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
- 6 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 7 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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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laura7868
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
Weeding our homes
Decluttering is like tending a garden. The first step in decluttering is to just throw away anything that is trash. Think of it as...
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laura7868
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
Spring cleaning the weeds!
I lived in Kansas for a number of years and have long appreciated the beauty of the prairie. One of the coolest things about prairie life...
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laura7868
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
"Do you live here?"
It was a simple question, but it completely threw me. What did he mean? Of course I lived here. Hadn’t he been here just yesterday? We...
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laura7868
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
A peek into an organizing job
“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
- Feb 14, 2022
- 3 min
Decluttering Why's (Wise) pt. 3
Another mental obstacle (besides perfectionism and procrastination - see the last two blogs) can be “aspirational shopping.” I love this...
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laura7868
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
"Insert catchy procrastination title here" - maybe later.
“The worst form of procrastination is reading a procrastination quote, feeling the guilt and not doing anything about it.” This is an...
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laura7868
- Jan 31, 2022
- 5 min
Decluttering Why's (Wise)
“Clear your environment so you can clear your mind and move forward.” That’s what I’ve been saying since I started my business almost two...
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laura7868
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
Who is your judge?
Is your mantra “Get ‘er done!” or “If it’s not perfect, it’s not worth doing.” I’ve been doing some reading and thinking about why we...
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