Tag Archive for: organizing projects

Festive gold sparkles

Countdown to 2021: 10 Tips to Wrap Up Your Decluttering Year

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The Clutter Fairy offers 10 quick ideas—in the form of a countdown, of course!—for making the most of the last fleeting moments of 2020.
Coffee, pen, and notepad with page labeled "2021"

Make Space for the Life You Love: Setting Organizing Goals for 2021

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The Clutter Fairy explains how to leverage clutter challenges as the inspiration and starting point for setting goals and planning organizing projects.
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The Rose-Colored Mirror: Clutter in the Quest for Style

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The Clutter Fairy talks about how to get control of your wardrobe without giving up your personal style. She introduces strategies to find the right fit for your space, budget, and lifestyle.
Coupons

The Allure of the Sale: Coupon-Clipping and Bargain-Hunting

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The Clutter Fairy talks about how to shift your thinking to become a more conscious shopper and resist the allure of the sale.
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Beanie Babies, Snow Globes, and Imperial Stormtroopers: Collection or Chaos?

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The Clutter Fairy talks about origins of the impulse to collect and how to get the collecting beast under control.
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Metrics and Milestones: Measuring Your Organizing Progress

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The Clutter Fairy offers suggestions on ways to measure, track, and report your decluttering progress.
Female mirror on color background

Finding Boundaries Between You & Your Stuff: Clutter and Self-image

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The Clutter Fairy talks about clutter and self-image: how the lines between you and your stuff get blurred, and how to start seeing the boundaries clearly again.
Dollhouse in pink room

Ain’t No Big Thing: Organizing Small Spaces

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The Clutter Fairy offers strategies for solving the special organizing problems that come with living in very small spaces.
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Motivation and momentum: keep your organizing project moving

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The Clutter Fairy offers tips for finding motivation and creating momentum on a long-term organizing project when the progress feels slow in coming.
Soft clean towels on bed

Organizing room by room: the guest room

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The Clutter Fairy offers a strategy for balancing the role of the guest room as a place to host visitors with all the other ways we (and our cats) use our multipurpose spaces.
Empty attic with storage shelves

Organizing room by room: alternative storage spaces

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The Clutter Fairy unpacks the clutter issues of deep storage—backyard sheds, storage units, parents’ houses, second homes, attics, and basements. She also answers a viewer question about creativity in the kitchen.
Kitchen countertop with food ingredients and herbs

Organizing room by room: the kitchen

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The Clutter Fairy discusses sources of kitchen clutter and offers ideas for planning or reclaiming your organized kitchen. She also talks cookbooks and suggests strategies for long-term food storage.