I hear from people all the time about their frustrations over family members sabotaging their organizing efforts. They put organizing systems in place, but other people living in their home don't (or can't) keep them up. When I get these questions, I always feel a little awkward. Like, maybe they didn't notice the name of this …
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Declutter While Moving Houses: Using Dana’s Decluttering Methods!
I know how hard it is to declutter while moving houses. I've done it the wrong way several times! I don't write a lot about moving strategies because I have lived in the same house since before I started my deslobification process. I'm excited to share this reader story with you. I absolutely love hearing how the basic, game-changing …
How to Declutter: Don’t Get Organized!
Organizing and decluttering are two different things. Really. While “getting organized” is on everyone’s To Do List, it often gets pushed to the bottom. When I look at a space that’s overflowing with who-knows-what, I get overwhelmed. Organizing is problem-solving. Decluttering is decision-making. Each is daunting. Together they can be too …
How to Get Rid of Clutter
When the urge to declutter hits, I want to know how to get rid of clutter now. Like, right now. I want to get rid of clutter fast. The fastest way to get clutter out of my house is to donate. If a place will pick up and take whatever I have without making me sort out clothing from electronics, they can have it. I know, though, that many …
Why Do Organizing Systems Work Great for Some People and Fail Miserably For Others?
Why do organizing systems work great for some people and don't work at all for other people? There's nothing more frustrating for a naturally disorganized person than to implement a "perfect" system exactly as prescribed, only to have it fail. Believe me, I know. Every time I failed at another "tried and true" organizing system, I had less …
Decluttering A VERY SCARY Drawer
I decluttered my junk drawer. What's that?? You just recently read (or re-read) a post when I did that before?? Back in 2010??? Welcome to (my) reality. Decluttered spaces don't stay decluttered forever. I had done some minor re-decluttering of this drawer over the years, but lately I'd been avoiding it. There were a few things I would …
Decluttering Your Scariest Space
I am giddy to get to share this free Tackle Your Scariest Space Challenge with you! The team at Ultimate Bundles contacted me a little over a month ago to ask if I would be willing to create a challenge with a workbook and a professionally produced video to help people declutter. They wanted to use it to build some buzz before the Ultimate …
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 …
Room to Move – Room to Live
Want to know why this photo makes me happy? These things do not belong in there. And yet . . . they fit. Life happened and we needed new floors. Getting new floors meant moving my china cabinet. Moving my china cabinet meant getting my china out of it. Last summer, I was leaving the country at the time when the first …
