Life cycle of a maple leaf through the seasons

The clutter life-cycle | Book review: Swedish death cleaning | Packrat heritage

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The Clutter Fairy explores the “clutter life-cycle”—a way of framing the psychological issues around clutter in terms of the decision-making that happens throughout the life-cycle of a possession. She also responds to viewer feedback and reviews the 2018 book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning.
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Declutter for downsizing | White-elephant trunk | The math of downsizing

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The Clutter Fairy examines the situations that lead us to downsize and offers guidance on key areas of our homes and lives where we can look for opportunities to downsize collections. She also responds to viewer questions and feedback and offers her Tip of the Week on “the math of downsizing.”
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Preserving family history | The white elephant table | Maintaining organizing momentum

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The Clutter Fairy takes a deeper dive into the topic of preserving family photos, videos, and stories to pass down. We also discuss using a “white elephant” exchange to share unwanted items with people who might get more use out of them than you do, and offer strategies to keep moving—or get moving again—if you’re struggling to make progress on your organizing goals.
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Clutter and aging | Family photos and videos | “Where do I start?”

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The Clutter Fairy explores clutter-related issues that arise with aging and suggests strategies that you and your family can adopt to ease the burden of future clutter. We address viewer questions about how to get started decluttering when the project seems overwhelming and discuss ideas for storing and sharing precious family photos and videos.
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Organizing with a planner | Story-editing & small habits recap | “One in, one out”

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The Clutter Fairy offers strategies for using a daily planner to keep your organizing projects moving forward, revisits the topics of “story-editing” and cultivating small habits, offers our Tip of the Week (“One in, one out”), and gives a quick preview of an upcoming topic: Clutter & Aging.
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Clutter-conscious Gift-giving | Virtual organizing | Holiday gap organizing strategies

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The Clutter Fairy talks about clutter-conscious holiday gift-giving, working with clients virtually, and leveraging the holiday break to get ahead on 2020 organizing.
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“How Much Is Enough?” and Other Hard Questions about Stuff (YouTube Video)

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We get it into our heads that the more we have, the more prepared we are, the more fun we can have, and the happier we’ll be. But suddenly, there’s stuff everywhere standing in the way of free and satisfying lives.
Jump-start Your Organizing Plan: 50 Ways to Leave Your Clutter

Jump-start Your Organizing Plan: 50 Ways to Leave Your Clutter (YouTube Video)

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No matter what organizing project you’ve decided to take on, you’ll find useful first steps—or next steps—on our jump-start list.
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Clean Slate: Starting Fresh in a New (Organized) Space [YouTube Video]

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Moving to a new home or office can compound your clutter problems, or it can be a chance to make a clean break with your cluttered past.
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Milestones and Mishaps: Organizing Around Major Life Events (YouTube Video)

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Life-changing events can disrupt our ability to get (or stay) organized, and each type of major life event presents a unique set of organizing challenges.
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All in a Day’s Work: Daily Decluttering Routines (YouTube Video)

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We often focus on big projects and the clutter backlog, but establishing daily routines and clutter-free habits can help you stem the flow of clutter at the source.
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A Unicorn in the Attic: Organizing Myth versus Reality (YouTube Video)

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We approach organizing projects with heads full of myths, legends, and outright lies that we’ve heard. The Clutter Fairy uncovers the reality behind popular misconceptions about clutter.