Decluttering

I moved this strange-looking object three of four times, from random place to random place, before I stopped to examine it. I officially have absolutely no idea where it came from, but thankfully I didn't have to wonder what it was. According to the information printed on the item itself, it's a Shampoo Massage Brush. Oooohhhh. … [Read more...]

Can you tell I'm behind getting back into the groove of blogging after the craziness of the holidays? No? Oh. Never mind, then. I took this picture on New Year's Eve: We had some friends come over. We had actually planned to be out of town, but my husband unexpectedly had his gall bladder removed the week before Christmas and we … [Read more...]

Happy birthday to me, y'all! I'm 42 today! All week, I've been trying to think of something birthday-related to write, like I did on my 40th and 41st birthdays. But y'all, it has been a hard week around here and birthday-related creative juices haven't been flowing. So today, I decided to walk around my house and get rid of some things I … [Read more...]

I like sparkly stuff as much as the next girl. But I've realized something. Sparkles on coffee cups don't work for me. I've accumulated quite the collection of water cups and coffee cups and other totally useful stuff that just happens to have the name of a conference I've attended or a company I've worked with printed on its side. I … [Read more...]

I have such great memories of Christmas candies at my grandparents' homes. Brightly colored, never seen in the home of anyone that wasn't a grandma, and still there at Easter even though hoards of grandchildren and great-grandchildren had paraded past the candy dish for months. So, when I saw a package while I was in a spendy mood anyway before … [Read more...]

My cabinets don't expand. Boo. I know this is more than obvious to the average person who briefly considers any cabinet made of wood, but my actions show I assume my cabinets must be made of stretchy material. In an attempt to work through my ever-re-appearing clutter and make a visible impact on my home, I went through my house mouthing and … [Read more...]

How do we end up with so many shoes??? Oh. Yeah. The kids grow out of theirs every time I turn around. See what I did there? I totally blamed my kids for our overabundance of shoes in a way that makes it seem like I'm a normal mom with normal excess-shoe-problems. I'm not. I finally tackled our ridiculous shoe shelf by the back door, … [Read more...]

Re-decluttering is a thing. You know that, right? I didn't know for a very long time. Back when I thought decluttering was once-and-for-all, I stressed over doing it perfectly. I didn't want to make a mistake. Decluttering decisions weighed heavily on me, and that stress made me put off decluttering way longer than I should have. But once I … [Read more...]