Category: Decluttering

Are You Stuck in Clutter Limbo?

Every once in a while, I get overwhelmed by a feeling of disorder. It hit me last night. I realized what was causing it: too many items of questionable use lying around. These things aren’t obviously clutter, because MAYBE they’re useful. But maybe not. That phone toy might be broken, or maybe it just needs […]

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Email Hack: Stage Two of My Battle Against Unnecessary Email

Two weeks after declaring war on email overload, I am happily on my way to making email fun again. I tried asking nicely. I tried unsubscribing to non-essential email publications. I tried asking people to keep their emails short and only send email when it is important. None of it worked. So now I have […]

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Stress Hack: Make a List

If you’re like me, you lay in bed at night with your “to-do’s” for the next day running endlessly through your head. I stress over forgetting things (gotta get dog food tomorrow, call the doctor, pick my son up early from school) unless I write them down. I’ve learned to keep a notebook with me […]

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