Most of us don’t suffer from the problem of being too organized. We often struggle with managing papers, maintaining our desks so we can find what we need, keeping a check on closets, garages and shared space so we can use it and live in it. Too often we find ourselves battling with unmade decisions […]

We’ve been hearing in recent years we need to simplify our lives, get off the hamster wheel, slow down, leave the rat race, return to nature, escape corporate America and find time to be with family and friends.While our lives have certainly become busier, filled with more stimulation, increased work load, debt and responsibilities, we […]

Photographs, memorabilia, a favorite sweater or a class ring, all hold memories that fill us with pleasant thoughts and feelings. Things we’ve held onto, items that have been given to us or things we’ve inherited are memory holders as well as potential clutter. Too often they become things that burden us rather than uplift us. […]

Paper is a nuisance, though it sometimes holds important information, and it can clutter our work and living spaces beyond measure. Paper comes in the forms of bills, legal documents, letters, cards, subscriptions, notices, parking tickets, catalogs and more. Sorting through it and keeping up on it can feel like a full time job. Many […]

Clutter drains. Clutter zaps our energy. Clutter and disorder cause us to feel weighted and heavy. They cast a pall over our minds and bodies as we feel exhausted looking at what stands before us. When I work with new clients,  I ask them where they’d like to begin and they often have no idea. […]