The Resolute Woman

Category: clutter

  • Add a little clutter to your life

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    My friend Patti liked the recent blog post I wrote about Roberta and how she collected a very large clutter of friends. “That article reminded me of my mom—who also had a large clutter of friends,” she wrote to me. Patti added some advice that we all should take: “Declutter  your home of things and…

  • A nudge from a friend

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    I recently spent almost four hours at a restaurant  having dinner and a lively conversation with my friend Patti. We didn’t solve all of the world’s problems, but I did get a nudge in the right direction from Patti on one of my own issues. Patti has been successful in getting rid of clutter by…

  • The best kind of clutter

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    I recently went to an estate sale at my good friend Roberta’s lovely yellow house. I smiled when I saw the shelves of books for sale. Roberta, who was a member of our book club, read nonstop. When our book group celebrated her 90th birthday, we decided to give Roberta 90 books. We all searched…

  • Is there a conspiracy against clutter?

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    Yes, we think that there may be a conspiracy to force us to get rid of the clutter in our closets and garages. The evidence? First, I found another magazine with articles about clutter. The April issue of Ladies Home Journal features two articles designed specifically to help us come clean. They are “36 Fresh…

  • Why are we pack rats?

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    Oprah made it trendy. As we discussed in an earlier blog post, Oprah joined the battle against clutter in the March issue of her magazine with the announcement that she was cleaning out her closet and keeping “only that which delights me or enhances my well-being.” It took Woman’s Day just a month to join…

  • How do you become pretty neat?

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    Authors Alicia Rockmore and Sarah Welch advise all of us to give up org porn in their book Pretty Neat. As we discussed in our last blog post, they stress that it’s impossible for real people to live in what they call org porn—a fantasy world of “color-coordinated closets and pristine kitchens.”  They conclude that…

  • Should you feel guilty about your closet?

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    No, stress authors Alicia Rockmore and Sarah Welch in their book Pretty Neat. If you’re closet is messy or you have a pile of papers on your desk, you might want to read this book. It includes the usual helpful hints and real-life examples, but, best of all, the authors reassure you that you’re an…

  • What’s keeping us from de-cluttering?

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    Most of us would like for our homes to be a little neater—or a lot neater. What’s keeping us from getting organized? “Dawdling, prolonging, postponing, slacking and dilly-dallying,” says Laura Leist in her book Eliminate Chaos—The 10-Step Process to Organize Your Home and Life.  Most likely, we’re procrastinating. Laura Liest suggests eight excuses for putting…

  • Is your home pretty neat or org porn?

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    It’s almost time for spring cleaning. And, this year, Oprah has made it trendy. The biggest headline on cover of the March 2011 issue of The Oprah Magazine  is displayed in a bright yellow box and announces: “De-Clutter Your Life! Say Good-bye to the Stuff that’s Weighing You Down.” Inside the magazine, in a one-page…