It's decluttering season, so I'm decluttering. Which has me thinking about decluttering. As someone who has arrived at a bizarre place in life where I make a living thinking about decluttering, I think about it a LOT. A whole lot. Recently, I've been thinking about some brain benefits of decluttering. I'm not talking about major …
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197: The Decluttering Steps Are There When You Need Them Podcast
I recently had to work through a horribly overwhelming mess in my home. As I used my decluttering steps (which I personally use all the time with all kinds of messes) I was able to get through it. I'm sharing that story, but also talking about how people like me react to decluttering challenges and expectations. Sponsor: Download the Poshmark …
The Worst Decluttering Strategy Ever
Today, I’m sharing what is (in my personal-turned-professional opinion) the absolute worst decluttering strategy ever. For me. Don’t separate those two things. The thing about it being the absolute worst, and the part about it being the worst for me. I finally started making real, lasting, bigtime decluttering progress when I stopped …
196: The Worst Decluttering Strategy EVER Podcast
Want to know the absolute worst decluttering strategy ever (for me)? I'm sharing it, and why it's the worst (for me) and what I do instead. Sponsors: For a free two week trial of PrepDish, go to PrepDish.com/aslobcomesclean Sponsor: Blinds Chalet! - visit their website or call 888-633-7840! Use promo code “clean ” for a special discount …
Why I Don’t Host Decluttering Challenges
"Decluttering Challenges" are all the rage at this time of year. I get it. Bloggers know that this is the time when organizing-related website traffic surges. People are ready to declutter. The post-Christmas mess combines with time off work and excitement about changes in a new year, and decluttering fever hits. A decluttering challenge …
How to Stop Cluttering (or Shopping) When You’re Overwhelmed by All the Stuff
This is going to seem like a stretch for a moment, but I promise to give you a surefire way to stop shopping, even if it’s a habit, when you’re ready to declutter because all the stuff in your home overwhelms you. To get there, though, I need to talk about soy sauce. As a young child, I loved soy sauce. I wanted to eat soy sauce on …
195: Stop Cluttering Podcast
A big part of making real decluttering progress is stopping the flow of new stuff coming into the house. But what if that's a habit? What if great deals and cute stuff are SO HARD TO RESIST? I'm sharing how I completely changed my desire to get new stuff. Sponsors: Sponsor: ModCloth.com - To get 15% off your purchase of $100 or more, enter code …
HALF OFF My Video-based Decluttering Course
If you are decluttering this week (like most people are), you're in the right place. Decluttering is my specialty. Not that I actually like it. I've just had to learn how to declutter by doing it. There are tons of free resources on this site, free podcasts galore to listen to while you work, and videos you can watch over on …
194: Stop Stuff Shifting (And Actually Declutter) Podcast
Do you ever feel like you've been decluttering (and decluttering and decluttering) but have nothing to show for it? It's very possible/probable that you've actually just been stuff shifting. (Sorry.) I'm talking about how to avoid stuff shifting so you can make real decluttering progress. Sponsors: Sponsor: Blinds Chalet! - visit their …
