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Psychological Roots of Clutter: Rationalization and Reality—Sentimental Causes of Clutter (Meetup)

Patchwork quilt

It can be difficult to balance sentimental value with the real-world conditions of your time, space, and resources.

Houston Clutter Coaching April 2013 Meetup

Thursday, April 25, 2013
7:00–8:30 p.m.
FREE

Professional organizer Gayle Goddard facilitates the meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group.

Henshaw House (Nature Discovery Center)
Russ Pitman Park
7112 Newcastle St.
Bellaire, TX 77401
713-667-6550

Or watch the live stream on YouTube.
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Psychological Roots of Clutter: The Problem With Paper (Meetup)

Twirled paper pile

The March meetup will offer pointers for purging paper piles.

Houston Clutter Coaching March 2013 Meetup

Thursday, March 28, 2013
7:00–8:30 p.m.
FREE

Professional organizer Gayle Goddard facilitates the meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group.

Henshaw House (Nature Discovery Center)
Russ Pitman Park
7112 Newcastle St.
Bellaire, TX 77401
713-667-6550
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Product Review: The 5th Dimension Password Keeper

5th Dimension Password Keeper

The 5th Dimension Password Keeper offer a hack-proof and theft-proof way to store your passwords.

If you’re like me, you have trouble remembering all your computer and website passwords. Every trick I try to make it easier to remember them compromises the security of the password—if it’s easier for me to remember, then it’s easier for someone else to hack it.

What’s the next option? I write them down in a little notebook somewhere and put it near the computer. Paper is hack-proof via the internet, but if someone is near the computer, then they’re near the little notebook with all the passwords in it. It’s a dilemma for all of us, but I’ve discovered another option—The 5th Dimension Password Keeper, by Michael Pipkins.

Michael Pipkins has written an easy-to-read booklet that offers a hack-proof and theft-proof way to store your passwords. He’s designed a method in which you memorize an area on a grid, or a “key,” instead of the passwords themselves. The grids are pages in the booklet, and you can keep the booklet right by the computer, but no one else can tell what your password is even if they look in the booklet. All you have to do is assign each website or computer password to a grid page in the booklet, and use the area on the grid that you’ve memorized to find your password for that page.

Bottom line—you remember one thing, and it covers you for all your passwords. It’s really a clever idea! If you have trouble remembering your passwords, or you just want to feel like they’re more secure, this book is a good option. Check it out at the5Dkeeper.com. There are even how-to videos to explain the concept if that works better for you. Let me know if you decide to try it!

The Clutter Fairy “It’s Not the End of the World” Sale!

Mayan calendar

Does the end of the current cycle of the Mayan calendar really mean the end of the world? The Clutter Fairy is betting that you—and your clutter—will still be here on December 22, so she’s offering specially discounted organizing packages for 2013.

Pay online now by credit card or PayPal, and the more hours you buy, the more you save! As soon as we receive your order, we’ll call to schedule your appointments.

Multicolor rolled towels in a pile

Closet Overhaul Package

Buy 9 hours for $600 (a $675 value)
Use this package to overhaul a problem small space, such as your master bedroom closet, linen closet, or laundry room.


Stock of multicolor mugs

Kitchen Makeover Package

Buy 12 hours for $775 (a $900 value)
With this package, tackle a larger personal living space, such as a kitchen, living room, or bedroom.


Pile of multicolor notepads

Home Office Reboot Package

Buy 15 hours for $950 (a $1,125 value)
Take on a more densely cluttered space with this package, such as the kids’ room, home office, or garage.


Green, clean dream house

Whole House Special Package

Buy 30 hours with two organizers for $3,300 (a $3,750 value)
This package includes 30 hours with both The Clutter Fairy and an assistant organizer, and could be used to downsize a household, move in or out, process an estate, or revive any home in need of top-to-bottom decluttering.


Offer terms:

  • The rooms and spaces listed in package descriptions are for sample purposes only. You’re buying blocks of time, and your results will depend on the specific conditions of your space.
  • There is no limit to the number of packages you may purchase at these prices.
  • Purchase hours online by December 31, 2012.
  • Appointment times may be scheduled from January 2 through April 30, 2013, subject to availability.
  • Hours may be used as three- or four-hour organizing sessions.
  • If the world does end on December 21, you’ll be entitled to a full refund. Otherwise, all sales are final.

’Tis the Season to Be Organized! (Meetup)

Donation box

The Clutter Fairy is accepting holiday donations for Toys for Tots or Goodwill at our annual holiday gathering.

Houston Clutter Coaching Holiday 2012 Meetup

Thursday, November 29, 2012
7:00–8:30 p.m.
FREE

Gayle Goddard facilitates the holiday season meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group.

Henshaw House (Nature Discovery Center)
Russ Pitman Park
7112 Newcastle St.
Bellaire, TX 77401
713-667-6550
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Does Clutter Make You Depressed, or Does Depression Make You Clutter? (Meetup)

Help

Get help out of the cycle of depression and clutter

Houston Clutter Coaching September 2012 Meetup

Thursday, September 27, 2012
7:00–8:30 p.m.
FREE

Gayle Goddard facilitates the monthly meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group.

Henshaw House (Nature Discovery Center)
Russ Pitman Park
7112 Newcastle St.
Bellaire, TX 77401
713-667-6550
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Stop the Catalog Madness Before the Holidays!

CatalogChoice.org

Catalog Choice lets you easily opt out of unwanted catalog mailings.

The Clutter Fairy just spent 30 minutes on CatalogChoice.org submitting 36 requests to stop catalogs for my mom. They make it so easy! Once you set up a little basic address info, you look up a catalog by company name, type in your customer number and source code number if you have them on the catalog’s mailing label, and click “submit.” That’s it! Catalog Choice sends the request, and tracks the company response for you as well.

You can create as many requests as you want, and you can add to the requests as more catalogs come in. And if the company doesn’t remove you, there’s a way to notify Catalog Choice of that, too. What a great thing to do before the holiday catalog slam starts arriving! You’ll spend at least 30 minutes bringing those catalogs in from the mail, stacking them on the coffeetable, picking them up and putting them in recycling, and hauling recycling to the curb. Listing catalogs in CatalogChoice.org is a much better use of your time, and saves trees in the process. As they say, “just do It!” You’ll be so glad you did.

Can You Really Go Paperless?

Woman tossing papers

Free yourself from paper clutter in a few simple steps

Do you dream of a world without paper? The idea of a paperless lifestyle has been around for years, but many of us still struggle just to avoid drowning in paper. My clients often complain that there’s paper everywhere in their homes. They want to get control of it, but they’re frustrated about how to make that happen.

Unfortunately, there’s not a simple route to paperlessness. Paper comes from many sources, so it requires a multi-pronged solution. None of the steps are complicated, though, and each one can make a dent in the volume of paper you handle every day. Try some of these to reduce your paper load …[Read more]

Hanging in There: Tricks to Keep Your Organizing Project Moving (Meetup)

Hang in there!

How do you reach the summit of your organizing project?

Houston Clutter Coaching August 2012 Meetup

Thursday, August 30, 2011
7:00–8:30 p.m.

Gayle Goddard facilitates the monthly meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group.

Henshaw House (Nature Discovery Center)
Russ Pitman Park
7112 Newcastle St.
Bellaire, TX 77401
713-667-6550
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Getting Past Overwhelmed: Five Simple Ways to Get Unstuck (Meetup)

Five green leaves

Five simple techniques can help you get unstuck.

Houston Clutter Coaching July 2012 Meetup

Thursday, July 26, 2012
7:00–8:30 p.m.

Gayle Goddard facilitates the July monthly meeting of the Houston Clutter Coaching Meetup Group.

Henshaw House (Nature Discovery Center)
Russ Pitman Park
7112 Newcastle St.
Bellaire, TX 77401
713-667-6550
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