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When decluttering 15 minutes at a time is the fastest way to declutter!

There seem to be two very popular decluttering trends at the moment. Let’s call them: The Decluttering Bunny (inspired by the Energizer Bunny…which just keeps going and going and going); and The Decluttering Tortoise (inspired by the Tortoise and the Hare). To be clear, you can successfully declutter like a Bunny or a Tortoise. Neither holds a claim of moral superiority, and neither is inherently more effective than the other. For…

Laundry Myth: Fewer clothes doesn’t make less laundry

Minimalism Myth: “Owning fewer clothes means less laundry to wash!” Ummmm…. Okay. So. Math is sort of one of my big things, and this is just mathematically wrong. Math Fact: You will have less laundry to do when you wash fewer clothes. It doesn’t matter how many clothes you own. It just matters how many are going into a laundry basket at the end of the day. Think about it…

Costs of Clutter: The Ultimate List

As always, if you’re satisfied with your home, I’m not here to tell you that you have a clutter problem! If you are feeling overwhelmed, though, here is a big, big list of the costs of clutter that might just help motivate you. Literal Financial Costs: Repurchasing items you can’t find Renting a storage unit Using part or most of your home as a storage unit (based on your…