I'm talking to my friend Tracy Steel, author of A Redesigned Life about basic design principles that can help someone like me feel more confident decorating my home. I've shared the impact of my living room being actually decorated, and I'm determined to be more purposeful in the rest of my house, too! You can find Tracy at …
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221: Why Do Organizing Systems Work for Some People And Not for Others Podcast
Organizing systems that work great for some people fail miserably for others. I am generally one of the "others." Through my deslobification process, I've figured out why and that's what I'm talking about in today's podcast. Sponsors: Go to thirdlove.com/clean and get 15% off your first purchase! Betterhelp.com/clean. A Slob …
A Reader Shares How She ‘Re-Thinks’ about Cleaning
I love hearing from readers about mindset changes and personal victories. This one is great! Though, to be clear, Lisa's the one referring to me as Guru, not me! I would say "fellow struggler who thinks about these things WAY more than the average person" would be more fitting! I love how Lisa shares the impact of simply changing the way she …
220: Downsizing – Cleaning Out The WHOLE House Podcast
Cleaning out a home where you or a loved one has lived for a long time isn't fun. But it's reality. As my family has recently experienced, the time does come when everything has to go. I'm sharing the process we went through, and some strategies for getting the job done. Things mentioned: Helping Someone Downsize podcast Wishing Someone …
219: Helping Someone Downsize – the Beginning of the (Slow) Process Podcast
Well, this one was hard to title! Maybe because it's such a hard thing to do! I'm talking about beginning the process of helping someone downsize. The goal is to develop decluttering momentum while also developing trust in the process with the person you're helping. Things mentioned: Garage Sale Podcasts: One, Two, Three Decluttering …
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 …
218: Wishing Someone Would Declutter Podcast
We recently went through the whole process of dealing with my mother-in-law's possessions after her death. I was grateful for the decluttering and downsizing we'd already done over the past few years. I will be sharing about this process in upcoming podcasts, but first I decided it was important to talk about the realities of getting someone else …
One Decade Down – 10 Years of A Slob Comes Clean
On August 24th, 2009, I wrote the first post on my secret blog. Ten years later, I’m writing this post. Ten years is a decade. Double digits. The decade mark at this job I made up is a great time to consider my past and my future in it. So, I thought I’d share my current perspective with those of you who have been loyal participants in my …
217: It’s Never Always All or Nothing Podcast
The All or Nothing Mentality doesn't help! And it's a great excuse for me to avoid doing things I should be doing. I'm talking about applying it to the small things and how that keeps my house from getting out of control. I also share how avoiding this mentality and just doing SOMETHING helps me get back on track after the routine free …
