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The following article was provided by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits. Thank you! Photo courtesy of stock.xchng.   Top 10 Resources and Inspirations for Decluttering Your Home Sometimes, getting rid of all the clutter in your home can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve let the stuff pile up over the years. Who wants to tackle [...]

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Simple Decluttering Criteria for Clothes - Part 2 I hope the first half of Simple Decluttering Criteria for Clothes was helpful to your wardrobe and your peace of mind! Make it easy (well, easier anyway) to purge your closets with our handy decluttering criteria for clothes. Wondering why the black and white rules? Read on to [...]

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Simple Decluttering Criteria for Clothes - Part 1 Make it easy (well, easier anyway) to purge your closets with our handy decluttering criteria for clothes.  Wondering why the harsh black and white rules?  Read on to find out! A YES answer here means keep it! No means go… Does it fit now? Is it in style? Does it [...]

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Tackle it Tuesday: Exercise Equipment Turned Clutter Catcher I have a treadmill and an elliptical workout machine in my bedroom. Unlike a lot of people, I LOVE my exercise equipment and feel lucky to have it in my home (it was a great Christmas present from a relative). However, after an injury I couldn’t use the [...]

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  Storage Solution: Scanning Kids’ Art Projects If you’re a parent like me, you probably collect a large treasure trove of masterpieces… paintings, drawings, collages and coloring pages.  Only these aren’t museum pieces framed on our walls, these are our children’s art projects!  We have art projects done at home and at playdates.  School age children also [...]

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The baskets pictured are supposed to hold the small items that need to be on my desk, while making them look neater. In reality, they catch clutter and end up holding a lot of items which really don’t need to be at my workstation. Step 1: Sort contents into “workstation” and “other.” Step 2: Put all the [...]

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Why is it So Hard to Let Go of Clothes? Decluttering is a vital part of maintaining an organized and simple home. Shouldn’t your time be used for things you want to do, instead of maintaining a home full of unneeded items? Even for those of us who are experts at cutting clutter, clothing and [...]

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While making my Summer Projects List, I added “clean under the bathroom sink” to the list. It hasn’t been done in a long time and was definitely overdue. When you have to push things back to fit in a new item, it’s time to purge! I made half of the products under the sink disappear. There [...]

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Here is a quick way to cut some of the clutter in your house, right now, in under 10 minutes! Go through the house with a laundry basket and put everything you have borrowed into the basket. Don’t forget to check kids’ rooms. Things to look for: CDs and DVDs Books, magazines Dishes and food containers Library items Maternity, baby [...]

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Clutter busting is a necessity in maintaining an organized home. Things can accumulate, multiply and pile up in the absence of active clutter busting. For tips on how to get rid of clutter in your home, check out Declutter 101: Cut clutter at home at Organized Home by Cynthia Townley Ewer. She has tons of great [...]

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