I am an empty nester. Raising kids and doing loads and loads of laundry, driving back and forth to band practice, and helping with homework felt like it would go on forever.

Any time you drop by my house, it’s visitor ready. Most people want to stop reading right here, and say that I’m crazy, obsessed, or abnormal. I get it. But I also have learned a few tips and tricks over the years, and if you read further, you’ll see it’s not as hard as it looks.

Energy and clutter are inextricably linked. When my home environment is dirty or needs decluttering, I feel exhausted. When my home is clean and tidy, I have abundant energy. A cluttered environment also drains your mental energy and makes you feel overwhelmed.

There is no doubt that decluttering your home makes your physical space feel good. Decluttering clears your mind and energy (remember, Feng Shui), and creates space for new things and abundance to come into your life.

Organizing on a budget is one of our goals, and we’ve selected several products for your kitchen organization that look expensive but aren’t.

Clutter can have a big impact on your mental health. While you may think that owning a few extra things doesn’t make that big an impact on your mental health, it can and often does.

The beginning of the school year brings with it fall weather, a more hectic schedule, and new demands on everyone’s time. While children look forward to a new school year, it can cause chaos in your home.

I absolutely love the Wabi-Sabi philosophy. It resonates with me on a very deep level, especially when it applies to the environment in which we live. Drawn to Zen aesthetics and the feeling of less is more,

This is one of my favorite blogs to write. I can write it off the top of my head because I believe so strongly in this necessary step before moving. I helped a friend move recently, and it was quite a fiasco for her.

Hanger Hack, called the Reverse Hanger Trick, is a no-effort decluttering trick that takes virtually zero effort to declutter your closet. I use it myself, and it tells me a lot without doing anything different except turning hangers backward.

In a later blog, we will discuss the concepts of Wabi-Sabi and Kintsugi: Wabi-Sabi, the belief that there is beauty in things that are imperfect, impermanent and incomplete, as well as Kintsugi, the act of seeing beauty in imperfections. Both concepts apply to perfectionism.

I like Marie Kondo’s approach to paper organization. Her basic rule for papers is discard everything. That’s hard for some people, especially me. I have a love affair with paper.

When I recently talked to a man about our in-home and virtual organizing company, The Uncluttered Life®, he Immediately related to what I was saying about organization.

Here’s an easy trick that takes no time at all:

Declutter your closet as you get dressed, by putting a “toss box” or basket in your closet. This includes clothing, shoes, belts, purses, and hats.

There are very few things that make you feel as bad as disappointing someone who gives you a gift, especially a gift that you absolutely won’t use, don’t like, is the wrong size, or the worst color that has ever been created.

Declutter Deck® is an organizing miracle for those who just can’t get started or don’t know how to take the first step toward decluttering and organizing their life and surroundings.

Do you suffer from “Someday Syndrome?” Many people do. It causes stagnation and keeps them from reaching their goals and dreams.

Many people think that by avoiding clutter organization or hiring an expert, they are saving themselves money because they’re not paying a professional organizer to help them declutter and organize. To this we say a heartfelt, “no.”

In the debate between which is better for organizing, boxes or baskets, boxes win hands-down. Every time! “Why?” you ask. There’s one simple reason: it’s hard to put two baskets together without creating an awkward space and gap.

The KonMari Method® (by Marie Kondo) is a very cool process. It works. I’ve been trained in the method and have achieved the Master Organizer distinction. It’s 1500 hours of work, lots of clients, and multiple reporting sessions. To me, it was worth the time.