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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. A person who for the last 20+ years has written, spoken to clients, and really anyone who will [...]

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 [...]

Looking for a simpler life? Well, I have a simple solution to help you attain it. But it involves some work on your end. {Sorry, but I never said simple was going to be easy} In order to attain [...]

I think it is safe to say we – as in collectively all of us living in the United States – own too much stuff. If the debt we put ourselves in and the anxiety we create for ourselves [...]

When decluttering and minimizing becomes a priority it might leave you feeling overwhelmed. Or confused with where to start. To make starting more appealing, I always suggest you do what I call a [...]

Letting go is hard. There is no other way to slice it. I could tell you that with practice it gets easier. And that is actually true. But the reality is that saying goodbye – to anything [...]

Oh for the love of God do we – and I mean all of us collectively – have too much stuff. This is not new news. In fact, it is often in the news. According to nbc.com the average home [...]