This new blog is replacing the monthly newsletter I used to send out. I feel a blog format is much easier to build relationships where we can help and motivate each other when dealing with our clutter issues.
To help me help you I first need to know …
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If your New Year’s resolution to organize your home has already been sidetrack, don’t give up. You may need to shrink down your approach.
Try starting with a small project. Sometimes containerizing a small mess will help you feel like you’re back on track. It can motivate you to organize more areas.
A container can corral small items so the area looks cleaner and is more efficient for you. I did that today using a small container I bought at Target for $1.00.
Here is what this area looked like before. …
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I was looking back at some of the posts I wrote over the past four years. Here are a few of them I thought you might like.
“Being Organized is a Journey Not a Destination”
“Change Your Attitude Change Your Life”
Blast From the Past Read More »
A couple of years ago I wrote a post about how things can be freeloaders in our homes. Many times we have such an emotional attachment to our things that we lose sight of what’s of value to our lives and what isn’t.
I looked up the definition of “clutter” in my Webster’s New World College Dictionary. Granted this book was the 1997 version and some definitions may have change. Anyway, it says that clutter is a number of things scattered in disorder or a jumble. It doesn’t say that any of the things are junk, just that they are “scattered in disorder”.
Maybe this definition is part of the problem with understanding if our things are just cluttered or if they are freeloaders. To understand how I defined what is a freeloader and what isn’t with regards to our things, please check out this blog post.
Our lives are busy and sometimes we just don’t have time to keep everything organized. But at some point it will become more than just a little mess. This blog post explains what the difference is.
Is It Clutter or Just a Little Mess?
The more we educate ourselves on what is just a mess, what is clutter, what is a freeloader, and even what is junk and what is treasure, the easier it will be to emotionally detach ourselves from our things. Without our emotions clouding our logical thinking we will be able to decide which things have earned the right to live in our home and which should be kicked to the curb.
This article asks 12 questions that can help you think clearly as to whether your things are junk or treasure.
Please let me know in the comment section what kind of “freeloaders” you have found living in your home.
To a lighter load along the way.
Janice
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It may feel like it’s near the end of the Garage Sale season but now just might be a great time to have a sale. With all the back to school shopping going on many parents are looking to stretch the budget and will buy some items at a garage sale (see below).
If you live near a university or college those students will be looking for used furniture and other household items to fill their dorm rooms or apartments.
It takes time to put together a big garage sale but if you have a fair amount of the items listed below you might want to consider having a quick garage sale in the next couple of weeks. That way you could take advantage of the back to school rush and clear out some of the clutter from your home. Plus you’ll be able to make a little extra money to help with your own back to school budget, if you have one.
Most schools do not reimburse school teachers for all the supplies, books, and other educational materials they have in their individual classrooms. I know that at some of my past garage sales I have had teachers, especially new ones, looking for items (books, educational games, etc.) to build up their classroom resources for their students.
So check out the list of items below and if you have a fair amount of them you no longer use, consider planning a garage sale as soon as possible.
There are a lot of online sites to advertise your sale for free. Google your city and garage sales to help you find some local sites. You can also put an ad in your local paper. You might be able to post a note about the sale in your local grocery store if they have a bulletin board for sale items.
To a lighter load along the way.
Janice
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