This is a post for my people. It's for those who have been around for a while and have seen the overall transformation of my home through decluttering. It's not a post about how to decorate a living room. I'm not a decorator. I'm actually a little scared of decorating. Hence, the waffling for more than a decade about whether I should … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2019
Decluttering A VERY SCARY Drawer
I decluttered my junk drawer. What's that?? You just recently read (or re-read) a post when I did that before?? Back in 2010??? Welcome to (my) reality. Decluttered spaces don't stay decluttered forever. I had done some minor re-decluttering of this drawer over the years, but lately I'd been avoiding it. There were a few things I would … [Read more...]
211: Updates on How My Basic Strategies are Working Right Now
I'm sharing updates on how my basic strategies like daily dish doing, Laundry Day and such are going right now in my home. Some of these things I've now been doing for more than NINE years! So I know I'd want to know . . . "But, what does that look like right now!!" My explanation about the Scary Space Challenge (and why I did a challenge when I … [Read more...]
Decluttering Your Scariest Space
I am giddy to get to share this free Tackle Your Scariest Space Challenge with you! The team at Ultimate Bundles contacted me a little over a month ago to ask if I would be willing to create a challenge with a workbook and a professionally produced video to help people declutter. They wanted to use it to build some buzz before the Ultimate … [Read more...]
210: Teenagers and Young Adults and Cleaning and Clutter
Today, I'm talking about dealing with messy teenagers (some who live in rooms with not-so-messy siblings), adjusting chores as kids enter new life stages, and strategies and perspectives on young adult "kids" who move in and out and back again and back out again of your house. I'm thankful to have my friend Connie Albers, author of (affiliate … [Read more...]
Decluttering When (I’m Confident) His Stuff is the Problem
You know the worst kind of clutter? The piles in my house that are actually other people’s stuff. Not that I don’t have my own clutter. I do. I totally do. But for some reason, my own clutter doesn’t get on my nerves nearly as much as other people’s clutter gets on my nerves. First of all, I can usually recognize the reason/excuse for … [Read more...]
209: My Fine (Blurry) Line Between Clutter and Décor Podcast
This week, I'm sharing my in-the-moment thoughts about having officially, FINALLY, actually decorated my living room. I painted the fireplace and everything! I'm including a photo as promised. As someone who attracts clutter, decorating scares me because I fear going over my Clutter Threshold. But I have hopes, and I'm sharing them with you as … [Read more...]
Large Family Laundry Day – It CAN be Done!
Jodi Bonjour is an old blogging friend. She isn't actually old. I just know her from my early days of blogging. We were in a group of bloggers who brainstormed together and tried out all sorts of different ways to grow our blogs, reporting back to each other about what worked and what didn't work at all. Over the years, we'd mostly … [Read more...]
208: Decluttering Q & A
I'm answering a few of the questions you asked over on Instagram recently. Questions like: How do you feel about "Normal People" using your strategies? How do I know when I’ve reached my clutter threshold? Do I declutter my fridge on a regular basis? Have I ever gone in to someone else’s house to declutter? (Here's the video from … [Read more...]