Decluttering
Why Declutter?
As I looked back over the decluttering articles, I realized that I have covered how to start, but never WHY to declutter. So here it is:
Clutter Defined
Clutter is anything you have that you don’t use, or don’t take care of. These things are interwoven: if you use it, you will take care of it, and [...]
Decluttering Jewelry
Jewelry collections grow. With gifts and inheritances, it can grow quickly.
I found that even as my collection was growing, I was wearing the same pieces over and over, simply because there was too much.
Here is how I brought my jewelry collection down to a size where I use everything.
Separate Heirlooms
For those pieces that are heirlooms, [...]
Decluttering: 3 Ways To Handle Mementos
Most people, while decluttering, can recognize trash and throw it away. But I have yet to run into anyone who quickly recognizes souvenirs and mementos as things that can be decluttered.
Souvenirs and mementos come to represent memories to us. But if they are gone, will you truly forget the event? There are ways to save [...]
Decluttering Your Medicine Cabinet: What To Save or Add
A few months ago I wrote an article (Hidden Clutter: Medicine Cabinet) about decluttering our medicine cabinet. When I went through everything I was horrified to see how many expired products were in there. Since the purge, I have not stocked up unless we needed something. But I found myself thinking about what I should [...]
Decluttering Purses: The Home Made Organizer
I am someone who has multiple purses, and I change frequently (almost every day). It took some time to transfer everything, though, even when I had all small items contained in zipper pouches.
A few months ago I saw the Purseket that had pockets you could put things in and it would spring to conform to [...]
