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laura7868
Sep 67 min read
Did you know you have an organizing style?
When we were first married, I quickly realized that my husband and I had different ideas of what it meant to keep house. To me it meant...
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laura7868
Aug 153 min read
Clearing out my parents' home
My family and I recently gathered to clear out our parents’ home. Some tasks were an emotional monsoon. Others brought joyous shrieks of...
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laura7868
Jul 302 min read
Ready? Set? College!
Do you know anyone heading off to college? The Freshman Fifteen can refer to the number of pounds you gain from cafeteria food. But...
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laura7868
Jul 103 min read
Five Questions before you shop on Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner. I am not going to preach a “Never Prime Day” message, because, honestly, there are some good...
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laura7868
May 273 min read
Moving Season!
I was recently called in to help a local move that was already in progress. The home owners had a medical emergency in the middle of...
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laura7868
Mar 223 min read
Out of Work!
I went into the house, knowing that decluttering/organizing was not this woman’s idea. Her mom had set this up. She was a single mom of...
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laura7868
Feb 283 min read
Where do I start????
“Do you ever go to an organizing job and just think, ‘Oh my! Where do I even begin?’” I get this question a lot and the answer is, “Yes....
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laura7868
Aug 9, 20232 min read
The Freshman Fifteen
You may have heard of The Freshman Fifteen as the number of pounds you gain from cafeteria food. Here is a different Freshman Fifteen to...
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laura7868
Jul 8, 20236 min read
Toy clutter! What's a parent to do?
“It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.” Fred Rogers A Simple Step...
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laura7868
Jun 15, 20233 min read
Do your kids have too many toys?
Is there such a thing as “Loving our kids too much”??? I hope not, but if you are only considering the love language of “gift giving”...
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laura7868
Jun 9, 20232 min read
Who's your friend?
Friends/Acquaintances/Enemies Decluttering can be overwhelming at times. If you are having trouble deciding what you do and don’t want to...
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laura7868
May 2, 20231 min read
Decluttering Checklist
Check out the recent Redfin article we were featured in: The Ultimate Room-By-Room Decluttering Checklist | Redfin Creating a...
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laura7868
Apr 21, 20232 min read
Elephant Eating Etiquette
“6 Month Rule for Decluttering” “5 Day Declutter Challenge” “4 Box Method of Decluttering” “3 Second Rule of Decluttering” “2 Essential...
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laura7868
Mar 27, 20233 min read
A journey toward minimalism
I write a lot about simplifying in our homes, but I was not always tuned in to this way of thinking. The shift occurred about eight years...
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laura7868
Oct 28, 20223 min read
We don’t talk about “No.” (no no no)
With apologies to the Bruno song, perhaps we should actually talk about the word “No”. This applies to everyday life, but with the...
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laura7868
Oct 6, 20227 min read
Decoding the seven steps of design
Decluttering with Design in Mind We all love the idea of living in an organized home. But sometimes life gets out of hand resulting in a...
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laura7868
Sep 27, 20222 min read
The Muscle Memory of Habit
I was playing in a duet on an instrument that was not my principle instrument. Thankfully, we were playing from the balcony and I could...
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laura7868
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Small Kitchen ideas from around the country
Check out one of the contributors for this article. It's me! There are a lot of good ideas here. Hope you find this helpful. It was fun...
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laura7868
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Keeping the house weeds at bay
So last week I weeded my soon-to-be-garden spot and wrote about how decluttering is like tending a garden. Weeding was picking up any...
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