From the category archives:

Clutter Busting

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: The Side-tracked Home Executive

by Michaeline on February 4, 2012

One of my favorite books years ago when I first got interested in organizing and clutter busting was “Sidetracked Home Executives: from pigpen to paradise” (Warner Books 2001) by Pam Young and Peggy Jones.

I just rediscovered their website and found some great reminders including:
• There is a way out of our chaos
• There are many ways unique we got into our chaotic state
• It ultimately has to be up to you to create calm and step away from chaos
• Getting a plan of action is the first step to getting out of chaos

And most importantly, I was reminded that it’s all about the routine. Does your routine need tweaking? I am going to review mine today.

 

{ 0 comments }

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: Basement Update

by Michaeline on January 28, 2012

I bet you are wondering how my basement project is coming. I said that I would be done by the end of January. While not done, I am closer to completing it.

I seem to have run into many roadblocks along this clutter busting journey and I have learned many lessons climbing over or going around those roadblocks.

What I learned recently is that we all have mental habits and emotions that stop us from achieving our desires. We strive for perfection, we ruminate, we feel guilty and use negative self-talk. We want to do everything really well and when that doesn’t happen we take it out on ourselves. [click to continue…]

{ 0 comments }

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: What’s In A Word?

January 21, 2012

I have replaced New Year’s resolutions with a theme word for the year. For 2012 my word is surrender. Now I am not talking about giving up or waving the white flag, but surrendering to the opportunities presented to me. Working on controlling things less and going with the flow instead to see where that [...]

Read the full article →

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: The Next Big Step

January 14, 2012

Big step or little step? What matters most is taking the initial step. In my recent post I talked about using the New Year as an opportunity for your next big step. What I realized as I was contemplating my next big step (I had work on that since I wrote about it) is that [...]

Read the full article →

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: The New Year Isn’t a Do-over

January 7, 2012

Did you ever feel like the New Year is a chance for a do-over? An opportunity to get it right this time? A possibility to finally break a bad habit? A reason to change for good this last time? This New Year as you consider your resolutions and whether or not to make some or [...]

Read the full article →

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: Potential

December 31, 2011

We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~Ellen Goodman As we say good-bye to [...]

Read the full article →

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: All Wrapped Up for the Season

December 24, 2011

Season’s Greetings! During this holiday time may you be surrounded by the best gifts of all… the presence, health and happiness of your family and friends. The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis

Read the full article →

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: December Basement Update

December 17, 2011

I mentioned in my post last month that the basement really is a journey. It is also a resolution. I am resolving to keep an organized and useful basement. And that continues as I move through the 9th month of this project. I have been able to deal with incompletes in my life as I [...]

Read the full article →

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: Celebrate National Regifting Day on December 15

December 10, 2011

I know that many people feel apalled at the idea of regifting. But I find it a useful tool in managing clutter. As I was going through my basement clutter busting journey this year I used it as an opportunity to evaluate items for potential regifts (yes, family and friends you may have been regifted). [...]

Read the full article →

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: Using Professional Services to De-clutter

December 3, 2011

Sometimes when you are de-cluttering you may need to call in the professionals. Once you have sorted and purge your papers, instead of spending hours at the shredder there are services that will come to your home or business to shred your documents. Or you can take them to a local company that provides that [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries