Comments on: Some light reading http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/ Daily tips on how to organize your home and office. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:42:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Web news blog » Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-36971 Web news blog » Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:38:18 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-36971 [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...] [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...]

]]> By: Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] « Tech News http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-36970 Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] « Tech News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:36:49 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-36970 [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...] [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...]

]]> By: Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] - 3361th Edition | Technology Revealed http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-36963 Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] - 3361th Edition | Technology Revealed Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:54:47 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-36963 [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...] [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...]

]]> By: Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] « Coolbeans http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-36957 Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] « Coolbeans Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:02:45 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-36957 [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...] [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...]

]]> By: Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] | Diy all the Way http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-36954 Set a Goal to Guide Your Decluttering [Clutter] | Diy all the Way Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:24:48 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-36954 [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...] [...] Taking even a small amount of time to clarify and write down your vision for a space before diving into the actual act of decluttering goes a long way toward making it stick. If you’ve already established a vision for what you want to get out of your efforts, but you need a little help on the application side of things, make sure to check out the rest of the Time article, along with our previous posts on forming an attack plan for a messy home, creating homes for your stuff, and ditching your clutter crutches. 5 Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...]

]]> By: Set A Goal To Guide Your Decluttering | Lifehacker Australia http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-36942 Set A Goal To Guide Your Decluttering | Lifehacker Australia Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:59:03 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-36942 [...] Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...] [...] Steps to Clutter Free Living [via Unclutterer] [...]

]]> By: jocelyn http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-15229 jocelyn Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:23:23 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-15229 "It comes down to the product versus the promise. It's not necessarily the new pots and pans but the idea of the cozy family meals they will provide. People are finding that their homes are full of stuff, but their lives are littered with empty promises." -Peter Walsh The appeal of unclutterer to me is not that it panders to some latent OCD tendency, but that I was worn out and this has made it better. Modern consumerism would have me stuck in a Thomas Kincade landscape: some kind of latchkey-kid-nightmare in which I never reach the front door, never manage to get INTO the warm, lit-up house that is undoubtably full of loving people and hot food. William Sonoma and similar ilk are all too happy to peddle me various keys to try: "How about this Hot Chocolate Pot? No? Never mind then; how about this cute little cabin of maple syrup?" "Each day I long for home/ long for the sight of home." -The Odyssey “It comes down to the product versus the promise. It’s not necessarily the new pots and pans but the idea of the cozy family meals they will provide. People are finding that their homes are full of stuff, but their lives are littered with empty promises.” -Peter Walsh

The appeal of unclutterer to me is not that it panders to some latent OCD tendency, but that I was worn out and this has made it better. Modern consumerism would have me stuck in a Thomas Kincade landscape: some kind of latchkey-kid-nightmare in which I never reach the front door, never manage to get INTO the warm, lit-up house that is undoubtably full of loving people and hot food. William Sonoma and similar ilk are all too happy to peddle me various keys to try: “How about this Hot Chocolate Pot? No? Never mind then; how about this cute little cabin of maple syrup?”

“Each day I long for home/ long for the sight of home.” -The Odyssey

]]> By: Suzanne http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-15023 Suzanne Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:50:55 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-15023 I was thrilled that our <a href="http://365daysofdecluttering.blogspot.com/2008/03/from-discussion-that-started-it-all.html" rel="nofollow">365 Days of Decluttering Challenge</a> was mentioned as well on the <a href="http://365daysofdecluttering.blogspot.com/2008/06/congratulations-challengers.html" rel="nofollow">Ask the Experts: 5 Steps to Clutter-Free Living</a> article. ;-) BTW, I *heart* the Unclutterer! You all do great work. I was thrilled that our 365 Days of Decluttering Challenge was mentioned as well on the Ask the Experts: 5 Steps to Clutter-Free Living article. ;-)

BTW, I *heart* the Unclutterer! You all do great work.

]]> By: jocelyn http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-15015 jocelyn Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:38:20 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-15015 *since. Also, rereading Cynthia's comments I see you said LESS than 100 thing (i.e. his wallet and passport). THAT is awesome. The article made me remember that when I got married 7 years ago, everything I needed (except the bed) fit in the back of my '91 mustang -including pots and pans! What the heck happened?? *since.

Also, rereading Cynthia’s comments I see you said LESS than 100 thing (i.e. his wallet and passport). THAT is awesome. The article made me remember that when I got married 7 years ago, everything I needed (except the bed) fit in the back of my ‘91 mustang -including pots and pans! What the heck happened??

]]> By: jocelyn http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-14977 jocelyn Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:54:21 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-14977 Thanks for the link! Another person unloaded his whole life through E-bay and made a book out of it called All My Life For Sale, but I don't know what he's bought sense. I would love to see what Ian Usher's 100 thing list is after the dust settles. The Time link made the 100 Thing Challenge sound more rigorous than it is. Books don't count, hygiene doesn't count, anything in the kitchen doesn't count, underwear doesn't count, memorabilia doesn't count, anything he shares with his family such as the house and car don't count. It sounds like he's just trying to get his personal possessions under 100. I would say that I'm there right now except like Verily, the DVD collection (and books and CDs I had before iTunes) put me way over. I'd like an iPod type device for movies: just a little thing that holds all the movies I own sitting in a tiny dock on my entertainment center. That would be great. Thanks for the link! Another person unloaded his whole life through E-bay and made a book out of it called All My Life For Sale, but I don’t know what he’s bought sense. I would love to see what Ian Usher’s 100 thing list is after the dust settles.

The Time link made the 100 Thing Challenge sound more rigorous than it is. Books don’t count, hygiene doesn’t count, anything in the kitchen doesn’t count, underwear doesn’t count, memorabilia doesn’t count, anything he shares with his family such as the house and car don’t count. It sounds like he’s just trying to get his personal possessions under 100.

I would say that I’m there right now except like Verily, the DVD collection (and books and CDs I had before iTunes) put me way over. I’d like an iPod type device for movies: just a little thing that holds all the movies I own sitting in a tiny dock on my entertainment center. That would be great.

]]> By: verily http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-14937 verily Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:06:13 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-14937 I like the idea of this challenge. I wouldn't necessarily drop to 100 things, but the effort of 'trying' would be just as good. It makes sense if you're endeavoring to move into a new career: having less means being able to pick up and leave when a job opportunity arises. I think the hardest thing for me to do would be attacking the DVD collection. Part of me recognizes that it would take up far less clutter if I used DVD organizers instead and shed the external casing. However, part of me likes to be able to scan a shelf and pick out what I like...like in a rental store. I like the idea of this challenge. I wouldn’t necessarily drop to 100 things, but the effort of ‘trying’ would be just as good. It makes sense if you’re endeavoring to move into a new career: having less means being able to pick up and leave when a job opportunity arises.

I think the hardest thing for me to do would be attacking the DVD collection. Part of me recognizes that it would take up far less clutter if I used DVD organizers instead and shed the external casing. However, part of me likes to be able to scan a shelf and pick out what I like…like in a rental store.

]]> By: Cynthia Friedlob, The Thoughtful Consumer http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-14930 Cynthia Friedlob, The Thoughtful Consumer Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:17:16 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-14930 Coincidentally, I just wrote a post yesterday at The Thoughtful Consumer blog called, "Selling Everything." Australian Ian Usher has put his entire life up for sale on eBay Australia -- house, car, jet ski, even supportive friends. He intends to start a new life with even less than 100 things! Pretty bold move. And the auction ends at noon Sunday, June 29th. Post and links at http://thethoughtfulconsumer.blogspot.com/2008/06/selling-everything.html Coincidentally, I just wrote a post yesterday at The Thoughtful Consumer blog called, “Selling Everything.”

Australian Ian Usher has put his entire life up for sale on eBay Australia — house, car, jet ski, even supportive friends. He intends to start a new life with even less than 100 things! Pretty bold move. And the auction ends at noon Sunday, June 29th.

Post and links at http://thethoughtfulconsumer.b.....thing.html

]]> By: infmom http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-14915 infmom Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:22:53 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-14915 My husband the pack rat actually sent me a link to a story about Julie Morgenstern's latest book. I am now #20 on the list to get it from the public library. If it seems like it fits our ways of doing things I'll buy a copy. I loved her book Time Management from the Inside Out, but my husband (who is chronically time-challenged) didn't. Hit too close to home, I expect. :) My husband the pack rat actually sent me a link to a story about Julie Morgenstern’s latest book. I am now #20 on the list to get it from the public library. If it seems like it fits our ways of doing things I’ll buy a copy.

I loved her book Time Management from the Inside Out, but my husband (who is chronically time-challenged) didn’t. Hit too close to home, I expect. :)

]]> By: Michele http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-14914 Michele Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:16:16 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-14914 I love reading articles like this because they keep me motivated and moving forward with my own decluttering and organizing. I love reading articles like this because they keep me motivated and moving forward with my own decluttering and organizing.

]]> By: Shanel Yang http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/21/some-light-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-14912 Shanel Yang Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:37:25 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1382#comment-14912 I'm going through a serious purging right now. On my dining table, I've placed things that at one time I just had to have but are now on their way to the Goodwill -- even though they're all in excellent condition, cost me over $1,000, and I hardly ever used any of them! I thought about selling them, but they're not really worth the trouble (e.g. Muppet Theater chess set, Rollerblades and wrist guards, jewelry box, badmitten set, binoculars) I've moved some of this stuff around with me for 10 years, dreading to part with it, but not because I love the stuff, only b/c I feared if I did, I'd regret it when I finally did need this stuff someday. Well, I'm finally ready to let go. And, it feels great! I’m going through a serious purging right now. On my dining table, I’ve placed things that at one time I just had to have but are now on their way to the Goodwill — even though they’re all in excellent condition, cost me over $1,000, and I hardly ever used any of them! I thought about selling them, but they’re not really worth the trouble (e.g. Muppet Theater chess set, Rollerblades and wrist guards, jewelry box, badmitten set, binoculars)

I’ve moved some of this stuff around with me for 10 years, dreading to part with it, but not because I love the stuff, only b/c I feared if I did, I’d regret it when I finally did need this stuff someday.

Well, I’m finally ready to let go. And, it feels great!

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