Professional organizers share tips with Moneyish on how to purge obsolete or unwanted belongings, whether you’re moving out or just cleaning house. By Meera J, edited from marketwatch.com Decluttering makes for a good move. The off-season months of December and...
By Liz Gray (from HGTV.com) Your stuff is not the enemy. This year, keep the tchotchkes and lose the guilt, instead. Since I starting working here at HGTV, I’ve interviewed at least 20 professional organizers, who, collectively, could whip the...
By Julia Chang (at Northwesternmutual.com) You’ve counted down to midnight, lifted your glass and sung a chorus of Auld Lang Syne with all your favorite people. That’s your cue to start thinking about the resolutions you want to tackle in the new year. Nestled...
A cluttered home can be a stressful home, researchers are learning. By Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, at NYTimes.com Do you have a clutter problem? If you have to move things around in order to accomplish a task in your home or at your office or you feel overwhelmed by all...
Grab a box (or 2) and a garbage bag; throw out what’s bad, donate everything that you can (ex: even those extra “old” towels can be used at an animal shelter)!! Kitchen 1. Expired food and condiments in the fridge 2. Frozen food so old you...
You might think I don’t want anything for Christmas. You are absolutely right. That said, I intend to participate fully and joyfully in giving and receiving gifts this holiday season. After all, less is not nothing. More importantly, my friend Joshua Becker reminded...
