These are also known as Hot Spots, and all messies have them. If you are new to messie recovery, you might think your whole house is a hot spot, but you can break the mess down and take it one Trouble Spot at a time.
A Trouble Spot is a place where things just seem […]

One of the things we have to start thinking about as we dig out from under our piles and get ourselves into gear is our daily maintenance. At some point in your decluttering, probably in the first five minutes, you’ll stop and say, “I never want to go through this again!”
The key […]

The First Five and Last Five are ten things you do each day, without fail. The Last Five make the morning run smoothly, and the First Five make the rest of the day more smoothly. Close your eyes and imagine your morning routine. What are five things you can do to make […]

Your daily list is a key to getting your messiness under control. It can be as short or as long as you need it or want it to be. I like to have ten things on my daily list because ten is a nice round number. Your daily list is different from […]