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Traveling? The perfect time to hone decluttering skills

I just spent the better part of a week in the hospital after what should have been an outpatient surgery (yay, me!), and one of the nurses commented at one point that my bedside tray and bag of “supplies” was one of the most organized spaces she’d seen. This was a pretty big moment for me, because since surface clutter does not typically bother me much day to day, it&#8217…

How Decluttering Makes Holidays FUN again!

Hello, amazing humans, it’s STORY TIME. This is the story of how decluttering has given me back the joy I used to feel as a kid when holidays and birthdays were approaching. One day recently, I went to the grocery store for milk, and left with an extra bag full of party supplies. (Yay, ADHD!  This is why my husband does the grocery shopping.  But I digress.) Here’s the thing – the…

What It Feels Like to Battle Chronic Clutter

And how a Decluttering Coach can help! I wrote this story to show two things. First – how incredibly painful it is to live feeling like you’re drowning in chronic clutter, despite every effort to dig out. The pervasive shame itself can be debilitating. (Incidentally, shame is a lousy motivator.) And second – to show how having a Decluttering Coach by your side can break that cycle of helplessness. Sometimes we just need…