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Downsizing

On August 17, 2010 By

Doesn’t the word “downsizing” often have a negative connotation?  As if downsizing is a bad thing.  I think many people see that as sacrifice and see it in a bad light.  To me, downsizing is what we all should be thinking about.  Downsizing is just living with less, [...]

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Six Items Or Less

On July 26, 2010 By

I just read about this project, called “Six Items Or Less“.  The challenge is to wear only 6 items of clothing for one month.  Underwear, work-out clothes and outer wear are not included.  I have missed the start date, but I could do my own [...]

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Going Digital

On July 18, 2010 By

I really want to go completely digital with all of my paperwork, to-do’s, calendar entries, tickler files, bills, photos, and music.  I wish I could eliminate my entire file system at home and sell my file cabinet.  Anyone who knows me well knows that I love to get rid of things I do not need [...]

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Minimize Emails

On July 8, 2010 By

Sometimes, before I know it, I’m up to about 150 emails in my inbox. I have to admit that I do use my inbox as part of my to-do list. In other words, I will not file or delete an email until I’ve taken care of the action it is tied [...]

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Why Not Give It Away?

On July 5, 2010 By

There will always be items in your home that you never use.  I promise.  You might think that some of those items will get used “someday”, but I’m here to tell you from experience that most of them will not ever be used again.  You just need to let go of them.  Wouldn’t [...]

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Living With Less

On July 1, 2010 By

I’ve been cleaning out pretty regularly lately.  I’m continuing to weed out those things that we do not use or do not love.  It’s an ongoing process.  I recently helped an organizing client clear out the clutter in their house.  Each time we had a session, I left their house with a car load [...]

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Cleaning Up and Cleaning Out

On May 5, 2010 By

It’s that time of year when you want to just scrub your whole house.  It’s Spring and time to keep the windows open more and let the fresh air in (which in our case means letting the pollen in too).  It just feels like the right time to freshen up everything and clean out!  I [...]

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Spring Cleaning

On March 30, 2010 By

It’s that time of year.  The sun is out more, it’s getting warmer and the plants and flowers are starting to grow and blossom.  I love Spring.  It just feels fresh and clean, a new start. 

This year I’ve decided to plan out my Spring cleaning and I’ve given myself [...]

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Reducing Paper Clutter and Staying Organized with Technology

On February 16, 2010 By

If you are anything like me, you are always looking for ways to reduce the clutter in your life and save yourself time and money.  Those are 3 of my goals on a continual basis.  I love finding ways to solve all three of those goals at once.

I’ve recently been researching ways to reduce the [...]

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A Mission to Minimize

On October 13, 2009 By

I truly am on a mission.  A mission to minimize our stuff.  And I’m having so much fun.  I really enjoy this.  I decided to have a garage sale this Friday and Saturday, so I’m busy clearing out anything we don’t use and I’m pricing it as I go.  It is going to feel so [...]

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