The Clutter Fairy Blog

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Unintentional Collections: The Stashes We Gather Without Even Trying

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The Clutter Fairy identifies sources of unintentional collections and offers solutions for getting them under control.

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The Great Outdoors: Organize Your Garage, Balcony, Patio, or Shed

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Overcoming Barriers: Simple Ways to Get Unstuck and Start Organizing

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The Clutter Fairy shares simple techniques to short-circuit negative thinking, get unstuck, and start reclaiming your space and your life.

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Unintentional Collections: The Stashes We Gather Without Even Trying

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Independence, Safety, Security, Comfort: Organizing to Age in Place

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The Clutter Fairy considers the pros and cons of “aging in place” from an organizing perspective and offers strategies for preparing your home for the future you.

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Overcoming Barriers: Simple Ways to Get Unstuck and Start Organizing

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The Kid Zone: Organizing Playrooms and Children’s Bedrooms

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The Clutter Fairy offers strategies for organizing children’s bedrooms and playrooms, plus tips for managing man-caves and she-sheds.

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Independence, Safety, Security, Comfort: Organizing to Age in Place

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Winds of Change: Organizing as a Tool for Self-reflection and Growth

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The Clutter Fairy examines how change impacts our relationship to stuff and explores how to leverage the organizing process as a means to accept and adapt to change.

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The Kid Zone: Organizing Playrooms and Children’s Bedrooms

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Trap Doors and Rabbit Holes: Special Issues of Clutter-Prone Spaces

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The Clutter Fairy explains why problematic spaces collect so much clutter and suggests strategies for trouble-shooting these special organizing issues.

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Winds of Change: Organizing as a Tool for Self-reflection and Growth

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Off to Work We Go! Assembling Your Organizing Toolkit

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The Clutter Fairy offers tips for assembling an organizing toolkit so you’ll be equipped to face almost any clutter challenge.

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Trap Doors and Rabbit Holes: Special Issues of Clutter-Prone Spaces

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Bulky Bags and Itty-bitty Bottles: Organizing for Vacation Travel

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The Clutter Fairy offers pointers for right-sizing your packing to prepare for stress-free vacation travel.

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Join us August 10 for:
Trap Doors and Rabbit Holes: Special Issues of Clutter-Prone Spaces

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Leader of the Unpack: Empty Your Boxes & Start Strong in a New Space

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Bulky Bags and Itty-bitty Bottles: Organizing for Vacation Travel

The Clutter Fairy offers strategies for unpacking a recent move (or the remnants of an old one) to optimize the use and enjoyment of your new space.
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Choreography for Clutter: More Tools for Setting Project Priorities

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Leader of the Unpack: Empty Your Boxes & Start Strong in a New Space

The Clutter Fairy offers principles for setting organizing priorities to help you “choreograph” your work on a variety of spaces and projects.
Bubbles

Talking Back to the Cloud: Comments and Questions from Our Audience

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Choreography for Clutter: More Tools for Setting Project Priorities

The Clutter Fairy responds to audience comments about clutter negotiations, e-mail bankruptcy, catch-and-release shopping trips, and why Gayle doesn’t need to spy on you.
The ABC's

The ABCs of Clutter: An Alphabet of Organizing Ideas

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Choreography for Clutter: More Tools for Setting Project Priorities

The Clutter Fairy sets a challenge: to identify and explain an organizing concept, issue, or tip for every letter of the alphabet.
Golden Apple

For What It’s Worth: Assessing Value in the Struggle Against Clutter

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The Clutter Fairy examines value-based emotional responses and habits of thought that sabotage our ability to get or stay organized.

The Bee Box: Declutter Your Craft Room for Inspiration and Creativity

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The Clutter Fairy explains key principles for organizing an art or craft workspace and offers tips to keep your creativity flowing.
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No Accounting for Taste: Decluttering Decor for Your Evolving Style

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The Clutter Fairy identifies the behaviors that lead to decor clutter and suggests strategies for cleaning up your “look.”
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Back to the Basics: A Clutter Fairy Recap of Organizing Fundamentals

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The Clutter Fairy revisits the basic steps in the decluttering process and how to apply them to your cluttered space.
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Clutter and Quicksand: When Stuckness Stalls Your Organizing Progress

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The Clutter Fairy examines the many flavors of decluttering stuckness and suggests strategies for extracting yourself from the mire.
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Curveballs and Crossroads: Rethinking Our Stuff in Changing Times

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The Clutter Fairy explores the transitions that disrupt our lives and suggests ways to adjust our thinking and behavior around stuff to help us move forward.
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The Way We’ve Always Done It: Assumptions, Expectations, and Clutter

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The Clutter Fairy examines the assumptions and expectations we inherit from our family or culture—or entrench in our own habits—and offers fresh perspectives on our must-have stuff.
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Bags, Baskets, and Bins: Favorite Organizing Tools and Materials

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The Clutter Fairy explains how a few carefully selected organizing products can make a world of difference in your space and shares a few current favorites.