Clutter. It is all the stuff you have that doesn’t have a home that is in the wrong spot. Often that wrong spot is on a counter, a table, a bed, or the floor. Those flat surfaces – [...]
You might think much time is needed to tackle your most cluttered spaces. You might even think the task is too difficult to do. Clutter does that. By definition, clutter is confused or disordered [...]
I subscribed to a handful of carefully selected blogs that offer me ways to live simply. And I choose to read only those few because I know my limit and what I can digest. I realized early on in [...]
I never set out to be a minimalist per se. Yes, as a professional organizer it would seem that minimalism would be part of the gig. And while it is my go-to solution for any problem it [...]
There is a way to achieve a happier home and it doesn’t have to do with buying more stuff. Or even, dare I say it, letting go. {I know how blasphemous that sounds coming from a minimalist [...]
James Clear writes in his book Atomic Habits that every action you take is a vote for the kind of person you want to be. He was referring to building habits based on becoming that person. When I [...]
Reading the title of this blog might sound a little bit odd coming from a professional organizer who, for the last 20+ years, has written and taught others about productivity and the many ways to [...]
My daughter and I ask this question when things get difficult. “Can I use this as an opportunity or will I let it be an obstacle?” In all cases where something is hard, I am trying to [...]
Recently, I learned a doozy of a new word that helps unpack the benefits and power of minimalism: pleiotropic. If that isn’t a spelling bee kind of word I don’t know what is. [...]
When it comes to living with less, knowing why you want to live that way is important. It is important mostly because the idea of living with less can sound a bit daunting, unappealing, perhaps [...]