Inside: If you’re overwhelmed with all of your decor, use these tips for organizing and downsizing your holiday decorations. A guest post by Rose Morrison Whether you’re already getting started on decorating for the holidays or you haven’t yet broken out the boxes of ornaments and tinsel, getting your home ready for the holiday season…
If you are someone who loves gift-giving, it may not be as easy to imagine gifting an experience over an item. But I want to tell you why experiences are the best gifts and how to give them. While I am focusing on gifts for children here. the same concepts can be applied to adults…
I’m a professional declutterer, not a professional organizer. The reason I make the distinction is because I focus almost all my time working with clients on getting rid of things rather than organizing them. I find that most people need to declutter more, not organize more. Why You Need to Declutter More, Not Organize More…
This past week one of my daughter’s had a birthday. She turned 9. But you won’t find us hosting any big parties this weekend. There are 5 reasons we don’t throw big birthday parties for our kids. Why We Don’t Throw Big Birthday Parties: 1. I’m not good at it I’m not a Pinterest mom….
Inside: Learn what emotional clutter is, how it’s often tied to physical clutter, and how to let it go. Emotional clutter isn’t something that’s talked about much. It’s easier to focus on the physical items in our homes that we can see. However, the feelings we hold on to impact every area of our lives…
Today I wanted to give you a list of 77 easy things to declutter from your home. Often the challenge with getting started with decluttering is that it is overwhelming. This list should help ease you into the process. 77 Easy Things to Declutter From Your Home: These things should be easy items to let…
Whether your kids are already back in school or you are preparing for it, read on for the best things to clean and organize in the fall. It will help you get the school year started off right. 7 Best Things to Clean and Organize In the Fall: Starting off a new season is a…
Living counter-culturally isn’t always easy. What can be even more challenging is teaching kids how to live simply in a consumer culture. Teaching Kids to Live Simply In a Consumer Culture Living simply is not the norm in our culture. Recent statistics on credit card debt confirm this: “Credit card balances carried from month to…
Clutter isn’t just the stuff we keep in our homes. It’s also the thoughts and feelings we hold onto. To declutter and improve your life, you need to let go of anger. Why you need to let go of anger Anger is often justified. Other times it is petty. Regardless of the situation, choosing to…
Hint: how to have a less busy schedule this school year will involve saying ‘no’ on repeat. As we get ready to head into a new school year, life tends to get busier. After what was hopefully a slower summer, people head into fall full force. The respite of summer quickly turns into the chaos…
