As a Certified Master KonMari® Consultant, I am often asked this question. From a KonMari® perspective, the order in which we declutter our homes is crucial.

This blog is a sampling of what is included in our life Hack Decks®. Life Hack Decks®, our sister site (www.hackdecks.com), include five different decks. These include Date Deck®, Declutter Deck®, Dorm Deck, New Mama Deck, and Random Acts of Kindness Deck.

Who would have thought? The concept of Dormify, the one stop shopping site for college students to outfit their dorm room, is a thing. It makes me want to dial back the years and go back to college dorm living.

Poor sleep habits and sleep deprivation are serious problems for most high school and college students. One reason is because of a misunderstanding or lack of understanding of sleep hygiene. Sleep is particularly important during these crucial years.

I can remember when my kids were small and one of my favorite things was going back to school shopping. I loved it. The smell of new crayons, reams of paper, pencils, and notebooks.

It’s hard to keep things straight when you have multiple things to do and people who count on you all day. Like kids, who need every bit of your attention.

The 20/20 rule states that when struggling to decide whether to let go of an item, you should consider letting it go if you can replace it for less than $20.00, and can replace it in less than 20 minutes.

Can biophilic design help to reduce clutter? Research demonstrates the importance of spending time outside in nature.

Otherwise known as Pareto’s Principle, the concept of the 80/20 rule was developed by the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto in 1906 after he notice that eighty percent of Italian land was owned by twenty percent of the people.

In the Feng Shui decluttering approach, there are seven steps to clearing clutter from your life. We refer to Karen Kingston’s book, Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, and the seven steps to decluttering.

After decluttering and organizing my mudroom, what are my storage options? People often ask, as they are decluttering and organizing their homes, what the best storage solution is for their needs.

There are many definitions of clutter. I tend to think of anything that doesn’t have a place or a purpose in my home as clutter.

When we approach a new client, we often discuss which direction they would prefer to go. Some of our clients prefer to use the KonMari Method®.

Let’s face it. Clutter is stressful. It overtakes your life and makes it feel heavy, cumbersome, and difficult to manage. The more clutter you have, the heavier your life can feel.

Marie Kondo asks the question, “Does it spark joy?” The Bullet Journal helps us keep a cleaning schedule with a simple list of monthly and seasonal chores.

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.