Cleaning out a home where you or a loved one has lived for a long time isn't fun. But it's reality. As my family has recently experienced, the time does come when everything has to go. I'm sharing the process we went through, and some strategies for getting the job done. Things mentioned: Helping Someone Downsize podcast Wishing Someone …
Recent Posts
219: Helping Someone Downsize – the Beginning of the (Slow) Process Podcast
Well, this one was hard to title! Maybe because it's such a hard thing to do! I'm talking about beginning the process of helping someone downsize. The goal is to develop decluttering momentum while also developing trust in the process with the person you're helping. Things mentioned: Garage Sale Podcasts: One, Two, Three Decluttering …
Why Do Organizing Systems Work Great for Some People and Fail Miserably For Others?
Why do organizing systems work great for some people and don't work at all for other people? There's nothing more frustrating for a naturally disorganized person than to implement a "perfect" system exactly as prescribed, only to have it fail. Believe me, I know. Every time I failed at another "tried and true" organizing system, I had less …
218: Wishing Someone Would Declutter Podcast
We recently went through the whole process of dealing with my mother-in-law's possessions after her death. I was grateful for the decluttering and downsizing we'd already done over the past few years. I will be sharing about this process in upcoming podcasts, but first I decided it was important to talk about the realities of getting someone else …
One Decade Down – 10 Years of A Slob Comes Clean
On August 24th, 2009, I wrote the first post on my secret blog. Ten years later, I’m writing this post. Ten years is a decade. Double digits. The decade mark at this job I made up is a great time to consider my past and my future in it. So, I thought I’d share my current perspective with those of you who have been loyal participants in my …
217: It’s Never Always All or Nothing Podcast
The All or Nothing Mentality doesn't help! And it's a great excuse for me to avoid doing things I should be doing. I'm talking about applying it to the small things and how that keeps my house from getting out of control. I also share how avoiding this mentality and just doing SOMETHING helps me get back on track after the routine free …
SUMMERTIME!!!
Summer break has arrived! I love summer. I don't love the heat, but I love the change in routine. If you've been around a while, you know that I take summers off from blogging and podcasting. I know for a fact that it has "stunted my growth" as a blogger/podcaster, but it has saved my sanity as a mother. I'll take sanity any day. I love …
216: The Free Time Delusion Podcast
Summer vacation is here! Along with a lack of routine come the delusions that I'll have SO MUCH TIME to get things done! After many years of finding myself frustrated that this magical "free time" wasn't as productive as I assumed it would be, I figured out what I was doing wrong and what to do to make progress I was happy …
Cleaning Out Rain Gutters WITHOUT A Ladder
One of our family’s least favorite chores is cleaning out the rain gutters. But it has to be done. Leaves and dirt collect in the rain gutters no matter how much I wish they wouldn’t. If we don’t clean them out, they don’t work, and that ends up affecting our home’s foundation which is already an issue in our hard-soiled area of Texas. Also, …
