Here are the five comments I singled out for favouritism this week... Andréia in response to Andréia's declutter story ~ Stuff in our lives is very relative... Read more Ideealistin in response to Eliminate clutter without even trying ~ You asked for the readers’ ways of decluttering without even trying... Read more Mrs Green in response to Eliminate clutter without even trying ~ ...think I would add DVD rental to your list... Read the full comment Cindy in response to Eliminate clutter without even trying ~ Ideealistin’s comment reminded me of another category of clutter … [Read more...]

Once again it was a very busy week for comments and it was very hard to narrow my choices down. Here are the five a chose... Rebecca in response to How Many is too much ~ I know this post is from a week ago, but I just got time to catch up... Read more Di in response to Mini Mission Monday - Declutter Kids Stuff ~ This is very good advice, Colleen. When my son was growing up... Read more Ideealistin in response to Children's clothing ~ I usually so agree with you and your take on the whole clutter issue... Read more Jill in response to Children and alternative gift giving ~ Ever … [Read more...]

Andreia in response to Friday's Favourite Five ~ ...“United we stand, divided we fall.”... Read more Cat's Meow in response to Ahhh the good old days ~ ...I always think it’s backwards when people think... Read more Jo in response to How many is too much ~ For me, Colleen, this piece exemplifies everything I love about your blog... Read more. This choice was cheer self-indulgence but hey its my blog and I'll indulge if I want to. Lynn in response to Landscape Clutter ~ This is another one that pictures help with for me... Read more Ideealistin in response to Why Bother? ~ As … [Read more...]

Mini Mission Monday is about finding ten minutes a day to declutter. To make it easy for you, each Monday I set seven declutter missions, one for each day of the week for you to follow. It takes the guess work out of decluttering and makes it easy and "fun" for you to achieve some quick decluttering We are going to do a declutter tour of our houses this week and visit one room a day. While you are in each room do a little visual declutter. What I mean by that is, aside from the mini mission item you are removing you might spy an area or two that needs more attention later on. Make a list of … [Read more...]

Wow, it was a busy comment week but I narrowed it down to five for you. I hope you enjoy them. Hanoush in response to Don't let it linger-Donate ~ ...Oh, and totally agree with donating... Read more Cindy in response to Annabelle ~ Annabelle, I agree with Colleen that it’s best if you stay away... Read more Debra F in response to Excess Abundance ~ Sometimes the hardest lessons to learn and the simplest... Read more Loretta in response to Declutter Update ~ While I don’t think most of us can live with 100 items... Read more Liina in response to Declutter Update ~ This is … [Read more...]

Cindy's Weekly Wisdom My husband surprised me this morning by telling me that a recruiter from Microsoft had contacted him about a job. I think I surprised him even more by saying, “In Washington State? Go for it.” Truth be told, I surprised myself. I have lived in Austin, Texas for almost 30 years, virtually all of my adult life. I like my life here, but the summers are brutal, my husband is terribly allergic to pecan trees for six weeks every spring, and the statewide politics make me grind my teeth in frustration.  Washington is cool and rainy with no pecans, and the politics are much … [Read more...]

I am sure we all have multiples of certain items cluttering up our home. Items that a certain number of would suffice but we have several more than necessary. It occurred to me last week that I have a set of everyday glasses in my kitchen cabinet. This set has four sizes one of which never gets used. So why am I keeping them? What amazed me also was - that they have been staring me in the face for the last 14 months and I hadn't even noticed this excess. That got me thinking about what else is lurking around my home that has escaped my notice. I am sure you also have items like this and my … [Read more...]

Wow! It was difficult this week to condense down to only five comments because there were so many good ones and a lot of AH HA moment for our readers and for me too. I would like to feature much more than five but these are the five I have chosen... Laura in response to Adam and Eve and rampant consumerism - ...Colleen’s essential point is correct... Read more I was particularly please with Nurchamiels response to this comment. Learning these lessons when you are young is so important. Anne in response to Friday's favourite five - ...I injured my foot this week and was ordered to stay off … [Read more...]