Category Archives: De-clutter, simplify, downsize

All the feels: when letting go is hard

Letting go of your Stuff is never easy, but if you can find a new home for those special objects with a lot of personal meaning it helps ease the pain. Continue reading

Posted in De-clutter, simplify, downsize, It's all feng shui | Leave a comment

The emotional cost of inaction…

When you have a problem that’s been hanging around for many years (clutter, extra weight, a sour relationship) you have three options: DO something about it; make complaints and noncommittal gestures in its general direction; or acknowledge you’re perfectly fine … Continue reading

Posted in De-clutter, simplify, downsize, It's all feng shui | Leave a comment

Clutter-Clearing: Baby Steps or the Full Kondo?

Did you resolve to simplify for New Years? It’s a brand new year and we’re bursting with resolve to be better, do better, feel better. “This is the year I will finally _____.” (You fill in the blanks. My own … Continue reading

Posted in Before and After: Homes and Workspaces, Color inspiration: home and nature, De-clutter, simplify, downsize, It's all feng shui | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The elephant in the room…

Two elephants actually… And they weren’t really in the room; they were sitting in the back yard at the home of my ex-, Martin, who is downsizing and moving back to the Bay Area from whence we came. As anyone who has … Continue reading

Posted in De-clutter, simplify, downsize, Express yourself: Decor, It's all feng shui | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Top ten reasons to free yourself from clutter

The easiest way to regain your sanity is to simplify, simplify, simplify. A clutter-free environment can be yours with a swift kick in the butt at my Clutter-Clearing class at Clark College. Continue reading

Posted in De-clutter, simplify, downsize, It's all feng shui | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

A minimalist’s holiday decorations

I know some of you get your kicks from decorating every nook and cranny of your homes with Christmas decorations: you have every kind of Santa; you have nativity scenes and train sets wending thru winter wonderlands; your roof is … Continue reading

Posted in Color inspiration: home and nature, De-clutter, simplify, downsize, Express yourself: Decor, It's all feng shui | Tagged | Leave a comment

How to create an unfriendly home

Minimalism taken to the extreme in this Amsterdam apartment is just plain depressing. Continue reading

Posted in De-clutter, simplify, downsize, Express yourself: Decor, It's all feng shui | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Throw a “come and get it” party! Offloading for charity

How do you make disposing of your treasures easy and fun, while also benefiting  a favorite charity? When I was preparing to downsize to a smaller home, I sold what I could on Craigslist, but still had way too much stuff that … Continue reading

Posted in Before and After: Homes and Workspaces, De-clutter, simplify, downsize, It's all feng shui | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

This is “my” house

Are things or people or pets really ours to “own?” In the grand scheme of things, the answer is no. A shift in language helps loosen the grip of our possessive tendencies. Continue reading

Posted in Color inspiration: home and nature, De-clutter, simplify, downsize | Leave a comment

A Down-Sizer’s Blessing

Down-sizing necessitates a great deal of reflection about what is and isn’t important, and about what our Stuff means in the grand scheme of things. Here’s a blessing for the process. Continue reading

Posted in Before and After: Homes and Workspaces, De-clutter, simplify, downsize, Express yourself: Decor | Tagged , , | Leave a comment