The "I" in Intention
The Hiding Places
Don't Get Used to It
Be Careful What You Care About
The minimalist approach creates a thoughtful balance around what is worth care and concern. My method is meaningful minimalism: finding what provides you with meaning and forgetting about the rest, choosing just the stuff that supports your goals and priorities, and letting the space that remains highlight the few things of meaning.
Reduce, Reuse …. and Then Recycle
The Temptation of Surfaces and Defeat of Junk Drawers
It's About Control
It’s funny how little we exert control over what comes into our homes. From accepting all gifts (whether desired or not), hand-me-downs out of guilt, freebies that flood in, and unwanted mail, much of what we have wasn’t invited. It’s like our homes need their own bouncers just to manage the influx of stuff.
We Change, But Our Stuff Doesn't
My Favorite Organizing Slogan
I Love You, But I Want To Throw Away Your Stuff
What's the Problem? (Part 2)
The worst way to solve a problem is to not define it correctly, as we discussed in my previous post. The best way to rectify the problem with problems and solutions is to recall something you used in grade school called the scientific method.
What’s the Problem? (Part 1)
Organize Versus Simplify
The Container Store is Not My Version of Heaven
I receive a handful of similar questions and assumptions when I disclose my profession to people I meet. Number one is whether I’ve worked with hoarders (the answer: I have not and I would not, except perhaps under the direction of a therapist specializing in this work). Number two is the assumption that the Container Store is my favorite place.
Putting Things in a File Cabinet Drawer is Death.
What if Your Home Was Robbed?
The Organizing Problem with Labels
On Moving
My first post, written just over two years ago, was about moving. I had just sold my house, left my job of a dozen years, and launched Less Equals More. It was a time of transitions; too many to count.