In June of '17, my family of five had the unique opportunity to travel across the world and participate in a real-live, full-fledged archaeological dig. My parents arranged the trip as their 50th anniversary celebration, and it was an amazing experience. I thought I'd share the things that went through my head as I scraped dirt into dustpans all … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2020
263: Decorating Without Clutter with The Nester
I'm talking to Myquillyn Smith, whom you may know as "The Nester." I met Myquillyn a few years ago when she invited me to be an author at her Nest Fest event. She's as nice as she seems online. We talk about decorating and organizing and decluttering and my fears of cute displays turning into piles of random clutter. I like her because she's … [Read more...]
Decluttering: Looking Good Isn’t Enough
For the past two Christmases, I've bought color coded charging cords for each member of my family. The first year I got six foot cords, and last year I went wild and got the ten footers. Somehow, cord-borrowing and cord-losing still happens, but it's better. These are good quality cords, and they seem to last better than any others we've … [Read more...]
262: Blending Organizing Styles (and more) Podcast
In today's podcast, I discuss: Finding the balance between how the members of the household like things to be. Finding motivation when you don't like your house. Overcoming Project Brain and making progress when there isn't time to do it all. My books Patreon … [Read more...]
Need a Virtual Speaker on Decluttering?
I've had multiple requests for virtual speaking events recently, so I wanted to put this out there for those of you who might not realize I do things like this! I'm speaking for a national business's "Virtual Happy Hour" this week, and just scheduled another moms' group. I know this is a strange time for groups, as we're trying … [Read more...]
261: Measuring Progress, Measuring Success Podcast
Schoolwork gets a grade. Losing weight causes a measurable change in the number on the scale. But sometimes it's hard to measure decluttering success. Or to measure how much your home has improved due to daily habits. Today, I'm talking about ways to measure your success in your home so you can inspire yourself to keep working! My … [Read more...]
Laundry Day is a Container
I LOVE this email from one of you. Such a great way to apply the Container Concept to different situations! I NEVER write emails to authors or bloggers, but I had to write to you, and thank you. I am a teacher-turned-homeschooler. I always thought when I stopped working full time and stayed home with my two kids that my house would be tidy and … [Read more...]
260: Rethinking Organizing Podcast
One of my biggest strategies is to let yourself "just declutter" in order to get started and make progress in your home immediately. And decluttering achieves the purpose I was looking for when I thought I needed to "get organized." But there is value in organizing. And I've been thinking about it (and talking about it) a lot in my real life … [Read more...]