me to keep everything in case I need it One Day.” or “I’m going to fix that One Day.” or “I’m going to make something else with that One Day.” One Day is not a day. TodayContinue reading “Don’t Blame Your Mama”
Life Less Cluttered 