It's Earth Day. We're not doing anything to celebrate, but I thought it was a good day to write this post that has come to mind at least once a day for the past few weeks. It comes to mind while I'm in the shower. I could have titled it: Why I Keep a Giftcard in My Shower. Because keeping one in there (a used-up one) reminds me to do a … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Decluttering Tip: How to Easily Determine Value
Dear Collector-Types, Please don't read this post. It will only cause your blood pressure to rise, and I don't want to be responsible for that. But if you insist on reading, please read the whole thing before you express your horror in the comments. My example in this post (as in all my posts) is personal and the decision I made is also … [Read more...]
Two Second Task: De-Grossifying the Washing Machine
I'll put this one under Things That Have Bugged Me Forever that I Still Put Off For Way Too Long We're not talking about using some fancy-schmancy washing machine cleaner. I'm just talking about wiping off the amazingly icky top of the washing machine. I don't like to think about what the ickiness actually is, so I don't. It took … [Read more...]
How to Declutter Without Making a Bigger Mess
I get this question/complaint a lot. I totally understand the frustration since it was MY main frustration with organizing and decluttering before I started this blog. To answer, I'll show my current decluttering project. I used to be all about maniacal decluttering sessions which involved pulling every last thing out of a cluttered … [Read more...]
026 Ebay? Should I Sell There to Declutter? Podcast
In this podcast, I share tips (learned from my own way-too-extensive experience) for determining if it's worth your time to sell something on eBay. eBay can be a great way to earn money while getting rid of clutter, but you do need to know what is involved. Mentioned in this podcast: How to Declutter: Should I Sell this on eBay? (includes … [Read more...]
How to Use Reusable Cloths to Clean the Bathroom Without Being Gross
I put an Amazon affiliate link in this post. I couldn't help myself. I'm all for green cleaning. Really. Is it bad to admit, though, that my cheapness is more of a motivator than my sense of activism and earthiness? Oh. It is bad to admit? OK. Then I'm not admitting anything. I was just asking hypothetically. One of the biggest … [Read more...]
Swooshy Pants Must Go
Those are swooshy pants. In a Donate Box. Swooshy pants should really be the easiest type of clothing to purge, but I somehow still struggled. Oh. Not sure what swooshy pants are? They're the ones that make a swooshy sound when you walk. I think I've debated about those pants every time I've purged clothing for the past five years. … [Read more...]
If It Won’t Fit
A while back, I decluttered a kitchen cabinet. Inside, I discovered some trivets or hotplates or whatever-you-call-them. I was proud of myself for choosing to keep only two. The two that fit in the drawer next to my stove where I keep such things. I was practicing my hard-learned Container Concept. Go me. But evidently, in the moment when … [Read more...]
Scattered but Resourceful
I may not think ahead far enough to check the instructions before I go to the store to get the ingredients to make a skirt-shaped cake for my daughter's birthday . . . but I'm creative. Creative enough to solve the oh-I-need-to-make-two-so-I-can-add-enough-length-to-the-skirt problem I faced last weekend: What's easier? Have Hubby run … [Read more...]