In this podcast, I share tips (learned from my own way-too-extensive experience) for determining if it's worth your time to sell something on eBay. eBay can be a great way to earn money while getting rid of clutter, but you do need to know what is involved. Mentioned in this podcast: How to Declutter: Should I Sell this on eBay? (includes … [Read more...]
How to Use Reusable Cloths to Clean the Bathroom Without Being Gross
I put an Amazon affiliate link in this post. I couldn't help myself. I'm all for green cleaning. Really. Is it bad to admit, though, that my cheapness is more of a motivator than my sense of activism and earthiness? Oh. It is bad to admit? OK. Then I'm not admitting anything. I was just asking hypothetically. One of the biggest … [Read more...]
Swooshy Pants Must Go
Those are swooshy pants. In a Donate Box. Swooshy pants should really be the easiest type of clothing to purge, but I somehow still struggled. Oh. Not sure what swooshy pants are? They're the ones that make a swooshy sound when you walk. I think I've debated about those pants every time I've purged clothing for the past five years. … [Read more...]
If It Won’t Fit
A while back, I decluttered a kitchen cabinet. Inside, I discovered some trivets or hotplates or whatever-you-call-them. I was proud of myself for choosing to keep only two. The two that fit in the drawer next to my stove where I keep such things. I was practicing my hard-learned Container Concept. Go me. But evidently, in the moment when … [Read more...]
Scattered but Resourceful
I may not think ahead far enough to check the instructions before I go to the store to get the ingredients to make a skirt-shaped cake for my daughter's birthday . . . but I'm creative. Creative enough to solve the oh-I-need-to-make-two-so-I-can-add-enough-length-to-the-skirt problem I faced last weekend: What's easier? Have Hubby run … [Read more...]
Mamas Make the UnFun Decisions
One recent Wednesday was a little/lot exhausting. It involved appointments in insanely-busy, far away hospitals and errand-running with my mother-in-law and such. And then there was that moment when I had to drive an electric cart through the grocery store. My mother-in-law had an electric scooter-cart-thingy, but it randomly and suddenly … [Read more...]
025 Sell or Donate? Decluttering Advice Podcast
Podcast #25 is all about dealing with the classic Declutterer's Dilemma: Sell or Donate?? Posts mentioned in this podcast: Should I Sell this on EBay? My Changing View of Stuff and Value How to Have a Good Garage Sale Why I Don't Care Who Sells My Stuff Connect with me on all my social media channels. See all … [Read more...]
Play Room: Play Space or Storage Space?
I spoke to a lovely group of mothers last fall. One of the questions that came up really made me think. It was about playrooms. And storing toys in them. (I can't remember the question exactly.) PLAYROOM! was at the top of my list when we were searching for a house. We had three kids ages four and under, and I thought it was a Must … [Read more...]
Is It Really Lost If I Put It There?
Recently, I'd been missing my cast iron skillet. And my favorite medium-sized knife. Oh. And my potato peeler. All of these are things I use all the time, but I had NO idea where they were for at least several weeks. Since I do have another skillet, and a bigger knife will do, I just managed. I was pretty irritated to have to peel … [Read more...]
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