I'm talking with Liza today. (Actually, back in January.) Things we discussed in this episode: How the "take it there now" decluttering strategy is a game-changer for her because of the chronic illness and exhaustion she faces. Helping kids embrace the decluttering mindset in a way that doesn't traumatize them. I also answer this …
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I don't have much to say to introduce this one, other than that stories like this one make all of this crazy made-up job worthwhile. I'm so thankful for the hope I found and the hope others can find. Hi Dana, I've been mentally writing this email for the last year. :) I've known about your blog for many years and occasionally stopped by from …
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Want to Declutter But Can’t Donate Right Now?
If you're reading this in the future, I hope you think to yourself, "Why in the world would I not be able to donate right now?" But my guess is that if you looked at the date when this post was written, March of 2020, you'd say "Ohhhhh . . . . " We're living in a crazy time in history. We're stuck at home, with nothing to look at except our …
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Finish The Project and Call it Decluttering!
Projects are fun. The idea/planning/collecting-of-stuff stage of a project is fun. The finishing stage is fun. But today I'm talking about the middle stage. It's fun, too, but it can make decluttering difficult. It's the stage when you've gathered the stuff and started, but you're not done. And then life happens. And the unfinished …
247: Decluttering in Uncertain Times Podcast
Well, life is pretty bananas for all of us right now. In this podcast episode, I'm sharing some mental decluttering roadblocks I've been surprised to be facing, how I'm talking myself through them, and my best advice for making the most of this unexpected decluttering time, even if you have some of the same challenges. What Counts as …
A Donate Box Helps Create Good Habits – One Reader’s Experience
I loooooove this story. I experienced the same thing. As I worked on decluttering, my kids picked up the basics from me. I don’t always feel like I’m passing on my new, declutterer habits to my daughters. They like collections, and they treasure coloring pages from church and school. Then I walk into my bedroom and notice something in my …
