Letting go can be hard. I recently heard someone say, “Everything I get rid of has claw marks all over it.” I love this! Most people operate under an “automatic keep” mentality: once we acquire something, our gut reaction is to keep it. Unfortunately, if all we ever do is add, and never subtract, we […]
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Making decisions can be hard. It can be both mentally and emotionally exhausting. Sometimes, we worry about making the wrong decision. Other times, we make impulsive choices. Periodically, we make decisions that we regret, the memory of which undermines our confidence when we have to make new ones. All of this leaves us wondering how
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A lot of people think that if they hire a professional organizer, he/she will just come and tell them to get rid of everything. This fear is unfounded. In fact, I don’t tell clients to get rid of things, for multiple reasons. #1 It’s not my stuff Like all people, I am responsible for making
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Do you have piles in your space? Are they organized, containing “like” items, or a mishmash of various things? Do you wish they would go away? Today’s quote is all about piles like these, and it comes from famed organizer Peter Walsh. He says, “When you put things into a pile to deal with ‘later,’
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Decluttering is a process that requires making decisions about what to keep and what to remove. I encourage clients to keep items that they use, need, and love. One category of belongings that I find can be challenging to shed are those for which we “have a plan.” These are items that we intend to
