Twelve years ago, the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge started with just some posts on my blog. I couldn’t have imagined...
READ MOREThe 11th Annual CGO Challenge is Here!
Nov 24, 2023 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 0 comments
Each year around Labor Day, I start thinking about whether or not I want to host another Clever Girl Organizing Challenge. Do I...
READ MOREThe 10th Annual CGO Challenge is Here!
Nov 24, 2022 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 0 comments
It’s astonishing, but 2023 will be the TENTH Annual Clever Girl Organizing Challenge. I know this, because I’ve done...
READ MORELessons From My Yard Sale
Oct 10, 2022 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 0 comments
On Saturday, it was my birthday. I celebrated the way I bet a lot of people do: I hosted a yard sale. Okay, maybe NO ONE else...
READ MORELessons from a Pandemic: The Great Reevaluation
Oct 15, 2021 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 1 comment
I’ve been talking about this a lot lately, and I bet you have, too. Reevaluating EVERYTHING. Home. Career. Life Choices....
READ MORE10 things I hope you get out of Marie Kondo’s “Tidying Up” (and no, “spark joy” isn’t one of them)
Jan 2, 2019 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 34 comments
Marie Kondo has a new TV show that launched on Netflix on January 1. Eight episodes of the messages of her best-selling book...
READ MOREAnnouncing the 2019 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge!
Nov 30, 2018 | Clever Girl Solutions, Decluttering, Inspiration, Productivity | 2 comments
It’s that time of year when everyone else is thinking of the holidays, and *I’m* thinking about how to help people...
READ MOREOut but where? Exit strategies for Your Evicted Items.
Feb 9, 2018 | Decluttering, Donations | 6 comments
“How do I get rid of…?” It’s the most common question I get from people, clients, friends, family,...
READ MOREProject 333: What I learned from Courtney Carver about my clothes, and about myself.
Aug 8, 2016 | Closets, Decluttering, Inspiration, Minimalism | 3 comments
I recently had the opportunity to go see and hear Courtney Carver, of Be More With Less. Courtney is the creator of the...
READ MORELetting Go is Hard, Even When You Know It’s Right.
Jun 9, 2016 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 13 comments
I’m in my mid-40’s. I don’t have children. I say these things to give you context on the story I’m about...
READ MOREWeek 13 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: Entertainment and Media
Mar 28, 2016 | Children's space, Decluttering, Living Room, Technology | 0 comments
It’s Week 13 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge, and as we begin the last 4 weeks of The Challenge, we’re...
READ MOREGetting Organized When Couples Aren’t On the Same Page
Mar 10, 2016 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 10 comments
People rarely come into a relationship together and discover they’re on the exact same page in terms of being organized,...
READ MOREWeek 10 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: Wining and Dining Items
Mar 7, 2016 | Decluttering, Kitchen | 0 comments
It’s Week 10. TEN!!! Can you believe it? What a tremendous effort you are making to reclaim your home and your life, one...
READ MOREWeek 9 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: People in Our Lives
Feb 29, 2016 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 2 comments
It’s Week 9 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge, and so we begin the second half of this 16-week adventure to help you...
READ MOREAre Unfinished Projects Every Where You Look?
Feb 25, 2016 | Decluttering, Inspiration, Productivity | 6 comments
Projects. Projects can be a big enemy in our efforts to get organized. What’s a project? This is how I typically hear a...
READ MOREWeek 8 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: All the Linens!
Feb 22, 2016 | Bathroom, Bedroom, Closets, Decluttering | 0 comments
Welcome to Week 8! When this week is done, we are HALF OVER with this fantastic challenge, which I have heard from so many of...
READ MOREOrganized vs Tidy. They’re Not the Same Thing.
Feb 18, 2016 | Decluttering | 5 comments
I want to talk today about a simple concept: I want to pose that there is a difference between being ORGANIZED and being TIDY. ...
READ MOREWeek 7 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: Heading Into the Bathroom
Feb 15, 2016 | Bathroom, Decluttering | 0 comments
Six weeks down, and ten weeks ahead, we’re well into reclaiming our homes and our lives, one space at a time! We’ve...
READ MOREFighting the “I Might Need It Some Day” Force
Feb 11, 2016 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 26 comments
I know these words have crossed your mind, and maybe your lips, when you’ve been going through the piles, the stacks,...
READ MOREWeek 6 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge, All the Clothes, part 3
Feb 8, 2016 | Bedroom, Closets, Decluttering | 0 comments
It’s Week 6! We’re still in the area of our wardrobes, but we’re moving past the primary parts — the...
READ MOREFacing Sentimental Items While Trying to Get Organized
Feb 4, 2016 | Decluttering, Inspiration | 18 comments
Sentimental keepsakes, mementos, and memorabilia. It’s one of the toughest categories that I go through with clients, and...
READ MOREWeek 5 of the 2016 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: All the Clothes, Week 2
Feb 1, 2016 | Bedroom, Closets, Decluttering | 0 comments
It’s Week 5. First, a shout out: You’re more than 25% done with The Challenge! Hooray! High Fives for Everyone!...
READ MOREThree Ways To Get Your Mail Under Control
Jan 21, 2016 | Decluttering, Entryway / Mudroom, Home Office, Paper Management | 2 comments
You get mail. Maybe a lot of mail, maybe not. It comes 6 days a week. It can become, if left neglected, a pile, a monster....
READ MOREGifts and Guilt: How to Let Go of Both
Jan 14, 2016 | Decluttering, Holidays, Inspiration | 11 comments
Gift Guilt. The struggle is real. Whenever you’re going through items to declutter, or even if you’re just dealing...
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