Comments on: Holding pattern ideas

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:15:17 +0000

Damian — If you read my comment above, I said that I only linked to these exact boxes because I thought that they were cute. A regular cardboard box could work just as well.

By: Damian

Damian — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:39:17 +0000

“One of our guiding principles here at Unclutterer is that simple living is not about monasticism, it’s about finding balance with the things you do have.”

Ooh! The Zen of buying stuff! How enlightened! Do you get a referral credit every time someone buys a “MeBox”?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 11 May 2007 21:05:21 +0000

Wow, this is so simple but I can totally see how this would work for me. This will free me from the piles of “stuff I need to decide on” that I can’t quite decide on… yet. Thanks for this site - I just discovered it (from Gretchen’s link actually!).

By: Alex Fayle

Alex Fayle — Wed, 09 May 2007 09:39:43 +0000

I advocate clients to set up a MeBox for those things they just don’t want to decide what to do with.

And when people do go through the box, here are some questions they can ask themselves to help with those decisions:

Who gave this item to you?
What is important about this item?
How would you use it?
Where would you use it?
Why don’t you know for certain?
When will you make a decision to keep or get rid of it?

Cheers,
Alex

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 09 May 2007 06:17:20 +0000

I agree that they’re very pretty. Careful though: all six boxes in the set are the same color. Though, you could get 4 individuals to get the color range.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 08 May 2007 20:59:31 +0000

Tim and Dave — An ordinary box is fine. I just thought the MeBoxes were cute And, if you followed the link, you can see that each box in the set is a different color, which speaks to my inner interior designer.

By: PJ Doland

PJ Doland — Tue, 08 May 2007 20:32:53 +0000

That price is for a set of 6 boxes. They also sell single boxes for about $7.00 each.

By: Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin — Tue, 08 May 2007 20:27:53 +0000

Hi–I LOVE Unclutterer — and what a great logo, too. Just wanted to let you know that I posted about your site on my blog, http://www.happiness-project.com, to help other similarly minded folks find you.

I think that having an orderly environment helps make for an orderly spirit. And it’s a lot easier to vaccuum.

May we both have a million readers. I’m off to poke around your archives.

By: Jerry Brito

Jerry Brito — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:39:23 +0000

One of our guiding principles here at Unclutterer is that simple living is not about monasticism, it’s about finding balance with the things you do have. In fact, if you do carefully choose the few things you have, I would argue it makes sense that they be luxurious. Can you get a box for free? Sure. Will it be as beautiful and sturdy as a MeBox? Certainly not. Is paying $7 for a box incompatible with living a ‘minimalist’ and organized life? Not in the least.

By: DaveTheWave

DaveTheWave — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:31:59 +0000

$40 for something you can buy for under $5 or better yet, get for free… Oh Vey…

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:20:51 +0000

It’s sort of interesting that immediately following a post about thinking about buying less, you have a post about using a MeBox. How about just a box? Available for free at most grocery stores or liquor shops, or from people around your town who have just moved and are getting rid of their moving boxes.

Though I have to admit, the pictures of the MeBoxes are really pretty and made me want to buy them. Darn it!