If you have been following along in this series of Non-Overwhelming Decluttering Tasks, you may be disappointed with today's Grand Finale. It's not very dramatic or exciting. Today's Decluttering Task: Repeat as Needed. There are two ways to look at that simple (but potentially annoying) phrase, and in an effort to prevent you from feeling … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2015
Day Four of Non-Overwhelming Decluttering Tasks – Trudging Through the Clutter
Today is Day Four of the Non-Overwhelming Decluttering Tasks I've been sharing this week. Today, we're getting to the actual clutter. The stuff Normal People deal with on Day One. The stuff I think I'm going to tackle when I get that decluttering itch until I shake my head and realize I need to start with the trash (day one), then tackle the … [Read more...]
Day Three: Make it Fit! (Decluttering Tasks that Won’t Overwhelm)
Welcome! Today is Day Three of the Decluttering Club! If you've been playing along, how did your house feel when you got up this morning? Did you notice the visible difference? I did. I walked into my living room and breathed a sigh of relief because the lack of stuff all over the floor made me happy. If you're new, go check out Day One and Day … [Read more...]
Day Two(ish): Procrasticlutter. (Decluttering Strategies that Won’t Overwhelm)
If you're home this week while the world is taking a break from normal life, you may be decluttering. (Missed out on Day One? Click Here!) Today's task: Deal with Procrasticlutter. Huh? Procrasticlutter (a word I just totally made up) is all the stuff you stop noticing because you know exactly what you need to do to deal with it. You … [Read more...]
Day One: Decluttering Tasks that Won’t Overwhelm
It's December 26th, y'all. Do you feel that crazy itch? The crazy, physically-real decluttering itch? Me too. It happens as soon as Christmas is over. This week, I'm sharing decluttering strategies you can implement immediately. Strategies that won't overwhelm you, but will make a real impact in your home. Don't believe I truly understand … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas! (Our 2015 Family Photo!)
Our niece got married earlier this month, and you'd better believe this mama took the opportunity to get a family picture while the kids were nicely shined up! I wish you the merriest of Christmases and look forward to lots of decluttering fun together soon! Sign up for our free email list here so you don't miss anything, and here if you want … [Read more...]
Supporting My Local Library (With My Fines)
If you've been around a while, you know I have a fear of public libraries. Not of what they are, but of my own tendency to lose books or forget to return them for weeks months years on end. But as I worked on my book manuscript over the past few months, my feelings of dread were mostly replaced with warm-fuzzies. Y'all, when you need a place … [Read more...]
Know What’s More Annoying than Not Having a Dustpan?
Know what's more annoying than not having a dustpan and having to use the old wet-a-paper-towel-and-wipe-up-the-bits-and-pieces trick? Not having a dustpan and having to use that trick even though I DID have a dustpan about three minutes before this picture was taken. Right. I had a dustpan the first time I needed it, but the second time … [Read more...]
079 T.P.A.D. Time Passage Awareness Disorder Podcast
I answer a few questions at the beginning of the podcast, including whether I've read the hit decluttering book by Marie Kondo. The short answer is no. I haven't read it. I go into the long answer of why I haven't and my thoughts on whether you should read it in the podcast. Here's my affiliate link to the book on Amazon: The Life-Changing Magic of … [Read more...]