How to Depart With Your Stuff Without Regret

How to Depart With Your Stuff Without Regret

You’ve done a big clean up and decluttered your home, but now you have piles of possessions that you need to get rid of. Do you sell, donate, or throw them away? What if they still have sentimental value? It’s going to be a difficult process, but the items that you don’t use are going […]

What to do with all the odds and ends that don't really have a "place" to be?

What to do with all the odds and ends that don’t really have a “place” to be?

Is your junk drawer overflowing? Over time, we can accumulate a large volume of things that just don’t seem to have a proper place in our home. What are we supposed to do with all these odds and ends that don’t really have a place in the house? 

Getting a Spouse to Realise They Have a Hoarding Problem

Getting a Spouse to Realise They Have a Hoarding Problem

Your spouse has a hoarding problem. But before you can start getting rid of all that excess stuff, you need your spouse to admit that they have a problem. That can be the hard part. You have a right to be comfortable and happy in your own home, but to do so, your spouse is going to need to be willing to make changes.

How to be house ready for drop-in surprises

How to be house ready for drop-in surprises

Do you have someone in your life who loves to drop in unexpectedly? It can be embarrassing when they walk into a messy house. Keeping your home spotless 100% of the time is unlikely, but you can follow a few simple tips to make sure that your house is consistently welcoming to guests.

How Do You Get Out of the "I'll Use It Later" Mentality When You Want to Declutter?

How Do You Get Out of the “I’ll Use It Later” Mentality When You Want to Declutter?

Newsweek warns that clutter causes anxiety, stress and various illnesses. Still, we often make excuses to avoid getting rid of it. Do you find yourself thinking “I might use this later” when you try to banish items that you hardly ever touch? If so, you’re not alone. Many of our readers have had the same experience.

Finding time to organize your planner

Finding Time to Organize Your Planner

One of the best ways for someone to get organized is to have a planner. These come in both physical and digital options, and whichever one works the best is the one that should be used.

Stay Organized and Set Priorities

How to Stay Organized and Set Priorities Without Having to Put in 12 Hours a Day

Staying organized is becoming increasingly important in a time where people seem to be busy on most days. There’s always so much to do, but keeping things organized and prioritized can make it much easier to get everything done without a significant level of stress. Whether a person is used to being organized or they’re […]

Organizing a Home Office with a Lot of Clutter

Organizing a Home Office With a Lot of Clutter

Having a home office can be a great way to work from home, handle paperwork, make sure bills get paid on time, and just generally stay organized. But what happens when the environment where organization is supposed to take place for the entire house gets cluttered and disorganized? That can lead to things getting overlooked, […]

How to organize paper coming into the house

How to Organize Paper Coming Into the House

It’s very easy to get overwhelmed by paper that comes into the house. Fortunately, there are ways to organize and combat the papers that repeatedly come into a house, in order to make sure that paper is handled efficiently before it has a chance to become clutter.

How to Avoid Letting Piles of Work Overtake Me?

How to Avoid Letting Piles of Work Overtake Me?

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the sheer scope of your work? It happens to everyone. Whether you’ve fallen behind in your day-to-day tasks, or you’ve recently taken on a completely new project, you may be struggling to get everything done. Here are a few tips to avoid letting the work completely overtake you.

How Decluttering Can Help You Save Money

How Hoarding Costs You Money and How Decluttering Can Help

Hoarding issues affect over 400,000 Australians, which is a small number compared to the 19 million Americans labelled as hoarders, but it’s still a significant number of people who need help getting organized.