One of my favorite things is hearing how my decluttering efforts have inspired others. Case in point - my friend Colleen. Colleen is someone I really admire. She's one of those people who sees the world holistically, who thinks long and hard before she acts,...
This may be the most embarrassing thing I ever admit on this blog - I own a Caboodle. Well, owned, technically, since it recently found its way into my donation box and out of my life forever. If you aren't sure what a Caboodle is,...
The term "junk drawer" doesn't seem to jive with the idea of minimalism. How could a minimalist home have a junk drawer? Surprisingly, I'm guessing most minimalists have a such a drawer (although they may give it a more useful-sounding moniker, like "utility drawer"). Who...
I sometimes feel like minimalism is a lifestyle of cliches - less is more, a place for everything and everything in its place, or today's cliche: quality over quantity. If only these cliches weren't so darn true, I wouldn't use them, but alas, those ancient...
Today I'm going to give you a simple mantra to help keep your floors free of clutter: Hang It Up! Feel free to abbreviate this to HIU, if you like. Who knows, maybe it will even become the new LOL? Who knew being clutter-free could...
Soon after being introduced to minimalism, I de-cluttered my kitchen. I'm not sure why this room stuck out as needing immediate de-clutterification; perhaps the kitchen was an easy place to begin, since most of the items contained therein are mine. (Well, maybe not the over-sized...
This weekend I tackled a larger-than-usual minimalist project - the pursuit of floor space. This required jettisoning two pieces of furniture, which was scary, but completely awesome! The catalyst for the project? This chair: This chair is not comfortable. This chair is not nice. This...
Sometimes when I walk around my house and talk to my stuff (yes, I do, mostly in my head; no, this is not crazy, at least I don't think so, as long as it stays in my head; um, maybe I should move on here...
My favorite thing about the weekend (besides sleeping in past 6:00 a.m. and spending time with my adorable toddlers) is the opportunity to tackle some decluttering projects. As Saturday afternoon rolls around, I can see my clutter getting nervous. My eyes roam the house, searching...
One lesson I've learned from my decluttering gurus - watch what you allow into your house. I'm starting to interrogate incoming items by asking questions like "How did you get here?" This question is particularly effective in weeding out a very tricky clutter-bug - the...
