The Clutter Fairy Blog

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Getting Things Done Takes the Stress and Confusion out of Task Management

The Clutter Fairy enthusiastically recommends David Allen’s Getting Things Done as an engaging, easy read for anyone looking to establish or renovate their system of task management.
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A Kind, Forgiving, Charitable, Pleasant Time: Declutter Via Donation

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The Clutter Fairy suggests ways to lighten the clutter load during the giving season through donations to friends, family, neighbors, and charitable causes.
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Stop the Fire Hose! Prevent Clutter at the Source

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The Clutter Fairy suggests simple and subtle habit changes that will make a big difference in your clutter landscape.
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Decluttering Before a Move and More Tips from Porch.com

The Clutter Fairy’s tips for decluttering before a move were included in a helpful home-organizing article at Porch.com. Thanks to Rocia Espinoza for including my ideas!
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Expert Tips on Organizing the Home from Redfin Blog

The Clutter Fairy’s advice on craft room organizing was included along with tips from 11 other NAPO colleagues in a Redfin blog article about organizing your home! Read Organize Your Home Like Never Before With These 12 Tips.
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Embrace Your Reason for the Season: Decluttering Holiday Preparations

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The Clutter Fairy suggests lightening your load and brightening your life by focusing holiday preparations on what the season means to you.
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Holding On and Letting Go: Ownership, Gift-Giving, and Value

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The Clutter Fairy talks about ownership, gift-giving, and how our judgments of value impact our decision-making about what we keep and what we’re willing to let go.
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Money, Money, Money: The Problem with Monetary Value

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The Clutter Fairy discusses definitions of value and factors that complicate our thinking about monetary value as it relates to the decluttering process.
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Looking Through Rose-colored Glasses: Sentimentality and Clutter

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The Clutter Fairy examines the rationalizations we use to hold on to things and suggests an approach to decision-making that balances sentimental value with our real-world conditions of time, space, and resources.
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Clear Your Clutter, Love Your Life: Organize for Positive Change

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The Clutter Fairy suggests how the decluttering process can serve as a release from bad feelings and a trigger for brightening your emotional landscape.
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Just What IS Clutter, Anyway?

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The Clutter Fairy explores the many criteria by which we may identify and categorize clutter for ourselves and the people with whom we share our spaces.
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A Decluttering Philosophy: Putting it All Together

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The Clutter Fairy looks for practical approaches to reduce the clutter coming in and to deal effectively with the stuff we already have.
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Complex Choices: Ethical and Environmental Questions About Clutter

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The Clutter Fairy asks ethical and environmental questions that can guide and influence our relationships with stuff.
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One Bite at a Time: Clutter and Habits

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The Clutter Fairy discusses habits—the routines or patterns of behavior that lead to bringing in or holding on to too much stuff, and how to cultivate better habits for preventing and reducing clutter.
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Unpacking Our Baggage: Clutter and Emotions

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The Clutter Fairy talks about emotions—the positive ones that can support the organizing process and the negative ones that interfere with our ability to declutter.
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Guiding Principles for Your Philosophy of Decluttering

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The Clutter Fairy talks about how to identify the guiding principles for your own personal philosophy of decluttering.
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Yes, You Really Can Go Paperless—Mostly

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The Clutter Fairy offers tactics for reducing your paper load and working your way toward a paperless lifestyle.
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Escaping the Stacks: A Saner Approach to Books and Magazines

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The Clutter Fairy talks about bringing the book-buying impulse into line with how much you actually read and explores what to do after you've read all those literary gems.
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Crafts, Hobbies, and Sports: Get Out of What You’re No Longer Into

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The Clutter Fairy talks about how to think about changes in our interests, evaluate the debris thereof, and let go of the old to make room for new passions.
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The Rose-Colored Mirror: Clutter in the Quest for Style

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The Clutter Fairy talks about how to get control of your wardrobe without giving up your personal style. She introduces strategies to find the right fit for your space, budget, and lifestyle.
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