Weekend Challenge: Get Rid of 2 Bags of Clothes

Ugh! Some days, I really just wish What Not to Wear would swoop in and save me from my own clothes (Clean Sweep would be too much to hope for ). I have too many, and I know I don’t wear them all. I’d love someone to step into my life, [...]

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Perfectionism Doesn’t Help You Declutter

Photo by Mike O’Dowd I am a perfectionist. You might not believe it, after seeing the photos I posted of my most cluttered spaces, but it’s true. It is also part of the reason I have so much clutter, so many things “on the go” and so many half-finished attempts to clean things up. You’d think being [...]

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Clutter Never Ends

Photo by Fort Photo I found a nifty new blog today called Less is More. Shannon is busy with her life and an ill family member so her posts are infrequent, but they are interesting and thought provoking. Her latest post really made me think. In my rush headlong into clutter reduction, I often forget [...]

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It Isn’t Just a Question of Cleaning Up

Clutter. Junk. Mess. Disorganization. Call it whatever you want, but it’s a serious problem for some people. It’s the kind of problem that makes people feel they can’t control their hoarding habits. It brings on a sense of shame and isolation – not to mention guilt when good intentions to get organized fail each and [...]

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Shoe Storage

Here’s a video I found on YouTube showing a few different ways to organize and store your shoes. Of the methods shown, I like the first one the best. Stackable, clear plastic shoe storage boxes seem like a nice, simple solution. The business about keeping shoe boxes and taking a photo of the shoes [...]

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