It’s natural to want to hold onto a moment in time that you can’t get back. Adults do not usually hold the same sentimental attachment to such items that their parents did. I thought it would be a good time to look at how we can avoid letting our memories become clutter.

Luckily, cleaning your home doesn’t have to take a lot of time. Check out these quick cleaning activities that deliver big return for the minimal time investment of one minute or less!

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Niki from Free 2 Be Frugal tagged me to participate in this “get to know the writer” game. I normally don’t do MeMes, but Niki is so great that I can’t say no! Everyone reading this, please consider yourself tagged if you want to be!

4 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago:
1. I [...]

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 [...]

How to Declutter Your Closet

Decluttering is a vital part of maintaining a simple and organized 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 closets can still be a [...]

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 [...]

(Also pictured is the Donation Station. Read about it here!)

Problem #1: Transient items can overrun the house. Items like rental movies, library books, items to return or exchange at stores, and things borrowed from people, are scattered. They end up everywhere – in bags, on the floor, lost in kids’ rooms, car trunks, garage, and [...]