Okay! You read my post from a couple of weeks ago Quick Decluttering Ideas to Get You Started , you’ve gotten rid of that first layer of trash, and moved on to decluttering your home. Things are going great, you’re feeling lighter and lighter as you get rid of the excess, and relocate things to their proper homes. And then it happens; you get stuck.

We’re 28 days into the new year, you’ve recovered from the holidays, and you’re ready to create a fresh start and make some changes! If you’ve said this is the year you want to tackle the clutter in your home that’s been staring at you and draining your energy…

As a new year begins, I thought it would be a good idea to examine how you currently live and how you can make it even better. To do that I’m going to talk about how simplicity and abundance can be used to create a life you love. This article is the first part in a four-part series on simplicity and abundance for…

With Christmas just around the corner you may be panicking about tidying your house for family and friends. This is not a great time to create a whole new system in your home, but there are plenty of small, totally do-able things you can work into your schedule in the next week (or at any time) to feel a sense of relief and success.

Tired of cleaning that huge house you bought to raise your family in? Or maybe that spacious home you bought because you could finally afford your dream home? Different things and even people, have seasons in our lives that come and go. It isn’t a bad thing when a season passes, it’s only change.

Mount Laundry is the pet name a client once told me she used for that pile that always seems to live in a hamper (or four) or on a couch or chair somewhere in your house. Mount Washmore was another clever one I got from Ashes to Wings podcast host, Jenni O’Connor. Cute names are a way we cope with the irritation of a task that feels never ending. That’s why I’m dedicating an entire blog to the nemesis known as Laundry.

Quick! What comes to mind what I say “just in case”? What item or items? Clothing? Old toys? Dishes? Paper bills? Old emails? More pens than you will use in this lifetime? Just in case clutter is an attempt to feel safe. That’s it. It isn’t more complicated than that. A primal desire to feel safe.

I’m going to bet you have something in your house you don’t really want to keep, but it reminds you of someone or was given to you as a gift and you feel like you aren’t supposed to get rid of it or you keep stalling out by trying to figure out the perfect way to get rid of it.

Why do some changes stick and some don’t? Why does an organized desk revert to chaos? Why does every flat surface become cluttered with stuff no matter how many times you clear it? Because a change isn’t a change if all you did was move some stuff around without an actual system to lean on.

A couple of weeks ago I posted about pre-move editing. If you follow that plan, you’ll be in great shape once you get into your new home. You’ll be feeling pretty confident that what you’re bringing with you is what you really want to have living with you in your new home.