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July 13th, 2008

Clutter Confessions and Denial

What’s your worst clutter confession? Can you name three clutter confessions?
A clutter confession is something you know you shouldn’t keep, but do keep. You don’t need it, you don’t use it, you have absolutely no plan to fix the situation surrounding the item, yet you keep the darn thing (or things).
If you have a clutter […]

By Jennifer -- 8 comments

May 15th, 2008

The Case Against Deep Storage

“Deep storage” is a common term found in many an organizational book or article. If there’s no room, if you want to clear clutter, you move to the whole “deep storage” scenario. Deep storage means you put the stuff away where you can’t see it - an attic, under the bed, in the garage, at […]

By Jennifer -- 11 comments

April 28th, 2008

Do You Zwaggle

I didn’t even know what “Zwaggle” meant. Then a b5media blogger Jody Reale from a great newly launched blog, The Hawaii Traveler sent me an email about them.
Zwaggle is a new place online that can help you get rid of clutter. Their description:
“Zwaggle is a national network of parents who have come together to share. […]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

April 23rd, 2008

Four Tips for Clearing Out Sentimental Clutter

When we last revisited “What if” items I said we’d look at getting rid of sentimental items - a decidedly difficult task.
Sentimental ideas include things like; greeting cards, baby clothing, items given to you by someone important, such as your grandmother’s china, old notes from all your high school friends, and most items that have […]

By Jennifer -- 13 comments

April 16th, 2008

Revisiting “What If” Items - Tips for Clearing Clutter

Remember our discussions about simplifying? Let’s look at that topic again. If you missed the last two posts on this important topic then read these first to get up to speed:
Organizing by Simplifying
How To Start Getting Rid of Stuff - Get Rid of “Maybe” Items
In a day or so we’re going to look at […]

By Jennifer -- 6 comments

March 23rd, 2008

How To Start Getting Rid of Stuff - Get Rid of “Maybe” Items

Previously, we were discussing organizing by simplifying. This means clearing your space of stuff which will reduce clutter and allow you to be able to live a little more lightly.
The biggest issue surrounding clutter build-up is honestly that people simply buy too many things. However, we’ll discuss tactics for avoiding bad purchases later on. Today, […]

By Jennifer -- 17 comments

March 15th, 2008

Organizing by Simplifying

With Spring coming up I bet many of you are thinking, “Spring cleaning!” Maybe not that excitedly, but still. In any case, I think that one of the best ways to organize is to simplify. That said we’re going to have a little spring simplifying along with our cleaning this year. Actually, I’ll likely talk […]

By Jennifer -- 15 comments