Decluttering
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, [...]
Reducing Clutter: Roll those Coins
Photo by Joe ShlabotnikI noticed the other day that coins were stacking up. The realization dawned after we pulled all our coin storage into one place to search for state quarters to fill a collection. And as I looked around at the piles of change, I realized that they had become clutter.
How Coins Can Be [...]
What Clutter Says About You
Photo by Louise Oldfield I’ve often wondered why some people have absolutely no problem getting rid of things, and yet others are paralyzed to throw anything out. Monica Ricci brought it up in her blog article “What Your Cluttered Closet (or Handbag) Says About You.” The gist of it is that getting rid of clutter [...]
Hidden Clutter: Medicine Cabinet
Hidden clutter is the stuff that we see so often we stop seeing it. Finding it requires actually looking at things with conscious intent. From time to time I will present an area in your life that probably contains hidden clutter.
I ran across this mess of hidden clutter recently. My child brought home the latest [...]
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