Comments on: Let go of your clutter crutches

By: Katharine

Katharine — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:37:35 +0000

I’ve been reading your newsletter for 6 months now. I found the link for springit.com That site is amazing!! Now when I want something I add it to springit. Earlier today I was going to write down a url to put into springit and thought…wait a min, I’ll just copy and then paste into springit. No clutter and I can look at that site when I’m ready to again.

Clutter Clutches!! That should be my middle name. We are going to put new floors in the house soon and I’m trying to clear stuff out, with my sister’s help. She already helped my 12 year old daughter and next its’ my room. When that is all done we’re going to paint and put in laminate floors (found a killer deal at home depot.

Anyways, one clutter crutch is to pile all my ‘to hang’ clothes on a chair. What’s really bad is that when I’m changing I put my clothes that I don’t want to put away cause I’m going to wear them again. Omg!! between that and my bathroom floor..it’s a huge mess. I need to clear up my drawers of stuff that has holes or I don’t wear. Right now my clothes stay on the dresser cause there is no room for them. Something has to give!

Another huge thing is talking my husband into getting me cabinets, in the garage, so that I can put my dolls (that I sell on ebay) in. Right now they are in boxes all over the garage. I have a sample of most dolls on my bookshelf in my room/office.

Wish me luck!!

By: WilliamB

WilliamB — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:52:47 +0000

I can see where having several weeks or months of magazines doesn’t work very well (unless one has a long plane flight coming up, I suppose).

For some chores I find it more efficient to do a couple weeks’ worth all at once – anything with large “start up” costs. For example, if I pay a bunch of bills at the same time, I only have to log into my account, spread out my papers, and update my spreadsheets only once instead of 6 or 8 times.

By: Sunni

Sunni — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:55:06 +0000

I, too, whittled down to one magazine subscription. But when I do have some, instead of putting them in the recycle bin, I like to leave them where I think they are needed most — hospital waiting rooms, doctor’s offices, airport gates, and senior centers.

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By: Positively Thankful

Positively Thankful — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:27:37 +0000

Be yourself and you dont have to change for others. find more people who think like you and have the same energy.

By: Positively Thankful

Positively Thankful — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:25:28 +0000

I like the extra add-in’s. there is nothing wrong with stressing a point or discribing things more. I tend to like a positive upbeat and I am detailed oriented.

By: Lynette

Lynette — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:37:02 +0000

Clutter crutches…ugh. I have 3 cubby shelves (2′x3′x3′) in my current bedroom (in our basement as we are renovating). These spaces hold everything I can’t find a home for but want. The bottom of the 3 is shoved full of linins and other “stuff” I never access. After work today I am going to tackle one, maybe two of the cubbies. If I designate that space as a home for something, I will not use it as my catchall.

I have a very “out of sight out of mind” mentality that is the biggest crutch, so I may have to visit all the in-room storage places, like the ottoman and cabinets, to really clean house.

By: Perfect Slob

Perfect Slob — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:09:59 +0000

Any suggestions for someone whose “clutter crutch” is the floor?

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By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:03:45 +0000

My big words are “actually” “so” and “now”

I don’t actually have any physical clutter clutches because I just don’t have space, but checking things on my computer is definitely a clutter clutch time-wise…

By: mikey

mikey — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:33:06 +0000

My clutch is my electronics. Just never can seem to throw stuff away until years later. I know – never count your sunk money but every time I look at how much I spent for something I just want to cringe when I need to pitch it!

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By: Jeannine B.

Jeannine B. — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:31:34 +0000

I am so excited to do this with you. I have no doubt about my clutter crutch – actually a few. My first one to tackle is the drawer in my kitchen which is home to my “to do” pile. My original intention was to create a space to house (out-of-sight) those things I set aside to tackle later. But, in my world, out-of-sight = out-of-mind. Many things go in the drawer and never get looked at again until deadlines have passed and it is too late. My goal is that no “to-do” pile exists in my home again. And, that I tackle these projects/tasks as they come across my workspace. Thanks for the incentive this week!

By: Lana

Lana — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:50:52 +0000

Container Store website says the Stockholm project case is
“no longer available”