Clear Clutter Blog

How to Organize Sentimental Clutter: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:04:20 +0000

It’s time for me to come out of the closet… I have one cluttering weakness (well maybe two.) Pictures are the worst for me to put away. A box of photos sat on my bookshelf for the longest time awaiting for me to do something with them. How to organize clutter, the sentimental stuff, is [...]

Creating a Clutter Free Inbox

Admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:37:58 +0000

Email is a primary source of communication for many of us. We keep in contact with friends, families, and receive updates regarding work related activities. Then there’s the other email cluttering up the inbox, promotional emails, chain emails informing you if don’t forward it to 10 people your dog will die tomorrow. You know the [...]

How to Organize Clutter Using the Kindergarten Method

Admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:34:23 +0000

Do you want learn how to organize clutter in the most simplistic manner? Julie Morgenstern refers to the “Kindergarten Method” as her secret weapon for organization in Organizing from the Inside Out. This post will discuss how it works and the fundamentals of this system. If you have ever walked into a kindergarten classroom, then [...]

Clean Clutter: Eliminate the Overwhelm

Admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:53:00 +0000

Do you get overwhelmed when you clean clutter? The mess is so big, you don’t know if you’ll ever get it all cleaned up. If this is the case, I have a solution that will reduce overwhelm, along with this it serves as a maintenance plan. The solution is clean as you go. I’ll tell [...]

How to Clear Clutter From Your Desk

Admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:11:20 +0000

If you are wondering what kind of desk you are supposed to clear clutter from, there’s actually no particular one. Office desk, home study desk, writing desk, drawing desk – all that you can think of. Whatever you may be and whatever kind of desk you may be using, one thing is for sure, clutter [...]

Clean The House And Clear Clutter

Admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:16:20 +0000

How often has one looked around their house, or walked into someone else’s, and seen things such as books, papers or other things tossed here and there? That is called a mess or clutter. So the question is, “How can one clear clutter?” Most people have things they hold dear to the heart, it may [...]

Letting Go of Clutter: How to Shift the Fear of Lack Mentality

Admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:53:45 +0000

If you had parents, or grandparents that lived during Great Depression, you may have learned a hoarding behavior. The most challenging obstacle for people with this mindset is letting go of clutter. Past generations had to pinch every penny, utilize every resource that they had. Past traditions have taught us to hang onto spare items [...]

Home Organization for the Hopelessly Disorganized Part Two: The How to’s

Admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:55:53 +0000

In the last post, we discussed laying the foundation of home organization. Today’s post of this three part series is all about the how to’s of organizing. So if you haven’t completed the exercise I strongly suggest to go back to the post and complete it now. If this the first time visiting this site, [...]

Clutter Free Living: Enjoying the Simple Life

Admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:12:20 +0000

I am a huge advocate for clutter free living. Why you might ask? The minimalist lifestyle is free from a lot of headache and worries. Learning to live with less is a survival skill and a pleasant experience. Today I am going to share with you my journey into clutter free living. First I would [...]

Letting Go of Guilt Clutter: Is Your Home a Museum?

Admin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:51:56 +0000

Warning: This is a touchy subject if you have recently experienced the loss of a loved one; please come back to this post after the healing process is complete. Has your home become a museum? Your home is filled with memorabilia and relics of loved ones whom have passed on. This is the toughest are [...]

Letting go of Attachment to Sentimental Clutter

Admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:26:52 +0000

Letting go of clutter is extremely challenging when you have become sentimentally attached to objects. The emotions we experience when we pick up items from our past reminding of a time that once was, and now is no longer. This post will discuss letting go of clutter that we are sentimentally attached to, why we [...]

Organizing Papers: What to do with Warranties?

Admin — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:11:48 +0000

How fast can you locate the warranty, receipt, and manual when your appliance or gadget goes down? Organizing papers regarding warranties and manual can be a real PITA. It’s a challenge for many to create and maintain a system of organization. Here are four ways for organizing papers, the warranties and manuals to locate this [...]

Declutter Your Home…It’s a Family Affair

Admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:32:31 +0000

The buildup of clutter is overwhelming when you live with others, primarily for families with children. It is best organize and declutter your home as a family. This post will discuss the necessary steps for building a family decluttering plan. The plan consists of devising an action plan, holding a family meeting and maintenance plan. [...]

Clear Clutter from Your Life: SHED your Stuff and Change your life

Admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:35:59 +0000

SHED your Stuff, Change your Life by Julie Morgenstern is a must read to clear clutter from your life. If you are in need of clearing clutter from your life, then this 4 step SHED process might just be for you. This post will cover this book’s key points so you can decide if this [...]

How to Create a Clutter Free Home

Admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:24:43 +0000

When you have a clutter free home, you accomplish more and your overall state is a positive one. The atmosphere allows you to breath easily, you can move at a slower pace. So how do you create a clutter free home? Today we’ll discuss three questions to ask yourself to create an environment to support, [...]

Organizing Your life: Secrets of the Highly Organized

Admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:18:14 +0000

Would like to master the art of organizing your life for it to work? Organization allows you to work and move more efficiently throughout life. When you use a system of organization in your life frustration is reduced because you are able to prepare and plan ahead. Today I’ll share three secrets of highly organized [...]

Home Organization for the Hopelessly Disorganized Part 3: Home Organizations Tips for Maintenance

Admin — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:08:20 +0000

Congratulations!!! You made it to the last part of the home organization series!!! Note if you are reading this out of order; go back to the first post in this series and work your way through. This post is about maintaining an organized home. Think about a car. If you don’t give your vehicle routine [...]

4 Tips For Clearing Office Clutter

Admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:41:04 +0000

A desk free of office clutter boosts efficiency, productivity along with creativity. The cluttered desk bogs you down, each time you look at the pile of papers overwhelm and frustration sets in. You might say to yourself “how am I ever going to get all of this work done?” Set yourself to win by starting [...]

How to Get Rid of Clutter: Deciding What’s Important

Admin — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:01:26 +0000

A fundamental principle of decluttering is eliminating the nonessential things from your life. That’s easier said than done for a lot of folks. So how do we know what to get rid of? The method for how to get rid of clutter seems complex at first. This post will discuss: the 80/20 rule for your [...]

Clearing Out Closet Clutter

Admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:41:12 +0000

Most women ( and some men) dream of having a spacious walk-in closet that is to easy to navigate through. The reality of it is, that we either don’t have this type of closet in your home, or if we do it is a discombobulation, and hard to locate the items we need. So how [...]

Home Organization Tips: Avoid the Most Common Mistakes

Admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:40:07 +0000

Every now and again I would like to provide with home organization tips, to help the process go as smoothly as possible. This post will cover one of the most common mistakes made in the efforts of decluttering and getting organized. Home Organization Tips 1: Don’t put the cart before the horse If you are [...]

Organize and Declutter Your Home: Breaking it Down in Baby Steps

Admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:36:39 +0000

Want to get organized? Are you feeling overwhelmed when you take a look around your house only to see the massive accumulation of clutter? Here are the quick an dirty baby steps to organize and declutter your space in one shot without the anxiety. Phase One Organize and Declutter Your Home: Schedule and Assign First [...]

Get Rid of Clutter: Turn Clutter into Cash!!!

Admin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:01:00 +0000

How do you get rid of clutter once you’ve made a decision to remove it from your home? You might experience some level of guilt because you spent good money on these things. There are several places to sell your belongings by replacing them with cash. Who can’t use a little bit of extra change [...]

Paper Clutter- Are You Drowning in it?

Admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:14:40 +0000

For many of us paper is an essential part of our lives. Mail, bills, vital documents, literature, memos contribute to paper clutter, if isn’t managed properly. It becomes a tedious task sifting through the seas of paper, to find that one piece of paper to pay our taxes (as an example.) Here are five tips [...]

Reducing Clutter: The 4 Most Effective Strategies

Admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:11:20 +0000

Are you in desperate need of reducing clutter? Everyday we clutter keeps showing up in our homes, on our floors, mail and email. If we don’t take action immediately there could be heck to pay. We will learn four of the most effective strategies for keeping clutter to a bare minimum by: pitching it, new [...]