Touch each item once. Any project I tackle with someone, I insist we touch each item once. Chances are when you think everything in a box is a keeper, when it’s opened half of it goes! For several reasons, making sure you touch everything once, is important. First, you really get to see each item for what it by itself. … Read More
The Clutter Challenge
Clutter is an ever present problem. It’s got the creep factor where you see a bit here and there and then all of a sudden full surfaces and even rooms are out of control! The compound effect is never more evident than with stuff. I’ll remind you, clutter, by definition is a delayed decision. This brings in a challenge! A … Read More
When Something no Longer Serves You
We acquire things typically in two ways – either we inherit (from family or friends) them or we purchase them. Just because we are given something doesn’t mean it is useless. We may not have planned to purchase them but when we have it we use it. Think of a hutch that you can now display entertaining pieces rather than … Read More
Not the Time to Assess Clothing
Traditionally, around the first day of Fall, I’d be thinking of what I did and didn’t wear during the Summer season. Dresses unworn, tee shirts that just didn’t seem right, shorts that were uncomfortable and so on. With it being 2020 and the pandemic here for all of this Spring / Summer, what we wore was most likely very different … Read More
Better Late than Never!
Getting things done late is better than never. This is an important lesson. You get credit for what you finish, not for what you started. You may be late but doing it is better than not doing it at all. In the home, finishing the laundry is key – washing, drying, folding, putting away. If you stop in the middle, … Read More
Back to School – Back to Routine
Summer affords us some give. Some give in our schedules and tasks. But, things slip. We get out of the habits of the good things – exercise, working on projects, certain cleaning schedules and more. Even if you don’t have children in school, the beginning of September feels like a mini-New Year. It is a great time to push the … Read More
How much is too much?
I often get asked when working with clients the question “How much is too much of x?” It may be clothing, it may be crafting items, it may be serving platters. There is no answer I can give! It has to be determined by the owner of the items. If you have 2 huge closets but you have several bins … Read More
Alliteration for Making Things Easier
Alliteration is all around, Taco Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday and so on. It makes things easy to remember and creates a habit. I’ve heard it on the Happier podcast recently and have read about it in other places too so I wanted to offer up a few ways you can make some alliteration slogans that make your life easier! Trouble paying … Read More
Manage Laundry Better
Everyone’s got laundry! I know some do it a lot more often than others (run out of underwear recently?), but you still need to do it! Most sort into at least 2 categories, dark and light. One simple time saver is to have 2 hampers! You can get them for under $10 all over the place and it saves the … Read More
New Acquisition Questions
I am taking this from a blog I am subscribed to, https://unclutterer.com/ We need to be aware and informed about the items we bring into our home. If you struggle with clutter, you know that more stuff solves nothing. So, here are some great questions to answer before acquiring something. Print, put on an index card and laminate with clear packing … Read More