Decluttering

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 [...]

Clutter 101: How To Start Decluttering

Decluttering. It can seem so overwhelming if you were never taught how to do it. Here is a quick guide on how to declutter.
Gather Supplies
Decluttering requires a few things. They are things you have around the house, so gather them up!

Boxes.You will need 6 containers with rigid sides. They can be leftover boxes, laundry baskets, [...]

Clutter 101: What is Clutter?

What Is Clutter?
My definition of clutter is something that you don’t use or respect. By respect, I mean that you must respect it enough to care for it properly.
Why Should I Care About Clutter?
Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, has clutter somewhere. Clutter is insidious and creeps into our lives and homes without conscious thought. It [...]

Hidden Clutter: Old Software

Photo by chrisjroosI really put off writing this article, because I have promised myself that when I write about hidden clutter, I have to deal with it. And I really didn’t want to go through my old software.
As a programmer, I have lots of software hanging around. The last time I did a software roundup, [...]