I was preparing for a small party for my son’s birthday so I ran through the usual tidying steps to get the house ready: dust surfaces, check; vacuum floors, check; clean bathroom, check…then I walked by the desk in my kitchen. Eeek!! It was scary! I knew it was bad because it had been messy…
Dyson vs Shark: Cordless Vacuum Review
It’s that time of year again- holiday deals as far as the eye can see. I try my best not to buy things I don’t need. I do well most of the year but I’m human and sometimes get tempted by Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales (and July 4th sales, Presidents Day sales…pretty much…
How to Organize Kids’ Art Supplies
My kids’ art supplies cabinet was a horrific mess. I was avoiding it for a variety of reasons that I go over in my post What to Do with Sentimental Clutter. At some point it finally became unusable; the boys just weren’t able to find what they needed a lot of the time. After finally…
What to Do with Sentimental Clutter
The mess pictured in the cabinet below didn’t just happen. It was a gradual process that took a few years to perfect. At this point it’s just the right amount of messy to make the average person cringe. This is my reaction to this mess on most days. I’ve reached the point where it can’t…
4 Reasons We Procrastinate When It’s Time to Declutter
We moved into our house about three years ago. Right away we unpacked everything in our master bedroom. Within the first week we put away the clothes and the furniture was in place. But in a corner of our neatly arranged bedroom we still had one lonely box of stuff. Every now and then I…