People with clutter issues often report feeling overwhelmed—they know where they’d like to end up, but they can’t see a way to get there. The Clutter Fairy suggests better ways to think about clutter problems.

Crisis: an unexpected move, a death, a natural disaster—take steps now to help yourself or your loved ones manage better when trouble arises.

Take an incremental approach to managing the dishwasher, rather than turning kitchen cleanup into a monumental task by saving it to do all at once.