I am often asked some version of this question: How much time should I spend cleaning? Sometimes the questioner is asking about daily tasks. Sometimes they are asking about decluttering. Sometimes they're asking about deep cleaning. I used to wonder, too, so I understand the desire to know how much time I should designate to "cleaning" on my … [Read more...]

  You have well-meaning relatives, neighbors, friends. They want to bless you with stuff. It can be hard to say no. But if you're decluttering, it can be so discouraging and overwhelming to keep having other people's stuff dumped on you. I'm sharing lots of different places where I've talked about this issue. Blog Posts about How to … [Read more...]

  When you want to declutter, but you know that a lot of the decisions you'll face will feel emotional, it can be hard to start. Dealing with sentimental clutter can feel scary. As I decluttered truckloads of clutter from my own home, I faced many of these decisions, so I created strategies to work through these kinds of items. Here are … [Read more...]

  The number one frustration people have about decluttering is that they end up making a bigger mess. Traditional organizing strategies do often result in making a space worse before making it better, but my five-step No Mess Decluttering Process does not. It guarantees progress and only progress, and never a bigger mess. I had to figure … [Read more...]

  How do I get started decluttering my house? If you're completely overwhelmed by the clutter in your home, the thought of doing the thing you desperately need and want to do (decluttering), can feel intimidating and unsolvable. Seeing where you are and knowing it's so far from where you want to end up can make those first steps feel … [Read more...]

    Christmas is such a fun time! I'm going to be honest. I'm not one of those adults who "doesn't want anything." I LOVE gifts. Giving and getting them. But let's talk about the reality of getting gifts when clutter is a natural struggle. If you've spent time and energy and effort over the year getting stuff out of your house, … [Read more...]

  Nothing strikes fear into a messy heart like an impending doorbell. We've been sharing FAQ posts where we gather together the things I've written, spoken and videoed to help answer questions we are asked regularly.   How do I get my messy house ready for guests? It can be scary to have company when your house is a disaster. I … [Read more...]

Moving is such an exciting (and totally exhausting and totally overwhelming) adventure! For a long time, I had to give theoretical answers about moving because I hadn’t moved since I started my deslobification journey. When I moved to a new-to-me house in 2021, I learned that the advice I’d shared really did work! (Whew!) Here are some blog … [Read more...]

THE most common question I'm asked is "How do I get the Other People who live in my house to declutter? What do you do when you are ready to declutter, but you feel stuck because so much of the clutter belongs to someone else? No one likes this answer, but it's the only one I give and the only one that will help you move forward (while … [Read more...]