Clutter

HELP - My Desk Is Buried Under a Mountain of Paper
I'm the Poster Child for CLEAN OFF YOUR DESK DAY
When I was a library director, my desk contained stacks and stacks of papers. Now that I'm retired, I thought there would be time to maintain a tidy desk. After all, I no longer had to deal with staff schedules, grant applications, monthly statistics, public relations, book ordering and the other paper-generating tasks that go with running a library. After five years of retirement, I must face the fact that it wasn't my job that created that avalanche of papers and all that office clutter. T...

Throw Out 50 Things: Time to Clear out Clutter
Inspired Gail Blanke's Book on Clearing Things out
Many of us keep items long past the time when they have any value to us. It takes time and effort to move things along so they don't pile up and clutter our homes and our lives. Whatever our reasons for hanging onto old stuff and old emotions, we all could benefit from throwing fifty things out. In Gail Blanke's book, Throw 50 Things Out, she talks you through why and how to unclutter your life. It's not so simple as tossing out 25 mis-matched tupperware containers and 25 broken children's t...

Too Much Stuff, Too Much Clutter?
How Can You Tell if You Have Too Much Stuff?
Perhaps your spouse keeps telling you that you have too much stuff. Maybe he/she refers to you as a packrat. Do you really have too much stuff or is your significant-other just too fussy? Here are some ways to tell if your stuff is getting overwhelming. Take this little quiz to see if you have too much stuff. Then take a look at some of the tips for conquering clutter. (photo from stock.xchng)

How to get rid of Clutter and Stuff
Many people complain of clutter, but often the problem is more than just clutter.  They simply have TOO MUCH STUFF! How do you get rid of the stuff without adding more stress to your life?  Try these simple tips for purging unnecessary stuff from your life, including clutter AND projects. 

Clutter Free Gift Ideas
Welcome to my Clutter Free Holiday Gift Guide!
Everyone loves gifts. But after the holiday is over, we don't always have the room for everything. Here are some ideas for some great gifts that don't take a lot of space. This picture shows one of my ideas -- flowers!

Finishing Unfinished Projects
Completing Projects by Overcoming Procrastination
Do you sometimes feel oppressed by all the unfinished projects hanging over your head? Maybe you dread opening the closet or going to the garage where half-done crafts and repairs reproach you. It seems like when one thing gets fixed or completed, then two other things break. Too much stuff, too much to do and too little time. Yes, you are not alone. This is a common problem, having unfinished projects or crafts lingering on without getting completed. They clutter up the home and worse yet, ...

3 Ways To Reclaim Your Space With "Painless Decluttering!"
Too Much Stuff?
You are SO not alone! The recent TV shows on the subject of Hoarding have served not only as a wakeup call to many people, but shown us how very prevalent the problem is. It's a "closet problem" - a deeply guarded secret, known only to those closest to us. It's painfully embarrassing. It makes us feel ashamed when our excessive clutter is revealed. And therefore, we close ourselves and our space off and isolate ourselves. This is not a good thing. Sometimes life just happens. In my case, I h...

Getting Out From Under the Clutter
Is it Clutter or is it Storage?
Those plastic storage bins are great. They even make them in pretty colors. The problem is that sometimes we buy them, throw stuff into them and then forget what is in there. Before you know it, these pretty colored storage boxes seem to multiply along with the "stuff" we accumulate. If you feel your are thisclose to getting overwhelmed by clutter- have no fear! In this lens I will share my tips for how to get out from under the clutter and get your space back. I worked as a professional o...