Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup

Name: Excavate the Welcome Mat: Declutter and Organize for Entertaining
Start: 2025-02-18T12:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-18T13:00:00-06:00
Location: Online

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December 2024
A Clutter Carol: How Ghosts of Past and Future Haunt Our Present

December 3, 2024, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

Is your home a monument to the past, a stockpile for future needs, or a place dedicated to living your best life right now? Finding balance among these roles can help clarify your toughest clutter challenges. In episode #235 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, examines how nostalgia for the past and plans for every possible future contribute to clutter and suggests way to clear space for a rich and satisfying present life.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #235: Decluttering Your Past and Future.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free
How Many Is Too Many? Setting Limits on Your Stuff | Short Takes

December 10, 2024, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

An audience member asked, “How many items in each category is healthy? Excessive but okay? Way too much?” To arrive at an answer, we need to consider the category, the context, and the limits of your space, money, time, and energy. In episode #236 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, contemplates the question “How many is too many?” and discusses other short topics suggested by our viewers and listeners.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #236: How Many Is Too Many, and Why?

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free
Strategy for Success: Make a Plan for a More Organized 2025

December 17, 2024, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

We’re counting down the remaining days until the new year. This is a great time to celebrate the decluttering and organizing progress you’ve made in 2024 and to make plans for a successful 2025. In episode #237 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, explores how to choose, plan, and strategize your next big—or small—organizing project.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #237: Taking Credit, Making Plans, Crowd-sourcing Inspiration.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free
January 2025
Back to Basics: The Clutter Fairy Reviews Organizing Fundamentals

January 7, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

Getting organized is simple, but it’s not always easy. For your project to achieve its best results, you need a realistic plan and a clear, consistent process. In episode #240 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, reviews the basic process you can follow to succeed with any decluttering and organizing project.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #240: Getting Back to Basics.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free
Heart of the Home: Declutter and Organize Your Kitchen and Pantry

January 14, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

In most homes, the kitchen is a hive of activity, but all that traffic can lead to confusion and disagreement about how it should be used and what belongs in this mission-critical space. In episode #241 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, slices and dices the problem of kitchen clutter and suggests recipes for streamlining the heart of your family’s life.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #241: Clutter in the Kitchen and Pantry.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free
Modify Your Mindset for More Productive Decluttering and Organizing

January 21, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

The mindset with which we approach organizing challenges can have a huge impact on the results we achieve. An unproductive or negative mindset can halt our progress when we’ve barely gotten into motion. In episode #242 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, examines the impact of mindset on decluttering and suggests strategies to shift our thinking to be more growth-oriented and productive.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #242: Decluttering and Organizing Mindset Pre‑test.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free
Re-cluttering Anxiety | Thrifting | Lasting Effects of Decluttering

January 28, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

Do Clutter Fairy clients experience “re-cluttering anxiety”? What do Gayle and Ed look for in thrift shops? How have our lives changed as a result of our own decluttering efforts? In episode #243 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, answers viewer and listener questions and discusses short topics suggested by our audience in our surveys and through other channels.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #243: Thrifting, Re-cluttering Anxiety, Deep-cleaning the Kitchen.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free
February 2025
Bumps in the Road: How Major Life Events Complicate Our Organizing

February 4, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

Big life changes can derail our productive routines, introduce new sources of clutter, and complicate the work of decluttering and organizing in frustrating and unexpected ways. In episode #244 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, explains how major events confound our efforts to organize and suggests strategies for keeping momentum in spite of life’s interruptions.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free
Significant Others: Decluttering with (or in Spite of) Other People

February 11, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

Do the people with whom you share your space complicate your decluttering process? Living companions with conflicting household habits and routines can sabotage our efforts to get organized. And sometimes even those who live alone aren’t free from outside interference with our stuff. In episode #245 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, discusses how to work with—or around—the other people who contribute to clutter in our homes.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free
Excavate the Welcome Mat: Declutter and Organize for Entertaining

February 18, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

The desire to open our homes to family and friends is a fundamental human need. But clutter-impaired people often let shame, fear of judgment, and the physical condition of their homes stand in the way of the fun and fulfillment of entertaining. In episode #246 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, talks about what guests need from us and suggests ways to start entertaining even if your space is still a work in progress.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #246: Entertaining Obstacles, Plans, Dreams, and Stuff.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

Free