With end-of-school-year-madness already beginning, I've been so very good about putting things into the calendar on my phone AND setting reminders to appear the day before and hour before. Really, that kind of brain-saving technology was made for me. But I hadn't remembered to put Monday's donation pick-up on my calendar, so I was excited … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Idea for Decluttering Old Cell Phones
This post is one big affiliate link. I don't usually do those, but this one came to my attention and I wanted to share since it's something I personally needed! I'm in the market for a new iPhone. Honestly, I assumed once I hit my "eligible for upgrade" moment, I'd march right into the store and do the deal. I did march right in, but … [Read more...]
Reduce the Bedside Pile of Books! $49 Sale on Basic Kindle Today!
Affiliate links are included in this post. In fact, they're the main reason I wrote it. Well, affiliate links and a desire to be helpful, of course. Really. I had to share that the most basic Kindle (the one I have and loooove) is on sale today, April 29, 2014 for only $49!!!! That's an AMAZING price, and would make a wonderful Mother's Day … [Read more...]
Subconsciously Decluttering
When it was time to dye Easter eggs, I headed to the coffee cup cabinet. We had five colors, so I chose my five least favorite coffee cups to hold the colored water. As I pulled those coffee cups out of the dishwasher on Monday morning (we didn't have time to dye eggs until Sunday afternoon), I realized each cup was chosen because there was … [Read more...]
HUGE E-Book Bundle Available Through Monday!!
So sorry, but the bundle has ended. If you want to be sure you don't miss future time-sensitive things, sign up for my free newsletter here. Affiliate link alert!! Before it's too late (this ends on Monday, April 26), I felt the need to share that there's another Ultimate Homemaking Bundle sale going. I posted like crazy last year about it … [Read more...]
An Overly Proud Decluttering Moment
By bragging about what I did, I'll also reveal that I don't always declutter so perfectly and considerately. Honestly, sometimes I throw things into a box in a moment of frantic madness, desperate to get STUFF out of my house. A slob's gotta do what a slob's gotta do. But this time, I was the Model Declutterer. When I ran across the … [Read more...]
027 Garage Sale Tips -Expectations and Mindset
It's the first in a series of podcasts about how to have a great garage sale! Unfortunately, I know way too much based on way too much experience, both as a buyer and a seller. Posts Mentioned in this Podcast: How to Have a Good Garage Sale (links to posts in the series) Should I Sell this on eBay? How to Determine … [Read more...]
The Container Concept: I Can Keep It! It Fits!!
Yesterday I shared a Container Concept Story with a sad ending. Today, I'm sharing a happy one!! While decluttering, I unearthed some tablecloths. Ugh. Tablecloths. A reminder of how I once thought I'd be a Tablecloth Type. Y'know, back when I assumed Future Me would host bi-monthly dinner parties and have a beautifully decorated table … [Read more...]
The Container Concept in Action: Glasses I KNOW I Love
Grasping what I call The Container Concept has changed my life/home. Many of you have told me it has changed yours too. Today and tomorrow, I'm going to share a few examples of how it works. While decluttering recently, I excavated the glasses in the photo above. My first decluttering question is: "If I were looking for this item, where … [Read more...]