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 …
Archives for April 2019
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
