We all need stuff. It’s just the truest truth. No matter how minimalistic we are- or try to be- we’re always going to need the clutter of batteries and toilet paper and hair ties and glue sticks. (Unless, of course, you plan on keeping only 100 items in your household and purchasing new things every Read more
*Donate/recycle/share as much as possible before you “get rid of”, too! Magazines. Look, either you’ve read them or they’re in a stack because you’re not gonna read them. Share these with collage-happy classrooms and carpool-bored parents alike. (But get them off your floor, please.) Shopping bags. Why are these so hard to get rid of? Read more
Sure, it’d be great to have an HGTV team pop in and overhaul a room when your space just isn’t bringing the happy anymore, but try these quick tricks to tidy high-traffic areas and change the feel of a space…without the production crew budget. Tidy tip #1: Feather your nest Crisp new sheets, softly scented Read more
Happy New Year! (…She says more than a full week into 2019!) Whether you’re looking for help in keeping the clutter train movin’ on out after the holiday season or you’ve been joining me in binge-watching some Marie Kondo (Netflix has nothing if not an exceptional grasp of timing and the emotions of our nation), Read more
Want less? Truthfully, I definitely didn’t want “less” when I was younger. As a kid I would literally hand my parents the Sears Wish Book and have about five things circled on every darned page. It was very exciting. These days, the idea of “less” is appealing. Less stuff cluttering up my home, fewer physical Read more
So you have a whole bunch of sheets that no longer enjoy A List status on your mattress? You’re in luck: There’s also a whole bunch of creativity you can mine from all that thread count. (Thanks to reader Jamie B. of Chicago for posing this very dilemma- I told her I’d cheerfully be on Read more
This is one of those posts born out of necessity/I can’t find the resources online/I’m legit going through this process as we type. “Back to school” means so many things (also: So. Many. Things) and among them is a glut of “new” seasonal clothing for the ol’ wardrobe. (Or, at the very least, a slight Read more
It’s time to declutter some books, friends. Before you throw War and Peace at my head, hang tight a sec. (Mostly because that thing’s huge and would really hurt.) I love books. I love your books. I love snuggling up with multiple volumes of historical fiction on cozy evenings and running my hand along the Read more
Hey friends with littles: This one’s for you! How to get kids to declutter their own spaces– no, for real, you guys. If your summertime involves lots of face time with the smaller set, you may be wondering if it’s possible to cull, sort, organize, and generally get your spaces in order with so, so Read more
Let’s be frank: the mason jar is the most manly of vessels. It’s true. The mere act of reaching for a mason jar seems to proclaim “Hey, I needed something to hold this liquid- it was either this or a bucket- and the bucket’s got my home brew in it.” And while the mason jar’s Read more
