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The Journey Into Clutter Busting: Remember…Balance

by Michaeline on February 25, 2012

It always amazes me how things can get out of balance. When we focus our energy on one project…like my basement journey…you look up and realize that something else has become out of balance. Actually, it is what life is all about…finding balance.

The other day I looked up from my basement project and realized that my kitchen sink counter was out of control. My intention is to go to bed each night with a shiny and clean sink. I thought I had got that clutter zone (one of my hot spots) under control with my daily routine long ago. All of a sudden it wasn’t happening.

The morale of the story is routines. Projects are fine for clearing clutter but you also have to maintain as you go along. So I re-focused for balance and tackled the counter top and now I on the way to the basement to do some project time.

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Are you a collector? Do you have boxes of childhood or college memories? Or are you the keeper of family treasures?

If so, are they stored in the basement or attic? Do you ever look at them? What good are your collections or memories if they are packed away to have but not be seen?

Here are some ideas to use to corral your collections or treasures as well as enjoy them. [click to continue…]

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Organize Your Coupons

July 10, 2010

I had the pleasure of recently conducting a clutter seminar at a local library. The question of organizing coupons came up. The audience participated in brainstorming some ideas for coupon organization: • Organize by category or expiration date. Use a small accordion file labeled 1 -12 and placing the coupons in the respective tab (7 [...]

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Easy Organizing Tips for Your Child’s Room

June 19, 2010

Do you constantly battle to get your child to clean their room? Do you wonder if you will ever see the floor in your lifetime? Organizational Expert Julie Morgenstern shared five tips for helping to organize your child’s room in the June 2, 2009 issue of Woman’s Day magazine. It really does make sense to [...]

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Getting Your Children to Help You Stay Organized

June 5, 2010

With summer close and school almost done for the year wouldn’t it be great to have help from your family to keep the house organized and clutter-free this summer. But how do you engage your children in helping you clean up? In the May 1, 2010 Women’s Day magazine article: “Ready, set, get organized” Arianne [...]

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Stylish Storage: A Way to Stay Clutter-free

May 22, 2010

Having chic clutter cures are a great way to get motivated to clear clutter and keep it away. If I haven’t convenience you yet or if a reminder is needed…having a clear, fresh space will let you breathe easier, feel calmer and provide you with free space to allow new things in. By using boxes, [...]

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Financially Fit Paper Records

May 15, 2010

With tax season now over, if you haven’t already done so, it is time to get your tax records in order. Yahoo has a great article on what paper records to keep or toss. Here are some other tips for handling paper clutter: Set up a system now for collecting 2010 receipts and tax documents [...]

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Can You Really Speed Spring Clean?

April 24, 2010

In the March 2010 issue of Woman’s Day magazine author, Arianne Cohen, poses the question “who does a big annual cleaning anyway? and why?” in the Solutions Tip Talk section. In the article she shared her speed spring cleaning experience from last year. She decided to devote just three mornings to quickly moving from room [...]

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Spring Cleaning and Clearing Clutter

April 17, 2010

Spring is a great time of year. It is a time of year that we think about renewal, birth and freshness. Or at least I think of these thing. Many of us may think about spring as a time to do a deep cleaning like when were children. My mom cleaned the house from top to bottom [...]

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Clear a Surface

April 10, 2010

In a recent blog on the Psychology Today website the author, Gretchen Rubin, discusses how the simple act of clearing a surface can contribute to control and less clutter. I agree that clutter begets clutter and that decluttering can create a sense of calm. Think about an area of your home that stays clutter-free. What is different [...]

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