Clutter-Clearing

Did you know that 17.8 tons of bulk mail is delivered annually? If you read my recent post “Managing the Mountain of Mail (Or Whatever Burdens You), you might appreciate this one from my [...]

What’s lurking in your wallet (purse, coat pocket, back seat of your car…) that you no longer love, use or need? Some of the items that came out of the clearing practice we did as [...]

Guess which window was the first to get cleaned today after an embarrassingly long period of time (read: years)…? It might come as a shock to you all, but yes, I still find things that need [...]

I received this note from a friend on Facebook the other day: “What do you charge to come out and HELP!!!??? I don’t even have time to read your book (which I DID buy) or the blog. [...]

I love pleasant surprises.  I got a really nice one the other day in the form of an unsolicited review for my book. This one is by someone named Austin S. on Goodreads. I don’t know who [...]

Sometimes you need a friend or family member to keep us on task. I got this email from my friend, Deb, sharing what happened after a little organizing support from her (non-attached) daughter: [...]

Another good question came the other day: I am following your practice of clearing one item each day. My question for you is what about the stuff that comes into your home- like mail? I can never [...]

Dan Pink, best-selling author of A Whole New Mind, confirmed this staggering statistic I’d heard some years ago as part of my research for Your Spacious Self: “The self-storage [...]

Just read a terrific New York Times article about the effect heirlooms have on on our lives entitled “How to Lose a Legacy” by Ellen Lupton. Humorous, colorful, timely – this article [...]

Try this experiment: Watch the 3-minute video below and see if adopting a simple daily practice in home tending doesn’t help bring new energy into your home and  life. Even better: Set an [...]