Webcast

Name: Dining Rooms: Traditional, Multifunctional, or Gone Out <span class="dnb">of Style?</span>
Start: 2025-04-29T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-29T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Online

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Month

February 2025
Gayle Unscripted: What Do We Really Need? and Other Questions

February 25, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CST The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

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Her co-host was out sick, so Gayle bravely wrangled the show all by herself with only her native wit and magic wand for support! In this special episode of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, answers audience questions about the nature of “need,” shopping, keepsakes, estate and auction sales, breaking down large projects, and procrastination.

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.

Free
March 2025
Paper Problems: Pile-purging Practices for Productivity and Peace

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

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It’s time once again to parse the particular problems that paper poses. We’ll examine the habits and beliefs that lead to heaps, folders, boxes, bags, bins, and drawers full of bills, receipts, records, recipes, clippings, statements, magazines, and more. In episode #247 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, discusses the reasons we keep more paper than we need and offers pointers for purging your personal paper piles.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #247: How Do You Look on Paper?.

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.

Free
Book Club: Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism (Sasaki)

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

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In Goodbye, Things, author Fumio Sasaki shares his personal story of becoming a minimalist. The book also offers lots of tips for saying goodbye to stuff and explores the results of Sasaki’s profound change in lifestyle. In episode #248 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, reviews Goodbye, Things and discusses the lessons we can take from this popular book about a minimalist approach to decluttering.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #248: Are You Ready to Say Goodbye to Your Things?.

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
Give Stuff Away Through Creative Donation, plus More Short Topics

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

Online

We’ve talked a lot about the usual donation destinations—charity stores, creative-reuse centers, the curb, etc.—but what about unusual ideas for donation? We want to hear our audience’s favorite suggestions and share a few of our own. In episode #249 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, discusses unconventional places to take donated items—plus other short topics suggested by our audience.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #249: Unconventional Donations | Acquiring versus Using.

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.

Free
The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast)—canceled for March 25, 2025

March 25, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CDT The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

There will be no episode of The Clutter Fairy Weekly this week because Gayle will be traveling to the NAPO 2025 Summit in Chicago. We’ll be back next week!

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
April 2025
Balancing Act: Managing Your Decluttering Projects and Priorities

April 1, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CDT The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

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Not all decluttering and organizing tasks are created equal. Some projects give us a fresh look at our cherished belongings; others are just plain chores. But they all need to get done. In episode #251 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, suggests ways to leverage your strengths and minimize negative feelings as you strive for balance in decluttering project priorities.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #251: Balancing Organizing Projects, Tasks, and Priorities.

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.

Free
The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast)—canceled for April 8, 2025

April 8, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CDT The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

Online

There will be no episode of The Clutter Fairy Weekly this week because co-host Ed Gumnick is under the weather. We’ll be back in two weeks!

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.

Free
The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast)—canceled for April 15, 2025

April 15, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CDT

Online

There will be no episode of The Clutter Fairy Weekly this week because host Gayle Goddard is traveling to visit family. We’ll be back next week!

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.

Free
Work with a Professional Organizer…or Organize Like You’re a Pro

April 22, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CDT The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

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Working with a professional organizer can help you take the fast lane to functional, clutter-free spaces. But even if you can’t hire an organizer, you can handle your decluttering and organizing projects with a professional’s care, creativity, and attention to detail. In episode #252 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, discusses the process of working with a professional organizer and how you can apply a professional approach to managing your own projects.

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.

Free
Dining Rooms: Traditional, Multifunctional, or Gone Out of Style?

April 29, 2025, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CDT The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast series)

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Contemporary home design has moved away from dining rooms in favor of open plans, great rooms, breakfast nooks, and other concepts. But some of us still live with formal dining rooms—or at least the furniture that went with them. In episode #253 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, explores the changing role of dining rooms and how families incorporate dining-room functionality in modern homes and lifestyles.

We prepared a survey to learn about our audience’s experiences related to this episode’s topic. To answer the survey, please see Survey #253: Dining Rooms—What Are They Good For?

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.

Free