Category: Clutter
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3 Reasons Why We Keep & Buy Crap
After helping my parents clean out their closets, drawers, cabinets, etc. this week, I’ve developed some theories on why we keep crap and, even more importantly, why we buy it in the first place.
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The Gift Card of the Magi
Since Christmas is now an entire month behind us I have decided to finally clean up and put my Christmas gifts away. I replaced old favorite sweaters with new favorite sweaters on my closet shelf. I crammed a few more games and puzzles in the family room closet and gathered up the bountiful array of…
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Boredom & Spending
As the old saying goes: Familiarity breeds contempt (of people). There is, however, a lesser known variation of this famous phrase (lesser known because I just made it up, feel free to spread it around): Familiarity breeds boredom (of stuff). Boredom can have many negative side effects: dizziness, weight gain, whining, grumpiness, and, perhaps most…
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How to Get Rid of the Stuff that Haunts You
We’ve all got that stuff around that we wish would just spontaneously combust. We no longer have any need/use/want for it, and yet it lingers; cluttering, bothering, haunting. Read on to find out just what to do with some of this supernaturally hard-to-get-rid-of stuff.
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Yard Saling Without a Yard
As my more recent posts have shown, I am a big fan of yard sales. Not only are they a wonderful world of unknown shopping delights, they are also a great way to accomplish two tasks that most of us sometimes need a little help with: decluttering our living spaces and making money. Now, despite…
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Your Space & Sanity are Worth Something
My organizing magazines are disorganizing my house. How ironic.