“What is wrong with me?” I grumbled to myself. Dirty dishes covered the counter, the wet laundry in the washer had started to reek of mildew, and dog fur rolled across the floor like tumbleweeds in the old west. Read more…
The best decluttering checklist to crush overwhelm immediately
What a mess! Eight months pregnant, I stood in the doorway of the baby’s room. Clutter blanketed the floor wall to wall, making the ancient shaggy blue carpet barely noticeable. Read more…
The best time to restock essentials
Do you ever feel like you’re always a step behind and you can’t catch up no matter what you do? Do you often find yourself forgetting to do things even if they repeat over and over? You feel like you should know how to do this by now. Never fear! I was the same way […] Read more…
The most popular decluttering myth…and what to do about it
Decluttering is all the rage these days. Everyone’s talking about things they need to get rid of and thrift stores are overwhelmed by the amount of donations. We’re all eager to have a clean, simplified home that we love and enjoy. And a big part of getting there is getting rid of stuff we don’t […] Read more…
The best tip for corralling dirty laundry
There an issue around in my house. No, I’m not talking about how I’m the only one who remembers to turn lights off, although that is an issue. I’m talking about dirty laundry that magically appears on the floor but never makes it to the laundry basket. It annoys me to no end. When I […] Read more…
6 tips for buying used furniture
My husband and I are fans of used furniture. In fact, I’d venture to say that 99% of the furniture we have, we bought used. This is how we’ve been able to pay off all of our debt, including our mortgage, without having to use cardboard boxes as furniture. Why you should buy used furniture […] Read more…
6 hacks to make cleaning the playroom a breeze
So. many. toys! Some days it feels like you spend an hour cleaning up, go put wet laundry in the dryer, then come back to finding toys strewn ALL OVER the floor. It’s so frustrating! I’ve been there. But I’m living proof that it does not have to take an hour to clean a playroom […] Read more…
The quick and easy way to organize donations
When you’re decluttering, it can be so easy to end up with piles in every corner. You have a pile to keep, a pile to donate, a pile of items to fix, a pile of things to return to your sister or friend…you get the idea. You’ve sorted items into different categories, and yet, you […] Read more…
Declutter your home in 20 minutes per day
You want to know how I decluttered my entire house when I am one of the least motivated individuals on the entire planet? So often we think of decluttering as this big project. We see it on YouTube and in Marie Kondo’s Netflix series, “Tidying Up.” People take a day, a week, or a month […] Read more…
Speed clean your playroom
I don’t know about you, but my playroom is usually so messy, I just want to close the door and forget it ever existed. I can clean the playroom, go to the kitchen for a minute, and come back to find toys scattered all over the floor. ::sigh:: In this post, I’m going to walk […] Read more…
