Nobody Warned Me That Decluttering Gets Harder When Your Body Hurts
There’s a difference between not wanting to declutter and not being able to. For years I thought having a messy room was a motivation problem. But it’s not. There was …
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9 Telling Signs You’ve Become the Keeper of Everyone Else’s Things
Last spring I went looking for my winter boots in the basement and couldn’t find them. Not because they were lost, but because I had to move four boxes that …
When the Mess Makes You Sad, and the Sadness Makes More Mess
There’s a chair in my bedroom that hasn’t held a single person in months. It holds laundry. Clean laundry, mostly, the kind I washed and folded with good intentions and …
25 Decluttering Products Worth Buying (From Someone Who Hates Clutter)
I have a bad habit I’m not proud of. For years, whenever a room felt like too much, my first move was to buy a bin. A nice clear one, …
9 Honest Reasons Why You Should Use the Good Stuff Every Day
For most of my life, I was taught that some things were too good for everyday use. The china that is waiting for the perfect holiday gathering. The embroidered towels …
Why I Can’t Find Anything Anymore (and How Decluttering Helped My Menopause Brain Fog)
I spent ten minutes the other morning looking for my reading glasses. I checked the kitchen counter. I checked my nightstand. I looked in the bathroom, in the car, and …
11 Things I Removed From My Home Once I Started Taking Decluttering for Safety Seriously
I started decluttering for safety after a close call at home. Here are the 11 things I got rid of and why each one mattered.
The Chaos Decluttering Method Is Everywhere Right Now. I Tried It at 64, and I Have Some Honest Thoughts
My granddaughter sent me a video a few weeks ago. It was a young woman, maybe thirty, standing in front of a closet. She opened the doors, and then, with …
Rightsizing, Not Downsizing: The Decluttering Approach That Changed My Home After 60
A few weeks ago, I came across an article about women my age and what we’re doing with our houses. I was halfway through, half-paying-attention, when the writer used a …
9 Habits That Keep My Home Clutter-Free Year After Year
I didn’t sit down one day and decide to have a clutter-free home. The habits crept in slowly, over years. I didn’t even notice I was building them. Some came …