Depending on where someone first lands in this blog, he/she might be totally impressed or totally horrified by my organizing skills. And then there's Hubby. He sees the good days and the bad days, the failed attempts and the overall progress. Thankfully, he's my biggest supporter and believer, but I still get an extra thrill when he … [Read more...]
Decluttering
Decluttering is the foundation to transforming your home. But don't be afraid! We can start small.
Cleaning Out the Pantry (Again)
I'm a declutterer, not an organizer. You know that, right? One of the best things I ever did in this deslobification process was to realize that. I always thought I needed to get organized. Organizing (in my mind) meant finding a way to keep all my stuff under control. A way that would work perfectly for the rest of my days upon the … [Read more...]
Nony Starts Using Grown-Up Glasses (And Declutters Her Kitchen Cabinet in a Webisode)
Oh, the layers of procrastination that exist in this project. First, I received a lovely set of glasses for Christmas. In 2012. They were beautiful, appreciated, and perfect. And they sat in the bottom of my kitchen pantry for the next eight months . . . In the box. Even though I was glad to have them, there was the whole matter … [Read more...]
Perfect. But Useless.
As I worked in the garage recently, sorting through clutter that had magically appeared . . . I found this. It was perfect, but useless. In case your kids aren't in the booster seat stage, I'll explain. This is the top portion of a booster seat for the car. When the kids first move out of a car seat, this back portion of the booster helps … [Read more...]
Three Strikes? You’re Donated!
This shirt. This shirt. Do you hear the contempt? This shirt has been in my laundry pile THREE WEEKS IN A ROW. Clean. Ooo-hoo-hoo. I can not properly express the loathing I feel toward clean clothes found in my dirty clothes pile. It is one of my Mommy Pet Peeves. I know that I used to do it to my own mother, but really . . . … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye to An Old Friend
This old friend turned up recently. I had missed her. We reminisced about those days after my babies were born. The days when I depended on her to give me my space. She's comfortable. She's always been faithful. But honestly . . . she's hideous. I don't even know where she had been hiding the past few years. I hadn't seen her in … [Read more...]
Homework Time Decluttering
Last week, while I still had delusions about writing a Normal Day post, I took this picture: This is my daughter, doing her homework, with one of my most consistent clutter collecting spots in the background. Right. I've shown after pictures of this exact spot in previous posts. I even have a webisode of me decluttering it. But … [Read more...]
Dealing With Clutter Like Normal Friend Would
I haven't mentioned Normal Friend in a while. But I did channel her last Saturday. I was decluttering a big pile of . . . ummm . . . stuff in the garage. There will be a post coming about that soon, but basically I was cleaning up scattered (and stacked and thrown) summer stuff on the first cool day we've had. I came across a few … [Read more...]
Stuffing My Clutter
Remember my 3 a.m. panic earlier this week? The sheer volume and height of clutter in my master bedroom was daunting. But I've learned during this deslobification process to not trust my perceptions of clutter. There was a certain basketfull of clothing that had been perplexing me. It was behind other clutter, but I could see enough to … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- …
- 52
- Next Page »