A Slob Comes Clean

The doorbell is a great motivator to get the house clean, but when there aren’t any doorbells coming, motivation can be hard to find! I’m talking about the mental and strategical shifts that help me …

In today’s strategy session we discuss these challenges: How do you let go of useful stuff when you know it’s way more than you need? What do you do about re-decluttering? (same desk & counter, over …

Living with other people can (hopefully) mean cleaning with other people. This presents challenges in any relationship. There are extra challenges for people like me who struggle on our own. I made s…

In today’s strategy session we discuss these challenges: I struggle with finding time to run the home well, and with making myself do the decluttering when I have the chance! I still have project bra…

Have you been cooking more than you’ve ever cooked in your life? I’m going over the basics on how I make it easier to get dinner on the table quickly, night after night after night after . . . I’m al…

We discuss these questions in today’s strategy session: Besides knowing the basics from the books, can we discuss an action plan for those storage spaces for what to do first? What is your advice for…

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I’m sharing what’s working for me right now, plus some thoughts on how to not get discouraged when your house isn’t magically even though your very best excuse (time) has been eliminated. Mentioned: …

I’m talking with Liza today. (Actually, back in January.) Things we discussed in this episode: How the “take it there now” decluttering strategy is a game-changer for her because of the chronic illne…

Are you tackling (or do you need to tackle) your messy bedroom? I’m talking through the process in this podcast episode. Sign up for my newsletter. Become a patron. Sponsor: Betterhelp.com/clean. A S…

Adjusting to schedule changes is HARD!! There are so many different things you CAN do that sometimes the day goes by and it feels like none of it happened. Here are my tips for making things work whe…

Well, life is pretty bananas for all of us right now. In this podcast episode, I’m sharing some mental decluttering roadblocks I’ve been surprised to be facing, how I’m talking myself through them, a…

I answer these questions in today’s strategy session: I’m constantly starting over because we fall off the bandwagon. We keep hopping back on, though. Do you think we’ll ever make enough progress tha…

I recently re-decluttered my closet, and I was RUTHLESS. Re-decluttering will do that. I am SO pleased with the results, so I shared some decisions I made about decluttering entire categories of thin…

In this podcast, I’m refocusing on the absolute basics of getting your house under control and keeping it under control. These are the basic household tasks, and I’m sharing how they work and how the…

Do you stress out when you start making progress? Does it sometimes feel like you’re LESS able to relax when you are focused on improving your home? Does  your family’s clutter drive you bananas? I’m…

In this episode I answer these questions: What do you do when you assign a habit to someone else and they drop it? And how do you handle kids (or others) making a mess of an area you just decluttered…

If you decluttered last month, there’s a chance you need to take some time this month to get that stuff completely out of your house! I’m talking about ways to get rid of clutter, and the pros and co…

Ever get frustrated because you work hard on the house but no one notices? Want credit for what you’ve done? I get it. But it’s a mindset I had to eliminate to make real progress. I’m talking about h…

I did a strategy session with Ronanda and discussed working the habits into her recently (and completely) changed routine and the challenges of having extra space and the temptations that brings. Be …