The Clutter Fairy Weekly

No two people approach decluttering projects and tasks exactly the same way. In episode #54 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Housto…

The changing seasons of our lives require fresh approaches to the way we use and manage our homes. In episode #53 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The C…

Food writer Craig Claiborne called cooking “child’s play and adult joy.” But a kitchen full of recipe clutter can drain all the joy from cooking. In episode #52 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle God…

It’s hard to believe there are only two decluttering days left in this very, very long year! In episode #51 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter…

Season’s greetings from The Clutter Fairy family to you and yours! In episode #50 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, …

Our stuff becomes clutter when it stands in the way of other things that we want and need: relationships, fulfillment, comfort, safety, peace of mind. In episode #49 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayl…

Does your to-do list shame you for what you haven’t accomplished instead of helping you manage your time and tasks? It’s easy to forget that the to-do list is supposed to work for you, not vice versa…

One way to quiet the negative emotions that trouble us as we work to let go of clutter is to shift our focus to something more positive, like the thought of how our stuff might help someone else. In …

The most basic way to avoid a clutter problem—or to get control of the one you already have—is to stop accumulating stuff in the first place. By paying careful attention to our collecting habits, we …

The holidays mean family and fun, carols and candles, good food and gratitude, shining lights and festive spirits. But they also mean stress and burden if we overcommit, overspend, and overwhelm ours…

What does it mean when we give something away or when we decide to hold onto things? In episode #44 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy i…

Decisions about what we keep in our spaces are often influence by notions of value—especially monetary value. In episode #43 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and own…

Feeling sentimental about our stuff is a big reason that many of us keep more than we can manage. In episode #42 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Cl…

In previous episodes, we’ve explored the feedback loop of clutter and negative emotions. In episode #41 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fai…

Are there things that are objectively clutter, or is clutter simply a matter of style? In episode #40 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy…

Decluttering isn’t just a process—it can be a philosophy, a way of life. Our ongoing series, “A Decluttering Philosophy: Changing Our Relationship to Stuff,” examines the relationship with stuff from…

Decluttering isn’t just a process—it can be a philosophy, a way of life. Our ongoing series, “A Decluttering Philosophy: Changing Our Relationship to Stuff,” examines the relationship with stuff from…

Decluttering isn’t just a process—it can be a philosophy, a way of life. Our ongoing series, “A Decluttering Philosophy: Changing Our Relationship to Stuff,” examines the relationship with stuff from…

Decluttering isn’t just a process—it can be a philosophy, a way of life. Our ongoing series, “A Decluttering Philosophy: Changing Our Relationship to Stuff,” examines the relationship with stuff from…

Decluttering isn’t just a process—it can be a philosophy, a way of life. Our webcast series, “A Decluttering Philosophy: Changing Our Relationship to Stuff,” examines the relationship with stuff from…