How much is my clutter costing me? (A conversation)
After Monday’s post about the cost of cluttered space, my friend Thomas and I have been having a brief conversation over e-mail about the topic. I thought it was a worth while conversation and Thomas agreed to let me share it here. TM: This makes sense but only works if you intend to use the [...]
The weekend’s big secret
This weekend our friends and family held a couple baby shower for My Life and I. While the event was originally planned to be hosted at our friends’ house, we decided it might be best to keep things close to home with My Life getting closer and closer to her due date and our desire [...]
Decluttering sentimental items
In our recent reader’s survey several of you asked about decluttering sentimental items. I have to admit, sentimental items are one of the hardest things for me to declutter in my home as well. Whether it’s something from my childhood that I hoping my boys will enjoy someday — or something that’s been handed down [...]
Clean your pantry
We’ve been in our new house for a little more than two months and I’ve started to notice something important… Pantry organization is vital. Our pantry in the new home is a bit smaller than our last and yet I’ve started noticing food can still go missing in a small tight place. We purchase a [...]
Dealing with an unwilling spouse
We all know there’s going to be times in your life where you’re interests are going to be different than that of your spouses — and vice versa. The honeymoon eventually comes to an end and real life begins to set in. Hopefully when it comes to decluttering you and your spouse or significant other [...]
Destroying the Warehouse Mentality: Stop hoarding and declutter your life
I think it’s time to let the cat out of the bag and help push my motivation forward towards finishing my new book. While writing posts for We Live Simply, I’ve also slowly been working on my next book, Destroying the Warehouse Mentality: Stop hoarding and declutter your life. While I wrote my last book [...]
Simple Manifesto #40 – Declutter before organizing
This is part of our series on The Simple Living Manifesto. We invite you to join us on the journey. The 40th idea in the manifesto is: Declutter before organizing. Many people make the mistake of taking a cluttered desk or filing cabinet or closet or drawer, and trying to organize it. Unfortunately, that’s not [...]
