Sometimes clutter isn’t so easy for me to see. Even before my shift to simple living, I was an organized person with not really any stacks of papers or lots of knickknacks decorating the house. For me, clutter came in the form of items that were carefully filed, stored in clear, orderly bins, or stacked […]
Mother’s Day Gifts That Won’t Cause Clutter
When a holiday or celebration comes around where we traditionally give gifts to others, sometimes we gravitate towards running to the store and picking up the latest trending item or something off the nearest display shelf. This Mother’s Day, when you are trying to come up with the perfect gift for the woman in your […]
When Clutter Comes Home
All of us are at different levels of simple living or minimalism in our lives. We may have different views of what is clutter and what is not. Our needs and desires vary widely and what may be a necessity or useful to one person would be considered clutter to another. This holds true on […]
How Towels Changed My Life
Towels. They were everywhere. Bath towels, hand towels, fingertip towels, wash cloths, beach towels and dish towels. There were the ‘nice’ towels for guests, the not-so-nice towels for cleaning up messes and towels stuffed under the kitchen sink with holes in them waiting to be cut up for use as cleaning rags. I was doing […]
Guide to Eliminating Visual Clutter
Visual clutter comes in all forms, whether it is too many pictures on the walls, a dirty counter top or stacks of paper, it all begs for attention in our visual space, and with that attention, the need to act or think about acting on the object(s). When you are viewing a picture on […]
5 Ways to Control Paper Clutter
No matter how often I clean off my desk, there always seems to be more paper that shows up. Between bills, mail, receipts, appointment reminders and kid’s artwork, there is always paperwork out and about, and it’s an eyesore! Well, except for the kid’s artwork…most of the time. Over the past couple of years I’ve […]
5 Father’s Day Gifts That Won’t Clutter
One of my favorite parts of giving gifts these days is the thrill I get from trying to find gifts that are meaningful, that I will love giving and the recipient will appreciate receiving. I also focus on gifts that won’t cause additional clutter in the life of the person I am giving to. This […]