How do we end up with so many shoes??? Oh. Yeah. The kids grow out of theirs every time I turn around. See what I did there? I totally blamed my kids for our overabundance of shoes in a way that makes it seem like I'm a normal mom with normal excess-shoe-problems. I'm not. I finally tackled our ridiculous shoe shelf by the back door, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
5 Years Later, I Knew Exactly Where It Was
Unfortunately, this isn't a post reporting the ongoing success of an organizing project from 5 years ago. It's a post demonstrating the enigma that plagued me for years. My son is doing a science project. We needed to weigh some rather lightweight things. I told him, "We actually have a scale that measures in ounces. It's the postage scale I … [Read more...]
080 New Year, Same You Podcast
Key Finder Keepable Resolutions Podcast: Live in Your House & Get Rid Of Stuff You Hate Pre-Made Decisions Defining Normal … [Read more...]
The Replacement Realization
Re-decluttering is a thing. You know that, right? I didn't know for a very long time. Back when I thought decluttering was once-and-for-all, I stressed over doing it perfectly. I didn't want to make a mistake. Decluttering decisions weighed heavily on me, and that stress made me put off decluttering way longer than I should have. But once I … [Read more...]
Struggling Daily with My Daily Struggles
My alarm went off at 4:45 this morning. I wasn't surprised because I turned it on last night. I scrolled to the very top of my alarm app/whatever-it's-called on my phone and slid it on. Just like I do (almost) every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. For three glorious weeks, my workout group, Camp Gladiator, had been on break. Sure, there were … [Read more...]
Overwhelmed? Work Through Your Clutter with These Non-Overwhelming Steps
Happy 2016!!!! I'm putting links to the five days of non-overwhelming decluttering tasks in one place so you can work through them at your own pace! Note: Each person, each home, each situation is different. You might work through all five days in an hour or you might need a few months to get through Day One. Whatever you need to do, do … [Read more...]