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...]
Behind the Scenes of Fostering Dogs #dontsweatyourpet #swifferfanatic (Sponsored post)
This post is sponsored by Swiffer. There are some common threads among those who relate to what I share about cleaning and organizing. They are lovely people with great intentions about lots of things in life, not just cleaning and organizing. Really. One of the most exciting things about sharing my deep dark secret on the world wide web … [Read more...]
207: Building Family Traditions (So Life Doesn’t Get Away From You) with Jessica Smartt of Memory Making Mom
I'm talking with my friend Jessica today. She's snarky and fun and excessively practical like me/us. I think you'll like her and feel inspired to incorporate some tradition/fun routines into your family. But don't worry. She does this in a way that will help you not feel overwhelmed. Mentioned in this podcast: Jessica's … [Read more...]
Trying Out this “New Way” of Decluttering: A Reader Tackles Her Stuff
I loved this comment left last week on one of my most popular posts: How to Declutter Without Making a Bigger Mess. I loved it so much that I wanted to share it here! As someone who had failed SO MANY TIMES at decluttering, I totally understand her skepticism. And I love how excited she is to finally experience success! If you have resisted … [Read more...]
206: Project-Related Clutter Podcast
I'm answering a question about project-related clutter. What do you do when there are various projects laying around?? Especially when they're things you actually do? … [Read more...]
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