This is the last of the Clutter Guilt Conversations for now. Watch them at your in-laws' house and maybe you'll avoid having to actually go through these situations in real life! FYI, I'm taking the rest of Thanksgiving week off from posting on the blog. Watch for a Black Friday sale on my e-books, but let's just spend this week … [Read more...]
Decluttering
Decluttering is the foundation to transforming your home. But don't be afraid! We can start small.
“Let’s Get This Clear Before I Take It” – Clutter Avoidance Conversations
This one will help you avoid the need to use any of the Clutter Guilt Conversations I posted a while back. I call it “Let’s get this clear before I take it” approach. Click here if you can't see the video. Script: Me: It is so great to see you!! Them: You too! Me: I can’t believe how big Annie is now! I’m not ready … [Read more...]
“You Know I Can’t Handle More Stuff” Approach – Clutter Avoidance Conversations
I've got five six of these Clutter Avoidance Conversations to help you get through family gatherings without bringing home stuff you don't need. Today's approach: “You Know I Can’t Handle More Stuff” Click here to if you can't see the video. Script: Them: Hey sweetie, come in here for a minute, K? Me: What do you need? Them: … [Read more...]
“Oh, I Already Have One of Those” – Clutter Avoidance Conversations
Today's Clutter Avoidance Conversation takes the "But I Already Have One of Those" approach. So logical. (Sometimes) so hard to communicate. (Click here if you can't see the video.) Script: (Me, entering the door, carrying food.) Me: Hey, we’re here!! Them: (Coming around the corner) Well, hello!! Do you see it? Did you … [Read more...]
Clutter Avoidance Conversations – The “I’ll See What I Can Use” Approach
I had too much fun doing sample Clutter Guilt Conversations a few weeks ago. Really, too much. (Waaaayyyy too much.) As the Holiday Season starts here in the U.S. next week with Thanksgiving, I thought it appropriate to share some approaches for avoiding clutter that well-meaning friends and family try to give you at family gatherings. I'm … [Read more...]
Systems Help. Really, They Do.
I walked out to the Donate Box yesterday morning and found this: It's a carseat. A carseat that's been embarrassing us. We haven't had a kid who could fit in that carseat for a very long time. Despite that obvious-to-anyone-who-knows-us fact, it had been hooked up in the back of my husband's car until yesterday. There's no need to … [Read more...]
The Very BEST Kind of Decluttering
After yesterday's Beyond Depressing Decluttering Post, I'm happy to share this one. Last night, as we watched our favorite family show (Shark Tank), my 8yo got the decluttering itch. She started out looking through our video stash "just to see what we had." Soon, she was sorting and stacking and making a Donate Pile of the ones we obviously … [Read more...]
The Very Worst Kind of Decluttering
Ouch. We finally did it. My husband has been mentioning this for a while, but I'd successfully pretended I didn't hear him. At some point in the past ten years, we had moths. His suits were ruined. Every single one of them. He wears a dress shirt and tie every day to work, but never a full-on suit. For the random times he needed … [Read more...]
Are We Out of Kleenex? Really??
Sometimes, I should just declutter instead of going to the store. I find all sorts of useful stuff. We'd been lamenting the lack of "facial tissues" in our house lately, and I'd been MEANING to order more on Amazon. Really, my normally amazingly-understanding Hubby had been more than a little irritated about using T.P. to blow his nose. But … [Read more...]
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