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Organize for the Unplanned: Prepare for Crises Before They Arrive

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As life unfolds, we may find ourselves in circumstances that require us to deal with a lot of stuff in a short time: an unexpected move, an illness, a death or disaster. You can’t prevent these crises, but there are steps you can take to help your loved ones or yourself manage better when trouble turns up. In episode #114 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, discusses how to plan and prepare to minimize the impact of clutter emergencies.

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The Power of Words: Understand and Reframe Your Clutter Language

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How we talk about our stuff reveals a lot about the emotions and memories that influence our choices. Words like enough, junk, and value are loaded with history and meaning for each of us, but they also possess power to keep us stuck or move us forward. In episode #115 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, examines words that we use to describe our cluttered lives and shares insights into how to reframe language to clarify our relationship with stuff.

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Decluttering with Bigfoot: Organizing Myths versus Reality

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Some of us approach organizing projects with our heads stuffed full of myths, legends, and baldfaced lies that we’ve heard—the product of popular TV shows, mass-market books, nagging parents, and other people’s confusion. In episode #116 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, uncovers the realities hiding behind some of these popular misconceptions about decluttering your stuff.

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The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast)

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The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

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Tight Spots, Tiny Budgets: Outfitting Dorm Rooms and Apartments

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Graduation season is about to start, and parents everywhere will be scrambling to launch their graduates into college life, often with little cash and strict space limitations. Even if college isn’t in the plans, your kids may need help establishing a space of their own. In episode #117 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, offers low-cost, space-saving suggestions for organizing starter apartments, dorm rooms, and other compact spaces.

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Routine Maintenance: Keep Your Organizing Machine Running Smoothly

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Whether you’re managing a long-term clutter issue or starting fresh in a new space, a critical part of designing your organized life is maintenance. Well-designed habits can stop a tough situation from getting worse or keep an organized space in tip-top shape. In episode #118 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, explores the hows and whys of powerful maintenance habits to stem clutter before it starts.

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Race Against the Clock: Time Issues and Organizing

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To those of us who struggle with clutter, it can feel as if Time itself is our one insurmountable obstacle. As we work to declutter our lives and spaces, we have difficulty balancing and allocating our time—and there’s never quite enough. In episode #119 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, discusses procrastination, estimating time for big projects, budgeting time for maintenance, and other areas where organizing intersects our perception and management of time.

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A Space of One’s Own: Organizing for Peace of Mind

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There are many ways in which clutter keeps us from living the lives we want, and an effective way to assess the present state of our homes is through the lens of peace of mind. Is there stuff in your space that stands in the way of your feeling rested, relaxed, and serene? In episode #120 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, offers suggestions for clearing the worst trouble spots, opening constructive conversations with the people who share your space, and moving toward a more peaceful environment.

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Head Over Heart 3: Algorithms to Filter Our Stuff to Fit Our Space

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Sometimes we recognize the negative impacts of clutter on our lives, but still feel powerless to manage the conflicting feelings that keep us stuck. So we give in to the panicked impulse to defer decisions for another day. In episode #121 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, returns to the topic of decluttering algorithms—simple, practical rules that can help us set aside some of the emotions and gain more clarity in our decision-making.

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The Clutter Fairy Weekly (webcast)

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There will be no episode of The Clutter Fairy Weekly this week because Gayle will be traveling to attend a NAPO board meeting.

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.

Join the meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/993419863.

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