I grew up in a home in the Midwest. It was a nice house, especially for the 1970’s, and the home was the center of my entire life. That’s where my friends came to hang out in my bedroom, I learned to drive, had my first date, and went off to college.

The list of recycled New Year’s resolutions goes on and on.  From being able to fit back into your skinny jeans, to eating better, exercising more and everything else in between, these resolutions are typically a passing commitment.

You hear professional organizers use the words clutter and decluttering all the time. But what do they really mean?

People often ask, “How do I start decluttering?” There is, of course, no magic formula and no one right answer. What I typically tell people is that you need to assess your individual situation and come up with a plan.

If you stay on top of your laundry and put it away after the dryer cycle buzzer sounds, life will be easier for you. A system for laundry creates organization, even if you are unable to get it immediately to closets and drawers where it belongs.

Do you ever feel exhausted, discouraged, or even frustrated when decluttering? When you’re sorting through your “stuff,” do you typically make it through half a pile and then suddenly lose steam and, maybe, even hope?

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.

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.