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An organizing book for everyone by KC Davis. I recommend reading or listening to it, and watching her Ted Talk (link is below) (In a hurry? You can order the book here . I'll get a small commission - thank you!) I have to start by saying... THANK YOU KC DAVIS! This book is amazing! Listening to this book was a fantastic, mind-altering distraction as I prepped my cabinets for my kitchen remodel (and also reignited my tennis elbow). I feel like I've been waiting for her words

How to finish decluttering projects you start... After experiencing a fast and seriously gratifying entryway clearing with a client, I reflected on what helped us finish so quickly. Here's what I do for my own clearing and organizing and what I teach all my clients... 1 CHOOSE A DOABLE TASK Feelings of overwhelm often come from looking at a room or area and thinking, "This is too much, I can't do this!" Instead of looking at the whole room, choose ONE small task to do. Those

30 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge! One option for storing sweaters (from knitter/blogger Kristen Rittig) In the Pacific Northwest we're experiencing our first warm, sunny days, so it's a good time to go through sweaters, pluck out what we didn't wear this last winter and make some space for the clothes we DO wear and love! This winter a client-friend asked me to share how I recommend folding bulky sweaters - this blog post by knitter Kristen Rettig explains and shows it beaut

30 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge! A client friend of mine recently cleared and organized her bra and underwear drawer and said, "It looks like a Victoria Secret catalog!" It may seem like a lot of time to spend on undergarments, but these clothes are the foundation of your clothing day and I believe we can start our days in a better way than digging through a jumble. If you're a bra and underwear wearer (the pandemic wasn't all bad - many boobs were freed!), I recommend tryin

30 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge! Socks may seem like such a small thing - why bother organizing them?! I said the same thing until I did it as part of my KonMari training. I finally made myself take time to match them all up and let go of holey ones, single ones I've been shifting around for ages, and ones I really never wear or like. Now I LOVE opening my sock drawer! I even have room between the containers holding different types to put a little sticky note that says, "Be

30 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge! Day 21 of the Spring Cleaning Challenge: Perk up Pants... If you have an overabundance of pants, today is for you! Gather a category of pants (jeans, stretch, black, pjs...). Choose your favorites - maybe try them on. Then, if you haven't already tried storing them upright and you use a dresser for storage, fold them and store them vertically like in the video. If the image above doesn't work, here's the link: https://vimeo.com/47121819

30 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge! Today is the day to free the shoes and turn boots into stand up citizens! Gather aaaallll of your shoes together for a little shoe party (or maybe it's a big party!) and put your Honesty Pants on to look through them. If you have a lot of shoes, put categories or colors together (dress shoes, boots, etc.), then ask your Self: do I love these? Do I wear these? Do I want these? Try them on with outfits if needed, walk around the house in them,

30 day Spring Cleaning Challenge! My Mum's closet I did this with my Mum yesterday and we were both amazed at how quickly it went! I've done this with countless clients and friends and it works like magic when you cut through the mental chatter and just do it... Here's what I recommend: 1 - Imagine what you want to feel like when you go out into the world, then picture what colors, styles and textures you're wearing. 2 - Clear off your bed 3 - Take alllll the hanging clothes

A simple tip to get unwanted items out of our living spaces. The Donation Station is one of my absolute favorite simple clutter solutions! A Donation Station is a consistent, designated, easy-to-access but out-of-the way place to put things we come across on a daily basis that we don't want-use-need-love. How many times do we walk by, move, touch or look at things we don't want in our homes, garages, cupboards and closets? These items can clutter our physical and mental space

The One Thing Happy Life Recipe To walk into a room, step past feeling overwhelmed and choose ONE THING to do RIGHT NOW can be absolutely transformative. And it's not as scary as it might sound. When people reach out to me for help with decluttering and organizing, they often begin with, "I feel so overwhelmed!" and "I don't know where to start!" And when I'm with a client-friend and we walk into a room full of who-knows-what, or we open a closet door and a mish-mash pops out