Three quick projects: great advice from Unclutterer
One of the themes of Declutter Happy Hour, the e-course I offer with life coach Shannon Wilkinson, is to capture small blocks of time to work on decluttering.
Filed under: || Tagged with: 15 minutes, decluttering, erin doland, unclutterer
Thumbs up for new book: Unclutter Your Life in One Week
Erin Doland, the editor-in-chief of the great blog Unclutterer has come out with a new book, Unclutter Your Life in One Week
Filed under: Ranting-and-Raving Organizing || Tagged with: decluttering, erin doland, unclutterer
Standards of clutter
Since I specialize in working with chronically disorganized people, I’ve seen a lot of clutter. I’ve worked in homes so full of stuff they were inhabitable (literally).
But I’ve also been hired to do consultations for people for whom there was no visible clutter, at least at first glance. Yet those folks made the effort to schedule an appointment and paid me to advise them on how to deal with stuff that was bothering them. To my eye, it was small, easily addressable stuff. But to them it was a problem. (I always have to remind myself never to trivialize someone’s problem.)
Filed under: Organizing Living || Tagged with: chronic disorganization, clutter, disorder, napo st. louis, order, perfectionism, unclutterer
Guest post on Unclutterer
Last week, I had a guest post on Unclutterer, a blog I link to frequently here, and which I admire so much. I’m absolutely thrilled to be included there.
Filed under: Organizing Sharing || Tagged with: guest post, unclutterer
Why not lighten the load?
Over at the wonderful blog, Unclutterer last week, guest blogger Gregory Go offered up a guest post on the Seven Benefits of Decluttering. If you had any doubt of the benefits of lightening the load and letting go of excess (and they include financial benefits!), hurry on over there and check it out.
Filed under: Organizing Ranting-and-Raving || Tagged with: declutter happy hour, decluttering, shannon wilkinson, unclutterer, zen habits
Great tips on hiring an organizer
Over at Unclutterer today, my pal Geralin Thomas of Metropolitan Organizing has a terrific blog post on how to hire a professional organizer. It includes fifteen questions to ask a prospective organizer, as well as qualifications to look for.
Filed under: Organizing Ranting-and-Raving || Tagged with: geralin thomas, hiring a po, professional organizer, unclutterer
Gift wrap: Keep it simple
Lately I’ve been having conversations with clients about storing their gift wrap. Personally, I bought a couple of organizers from the Container Store that hang from the rod of a spare closet. One is for rolls of gift wrap and the other for flat wraps and gift bags.
Filed under: Organizing Living || Tagged with: gift wrap, peter walsh, unclutterer
A must-listen interview with Julie Morgenstern
Organizing guru Julie Morgenstern is all over the place promoting her new book When Organizing Isn’t Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life . I haven’t read it yet, though I’ve read some interviews, including one here at Unclutterer . After I read the Unclutterer interview, I went to my library’s website and asked for the book to be sent to my branch when it’s available, so I can check it out
Filed under: Organizing Ranting-and-Raving || Tagged with: aby garvey, books, decluttering, julie morgenstern, unclutterer
Some great advice on yard sales
Whenever I have a client who says she wants to do a yard sale, I always groan inwardly. I usually convince the client that a more expeditious route to achieving her goals would be to donate unwanted items or, in a couple of really cluttered cases, get a local auction service to come take away the stuff and sell it for her.
Filed under: Organizing Ranting-and-Raving || Tagged with: garage sale, geralin thomas, unclutterer, yard sale
Life Remix: Blog of the Week
This week’s Blog of the Week is actually a blog network. Every day Life Remix provides a brief summary of the day’s entries from each of the great blogs that make up their network.
Filed under: Organizing Ranting-and-Raving || Tagged with: blog of the week, blogs, life remix, unclutterer
Who needs to check a bag?
Over at Unclutterer today, professional organizer Monica Ricci has written a guest column about travelling light. She offers some great tips on packing so that you don’t have to check a bag and incur extra charges.
Filed under: Organizing Living || Tagged with: bed bath and beyond, monica ricci, packing, travel, unclutterer
The uncluttered car
I have to admit that my car usually looks pretty messy. That’s not surprising, since I’m a messy person, in general. But I did clean it out prior to my big trip to IKEA and it was very nice to have the clutter removed. Unfortunately, it’s encroaching again.
Filed under: Organizing Living || Tagged with: car, decluttering, unclutterer
Just a few minutes
Some days I look around my home or office and say to myself, “I really need to xxxxx” and it’s a general task like, “get organized” or “reorganize my closet.” Sometimes it’s just “create some order around here” when things have gotten out of hand.
Filed under: Organizing Living || Tagged with: 15 minutes, order, procrastination, productivity, time management, unclutterer
Unclutterer: Blog of the Week
If you’ve found your way to my blog, you probably already know about Unclutterer. Just in case, though, let me sing the praises of my Blog of the Week.
Filed under: Organizing Ranting-and-Raving || Tagged with: blog of the week, blogs, erin doland, unclutterer
