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October 10, 2024

How To Declutter: The Process

Decluttering is one of those intuitive things and you may not feel like you need a tutorial. After all, decluttering is basically just going in and pulling out stuff you don’t want. There is a better way to do it. My system will not only encourage more clutter coming out, but it will leave the […]

Filed Under: Declutter, Declutter Challenge Mary 39 Comments

October 10, 2024

Stop Lying To Yourself

Procrastination can be a powerful tool. Sometimes I’m so busy procrastinating something I don’t want to be doing that I get a ton of other tasks done in the meantime. Procrastinating, ironically, can provide some of my most productive days. But in the end, I’m still left with the mental weight of whatever I’m avoiding […]

Filed Under: Anti-Perfectionism, Declutter Mary 15 Comments

October 10, 2024

Get Rid of Nice Things!

Thursday I made a large drop-off at my Mothers of Multiples Club consignment sale. We are a non-profit club and the proceeds from our sale go to support families with multiples in our community, and we make donations to local groups who serve children and families. Participating in this sale is something I do twice […]

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October 10, 2024

Some Casualties Are Okay.

(Originally published 2/12/14. The baby in this story is about to turn 12!) — Have you ever seen a baby, with his hands full of sippy cups and stuffed animals, try to pick up something else without letting anything go? I get to watch this scene unfold several times a day with my 12-month-old. It […]

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October 10, 2024

Let Go Of {unused & unwanted} Holiday Items This Season

This advice applies to any seasonal items, including Valentines, Easter, Spring, Patriotic, Halloween, Fall, Harvest, Christmas, Birthday, and any other holiday or season you celebrate. Have you ever experienced something like this? At the start of a holiday, you pull out your seasonal decorations.  You examine them and you are happy to see some favorites […]

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October 10, 2024

Stop Telling Your Kids To Clean Their Rooms If …

Right now many of you are decluttering your children’s room as a part of our 91 Day Declutter Challenge. While we are working in our children’s spaces during this challenge, I am reminded of a topic I’ve meant to share for a long time. Sometimes, families develop patterns that can do harm in the hearts and […]

Filed Under: Clean, Declutter Mary 51 Comments

October 10, 2024

Your JUNK or Your LIFE

De-cluttering is an emotional and personal experience. I feel so blessed that my organizing clients let me into their personal space where they share openly and honestly about their feelings and struggles letting things go. This is how I learn that there is a similarity between how many of us feel about our stuff. If […]

Filed Under: Declutter Mary 24 Comments

October 10, 2024

The Top Secret of the Organized

You might think there are some magical secret tricks organized people have to stay organized. Well, you’re pretty much right. We do have tricks, but they don’t have to stay secret and the magic really exists in the follow through.  I have written extensively about how to follow through with one of my recommended declutter […]

Filed Under: Declutter, Organize Mary 43 Comments

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