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Emotional clutter: 6 signs it’s time to come clean
by Sarah on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | 5 comments
Are you guilty of falling short of a true spring clean? The tendency this time of year is to focus on physical clutter, but the kind you can’t see – emotional clutter – is just as important to tackle. By emotional clutter we simply mean all those repressed, suppressed and unexpressed emotions and old beliefs ... [read more] -
May 17th is Pack Rat Day!
by Sarah on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 | No Comments
I think we all have a little pack rat in us somewhere, don't you? What are you squirreling away? For me, it's baby stuff, like little bathtubs, a giant Ziploc bag of onsies that fit no one, and bottles. Now I don't think we'll have another peanut, but I'm not ready to dump these things ... [read more] -
What are you holding on to?
by Sarah on Monday, April 25th, 2011 | 7 comments
I have a confession to make: I am flirting dangerously with pack rat status. Seriously. My closets and shelves are bursting with things I no longer need, want, or use. But the force of inertia is strong. Things that are there (in my closets/drawers/on shelves) tend to stay there. I wish the Newtonian law didn't ... [read more] -
Guru Question: Dear Nancy – Clutter and excess causing family friction!
by Nancy on Thursday, May 13th, 2010 | 1 comment
Dear Nancy My husband and I are on the verge of divorce due to my inability to become organized. I have so much clutter and excess around me that it\'s become a great source of depression for me and is interfering with the normal functions of my family. I want to get my ... [read more] -
by Alicia on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Buy a shredder and place it near where you sort mail, as soon as you deem the mail as garbage you can get it out of your sight and you would have only touched it once! -
Win a Copy of Clutter Clearing Choices: Clear Clutter, Organize Your Home, & Reclaim Your Life by Barbara Tako
by Anne Marie on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 | 40 comments
Thank you to Barbara Tako of www.clutterclearingchoices.com for the two book excerpts and Guest Guru Contribution to Buttoned Up! Now that we’ve peaked your interest, you can try to win her book! Here’s how to enter to win a copy of Clutter Clearing Choices: Clear Clutter, Organize Your Home, & Reclaim Your ... [read more] -
Book Excerpt Two: “Clutter Clearing Choices: Clear Clutter, Organize Your Home, & Reclaim Your Life” by Barbara Tako
by Anne Marie on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Below is the second of two excerpt chapters from the Spring Section of "Clutter Clearing Choices: Clear Clutter, Organize Your Home, & Reclaim Your Life" by Barbara Tako CHAPTER 11 COMMON SENSE CLUTTER CONTROL There are too many places in my house (and basement, and car, and garage) to store too much stuff. I have this ... [read more]











