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Archives for September 2017
Organizing Solutions Aren’t the (Actual) Solution – Decluttering My Scarves and Belts
A big part of my problem, pre-deslobification process, was not understanding how organizing solutions worked. Because they didn't work. At least they didn't work for me. And they definitely didn't work AT ALL like they did in the pictures on the package. I now know why. I wasn't accepting that any organizing solution, no matter how … [Read more...]
139 Taking Advantage of Decluttering Opportunities Podcast
Please (like, pretty please!!) go vote for me to participate in the Go Getters Getaway in Guatemala! You can go here for each day's new video from Sept 20-27, and you can VOTE ONCE EACH DAY!!! Here is the first day's video - Introducing Myself and Why I Want to Go! My book - How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind Jamie Ivey's … [Read more...]
The KEY to Maintaining Decluttering Progress
I needed new silver flip flops. My old ones were flopping more than they flipped. I knew I needed new ones because the old ones were embarrassing. And yet, when I scored some new ones for 75% off at an end-of-summer clearance sale, I didn't automatically throw out (because they were too bad to donate) my old ones. And that right there is … [Read more...]
Pinners Conference TX Sept 29&30!
I'm looking forward to presenting at the Pinners' Conference in Arlington, TX (near Dallas) in less than two weeks! I speak at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, the 29th, and at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, the 30th. I'll also be in a booth all weekend and I would love to meet you and sign a copy of my book. You can bring yours, or I'll have them there available … [Read more...]
138 One Year Later – Thoughts on Hiring Cleaning Help
Mentioned in this podcast: Be a patron of this show! My right-after-I-hired-her thoughts. podcast Guest post about pros and cons of hiring someone. article My thoughts on hiring a cleaner long before I ever did. - article Frugality and My Clutter Problems Save Save … [Read more...]
I Tried Out Wash and Fold Laundry Service (And Whether I’ll Ever Do It Again)
I'd always wondered how wash and fold laundry service worked, and I'd always dreamed of doing it. Of letting someone else take over this task I don't love one tiny little bit. The idea of dropping off wadded up dirty clothes and picking up clean and folded ones seemed like the definition of luxury to me. So, last spring, when I was writing my … [Read more...]
137 – Large Family Homeschooling and Organizing with Amy of Raising Arrows
Become a patron of the show! Get my book: How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind Visit Amy and Raising Arrows at her website: Raising Arrows, on Facebook, Instagram. Amy's book: Home Management for the Homeschool Mom Read Emily's Story Also mentioned in this podcast: My Free eBook – Giving God the Worst … [Read more...]
Blue Apron Meal Service – Bridging the Gap Between Idealism and Real Life #ad
This post is sponsored by Blue Apron, but the opinions and thoughts and crazy life circumstances are mine. Two weeks before school started, we received a Blue Apron box. I ordered it for that week, thinking it would be the least crazy for us, right before meet the teacher nights and sports practices began. Life didn't follow my detailed … [Read more...]