Yesterday I shared a Container Concept Story with a sad ending. Today, I'm sharing a happy one!! While decluttering, I unearthed some tablecloths. Ugh. Tablecloths. A reminder of how I once thought I'd be a Tablecloth Type. Y'know, back when I assumed Future Me would host bi-monthly dinner parties and have a beautifully decorated table … [Read more...]

Grasping what I call The Container Concept has changed my life/home. Many of you have told me it has changed yours too. Today and tomorrow, I'm going to share a few examples of how it works. While decluttering recently, I excavated the glasses in the photo above. My first decluttering question is: "If I were looking for this item, where … [Read more...]

Dear Collector-Types, Please don't read this post. It will only cause your blood pressure to rise, and I don't want to be responsible for that. But if you insist on reading, please read the whole thing before you express your horror in the comments. My example in this post (as in all my posts) is personal and the decision I made is also … [Read more...]

I get this question/complaint a lot. I totally understand the frustration since it was MY main frustration with organizing and decluttering before I started this blog. To answer, I'll show my current decluttering project. I used to be all about maniacal decluttering sessions which involved pulling every last thing out of a cluttered … [Read more...]