There are so many hidden emotional layers when it comes to decluttering and downsizing our homes things that no one wants to admit or talk about. On the surface, we all know how physically taxing and exhausting it can be. We also know how much time it is likely to take to sort, donate, and [...]
If someone else’s trash is another person’s treasure… Why is it that someone else’s stuff is cluttered but yours is not? Why is it so much easier to declutter other people’s stuff rather than our own? Perhaps you’ve heard yourself complaining about “my husband's stuff, my wife’s stuff, or my kids’ stuff.” While it might [...]
The journey to becoming a minimalist doesn’t happen overnight. It can take years of self-discovery. It’s a journey that requires deep courage and commitment, sometimes painful introspection to confront old beliefs and self-sabotaging habits. The journey will help you discover what matters most to you, so you can weed out anything that doesn’t align with [...]
Do you have boxes of old photos sitting in your basement or big photo albums taking up space on your bookcase shelves? If you are a baby boomer or part of the sandwich generation, chances are you not only have your own photo collections, but you also have those that you inherited from your parents [...]
Embrace the Beauty of Autumn It’s fall. A new season. It’s time to enjoy being outside in nature, taking long walks and just enjoying the magnificent color of autumn leaves. It’s also a time when on the first rainy day we might scramble to change out clothing in our closets from summer to winter. And [...]
Not everyone wants to downsize when they retire. As a matter of fact, 75% of baby boomers say they would like to age in place for as long as they can. But at some point as we age, it is likely that we will either want to downsize or have to downsize. For those of [...]
Cleaning out your parents’ home can be a stressful task, especially if it’s full of decades of clutter. To make the process easier, here are 10 secrets to successfully deal with your parents’ clutter. These tips will help you efficiently and effectively organize, declutter, and dispose of the items in your parents’ home. 1. Words [...]
A cluttered home is overwhelming and it’s both physically and mentally exhausting! People who live in cluttered homes tend to procrastinate and avoid the obvious piles of mail and paperwork, dirty laundry, dirty dishes, unmade beds, and toys everywhere! It’s just easier for them to ignore the clutter even though it creates a lot of [...]
Are you guilty of feeling guilty when you are decluttering your home? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Many people wonder why they feel so guilty and they also wonder how to stop feeling that way because it can really slow you down and even stop your progress completely. Why do we feel [...]
My all-time favorite quote: “The secret to happiness is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less” ~ Socrates It took me a long time to learn the wisdom of this statement… you might say I was a slow learner and that I had to learn the hard way! As [...]
