A Slob Comes Clean

Clutter attracts clutter. Piles grow. Knowing that a pile most likely contains valuable stuff can make getting started difficult. I’m talking with someone who has lots of interests and hobbies and ha…

If you’re feeling stuck, feeling like you’re decluttering in circles, or just feeling blech, maybe you need to go to the next level of decluttering. I’m talking about what I mean by that in this epis…

I’m talking about The Container Concept. It’s a game changer concept, and that’s because it’s fact. I’m talking with Cas from Clutterbug and Dawn from The Minimal Mom and they share their own realiza…

How much can I handle? That’s the real question. Sometimes, it’s about stuff, sometimes it’s about time and sometimes it’s about energy (mental and physical). Check out my new course with Cas from Cl…

    We talk about: How to be motivated by something other than panic cleaning because someone is coming over. How to deal with well-meaning family members who, out of love, give more stuff than I can…

Storage spaces can be overwhelming, whether they’re too small or too big. I’m talking about how to work through them, and how to make them do the job they were meant to do. My books Want to be a patr…

Here we go into the holiday season of a year that’s totally bananas. Things are far from normal, but I’m determined to make the best of it, and am sharing what I’m doing. My books Join us on Patreon …

We discuss: what are appropriate expectations for kids ages and their participation. how to accomplish laundry so that it doesn’t feel impossible. Successfully completed the first laundry day. how to…

In this episode, we discuss: where to start with a huge pile of papers that have been in the office for far too long. where to start in a double garage that holds many sentimental objects as well as …

In this podcast, we discuss: ways to think about kid toys and getting them under control. how to incrementally clean up something an overwhelming space where there are lots of different categories th…

Decluttering paralysis is real, and it’s tough enough on a normal day. It’s especially daunting, though, when you are on a deadline. Especially the biggest deadline of all: moving! I’m talking throug…

In this episode, we discuss: how to avoid getting stuck on the daily tasks (dishes, 5 minute pick up, etc), but finding time to do a major decluttering also. how to move past the visible spaces, so t…

Those of us who are bewildered by keeping the house under control can, sometimes, be scared of experimenting. Sometimes it’s because we have failed so many times before. We might feel the need to be …

When there’s a big and daunting decluttering project in front of you, the key is to start. Knowing what to do is good, but actually doing it is even better. I’m talking through some decluttering chal…

I asked for questions over in the patron-only Facebook group, and the answers to about half of them started with, “Well, the 5 minute pickup . . . ” So I put all those questions together and am answe…

I’m talking to Myquillyn Smith, whom you may know as “The Nester.” I met Myquillyn a few years ago when she invited me to be an author at her Nest Fest event. She’s as nice as she seems online. We ta…

In today’s podcast, I discuss: Finding the balance between how the members of the household like things to be. Finding motivation when you don’t like your house. Overcoming Project Brain and making p…

Schoolwork gets a grade. Losing weight causes a measurable change in the number on the scale. But sometimes it’s hard to measure decluttering success. Or to measure how much your home has improved du…

One of my biggest strategies is to let yourself “just declutter” in order to get started and make progress in your home immediately. And decluttering achieves the purpose I was looking for when I tho…

Maintenance. It feels pointless and impossible when there’s so much that needs to be done FIRST! But maintenance, even when the house is in shambles, is the key to making maintainable progress. Reall…