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Context and Cues: The Science of Habits and the Struggle with Clutter

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The Clutter Fairy explores interesting findings from the field of habit research and suggests ways to apply these ideas to our clutter challenges.
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Moving Stories: Plans and Preparations for the Peak Season of Moves

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The Clutter Fairy offers strategies for planning and preparing for a successful move or a major home renovation project.
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Bigger Buckets Revisited: Rethink Your Paper-Filing Categories

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The Clutter Fairy explores ways to rethink paper sorting and storage by defining “bigger buckets.”
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All Tied Up in Knots: Creative Clutter Problem-Solving

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The Clutter Fairy offers strategies for cutting through our emotional tangles to arrive at creative, practical solutions to clutter problems.
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Problem Shopping: The Clutter Fairy Primer on Retail Therapy

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The Clutter Fairy examines the phenomenon of “retail therapy” and offers strategies for keeping balance and perspective in our shopping habits.
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Spring Forward: Timely Household Projects for Big Decluttering Wins

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The Clutter Fairy looks at often-neglected areas of our homes and lives and offers pointers to help us spring forward in the coming weeks.
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Clutter Hacks: Five-minute Tasks that Pack a Big Decluttering Punch

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The Clutter Fairy offers a dozen five-minute tasks to jump-start your clutter-prevention strategy, plus a pet-centered Weekly Tittle.
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Texas Winter Storm Report | Viewer Comments and Questions

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The Clutter Fairy reports on the winter storm that paralyzed Texas last week and responds to comments and questions from our audience.
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Stop Juggling and Start Organizing: Setting Project Priorities

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The Clutter Fairy discusses setting priorities, one of the key skills for an aspiring “organizing acrobat.”
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No Loss of Enthusiasm: Build Motivation for Your Organizing Projects

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The Clutter Fairy offers strategies for finding—or recovering—the motivation to keep your organizing projects and resolutions going strong.
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Clutter to Catastrophe: More Organizing for Safety and Ease of Access

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The Clutter Fairy asks questions that uncover where clutter danger lurks in our homes and offers strategies to improve access and regain peace of mind.
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A Matter of Style: Organizing from a Variety of Perspectives

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The Clutter Fairy discusses a variety of organizing styles and offers suggestions for identifying a decluttering workflow that fits your strengths and needs.