One of my best/for-realest excuses reasons for clutter is I don't have much storage space in this house. Really. I don't. I have a tiny coat closet, one cabinet in the gameroom, and a pantry. But y'all, I've seen storage CLOSETS in other people's houses. Like, closets for no other purpose than storing stuff. One house we looked at had, … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
061 Declutter without Distraction
Mentioned in this podcast: Teaching Kids to Clean is on sale for $3 through the end of May with the code TEACH How to Not Get Distracted from Decluttering Projects (by other Decluttering Projects) How to Declutter Without Making a Bigger Mess Podcast - Declutter Without Making a Bigger Mess My Two Decluttering Questions … [Read more...]
My Special Circumstances (for Today)
Monday morning, my husband drank his coffee out of a cereal bowl. To be fair (to my slob self), our cereal bowls do have handles and could technically be called really big mugs. But still . . . I hadn't washed dishes since last Friday. I know. I KNOW I have to do dishes. I KNOW it is the habit upon which the state of my home … [Read more...]
The First of Two Things: Clearing My Bathroom Counter
I'm rather behind posting some decluttering "projects" I've done over the past month. The weather has been beautiful, and we've had lots of randomness going on each Saturday. But a few weeks ago, I decided to do Two Things. I knew I couldn't get EVERYthing done that I should/desperately-needed-to do, but I could do two things. Two small … [Read more...]
But . . . I LOVE My Extras!!
On Monday, I wrote a big ol' post (seriously, it was long) about losing my keys and being reminded (for the ba-jillionth time) that having more of something does NOT make my life easier. It doesn't. I know that. I've learned learn that lesson over and over. But . . . I do love my extras. As a not-so-fru-fru person who still … [Read more...]
060 Bathroom Cleaning Checklist Podcast
A little something to listen to while you clean bathrooms. You can't say I don't have a glamorous podcast. Posts mentioned in this podcast: Bathroom Cleaning Checklist for Kids (With Printable Version) Bathroom Cleaning Checklist for Non-Readers My Pinterest board of Homemade Cleaning Products Homemade Cleaning Wipes Non-Toxic … [Read more...]
Organizing Kids’ Rooms: Containers (Used Correctly) WORK!!
Wait. You saw that picture and clicked over because you thought it was a before pic? Oh. Well, this is uncomfortable. That's not a before picture. It's actually a celebration picture. Here it is without all the extra bloggy stuff: It's a success picture because it's an "organizing solution" that works for us. And it has been working … [Read more...]
Fewer Things. Less Frustration.
There was cause for great celebration in SlobLand last night!!! We found the keys to our Camry!!!! Lost keys happen. They happen around here way too often. But this was a very special case of Seriously, Do These Things Happen to Other People or Just US!?!?!?! The (way too long) story: We bought our Camry (used) in our second year of … [Read more...]
When the Donate Box Becomes a Normal Part of Life
Remember the game that became a victim of the One In One Out rule? There it is, sitting in the a Donate Box for the second time. On the day it was deemed "outgrown" it went straight to the Donate Box. That's where things go when they're identified as clutter. Pants too small? Take it to the Donate Box. Sweater too itchy? Take it to the … [Read more...]