The Clutter Fairy Blog

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Organize for the Unplanned: Prepare for Crises Before They Arrive

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The Clutter Fairy discusses how to plan and prepare to minimize the impact of clutter emergencies caused by an unexpected move, illness, death, or disaster.

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The Power of Words: Understand and Reframe Your Clutter Language

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Could You Manage Your Loved One’s Affairs?

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How ready would you be to take on responsibility for the affairs of a loved one in an emergency? Take our quiz to find out!
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Spring into Decluttering: 20 Tiny Projects to Start Moving Forward

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The Clutter Fairy looks at often-neglected corners of our lives and shares a list of simple tasks where you can score big decluttering wins.

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Organize for the Unplanned: Prepare for Crises Before They Arrive

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Decluttering Your Home’s Hiding Places

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The Clutter Fairy unpacks the mysteries of hidden spaces and offers strategies for keeping them in our awareness and under control.

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Spring into Decluttering: 20 Tiny Projects to Start Moving Forward

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Because You’re Worth It: Decluttering as Self‑care

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The Clutter Fairy reframes decluttering as a form of self-care and offers tips for supporting your most important organizing helper: you.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Decluttering Your Home’s Hiding Places

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In Search of Balance: Managing Your Time, Energy, and Priorities

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The Clutter Fairy suggests strategies to balance the competing priorities of clearing clutter and enjoying your best life.

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Because You’re Worth It: Decluttering as Self‑care

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Many Hands: How to Ask for Decluttering Assistance (or Offer Yours)

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The Clutter Fairy offers guidance on asking for help with your decluttering projects or offering your assistance to others who need it.

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In Search of Balance: Managing Your Time, Energy, and Priorities

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Function Conjunction: Clutter Issues in Multiple-Use Spaces

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The Clutter Fairy examines the organizing issues of multi-function spaces and offers strategies for optimizing your use of these versatile rooms.

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Many Hands: How to Ask for Decluttering Assistance (or Offer Yours)

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Special Announcement: ADHD Across the Lifespan

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The Clutter Fairy welcomes Ellen Delap of ADDA-SR to share information about “ADHD Across the Lifespan,” a symposium for those interested in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Spread Too Thin, Piled Too High: Clutter in the Sandwich Generation

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The Clutter Fairy explores the unique clutter challenges facing the Sandwich Generation and suggests strategies for balancing these competing priorities.

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Function Conjunction: Clutter Issues in Multiple‑Use Spaces

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I’ve Got a Feeling: When Emotions Complicate the Organizing Process

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The Clutter Fairy examines negative feelings that complicate decluttering and offers encouragement to put positive emotions to work in the process.

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Spread Too Thin, Piled Too High: Clutter in the Sandwich Generation

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Get Off to a Strong Start (or Restart) in GO Month 2022

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The Clutter Fairy offers pointers to set yourself up for decluttering success or breathe new life into stalled organizing plans.

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I’ve Got a Feeling: When Emotions Complicate the Organizing Process

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AARP Family Caregivers Discussion Group: Decluttering Tips for Caregivers

Gayle Goddard took part in a chat with the AARP Family Caregivers Discussion Group. Enjoy decluttering advice from Gayle, Sharon Lowenheim, and Amy Tokos.
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Decluttering on a Budget: Tips and Tricks to Organize for Less

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The Clutter Fairy shares a collection of lower-cost organizing strategies for the do-it-yourself organizer on a budget.

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Get Off to a Strong Start (or Restart) in GO Month 2022

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Clearing Decluttering Clutter: Find an Approach that Works for You

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The Clutter Fairy explores popular approaches to organizing and explains how to choose a strategy that matches your levels of motivation, ability, and available time.

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Decluttering on a Budget: Tips and Tricks to Organize for Less

A Defining Moment: What “Clutter” Means in Your Life and Home

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The Clutter Fairy examines several definitions we can use to identify and categorize clutter and looks at how our understanding of the word impacts our approach to organizing.

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Clearing Decluttering Clutter: Find an Approach that Works for You

Make Changes You Can Love: Reframing Your New Year’s Resolutions

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The Clutter Fairy explains reasons why New Year’s resolutions fail more often than they succeed and suggests more effective ways to frame changes you want to make in your life.

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A Defining Moment: What “Clutter” Means in Your Life and Home

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Season’s Greetings from Our Family to Yours—Happy 100th Episode!

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The Clutter Fairy thanks our clients, patrons, friends, family, viewers, and listeners for your generous support and wishes you a joyous and peaceful holiday season filled with love and light!

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A Defining Moment: What “Clutter” Means in Your Life and Home

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Putting Projects on Hold | Self-care Tips for the Holiday Season

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The Clutter Fairy offers strategies for keeping focus and commitment for projects that we’ve put on hold. We also share a holiday gift of self-care tips!

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A Defining Moment: What “Clutter” Means in Your Life and Home