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2008

Ten tips for planning a simple wedding
Tips on how to plan a simple wedding.
Unitasker Wednesday: The condiment gun
Yes, that’s right, you can now dispense condiments out of a barrel of a gun.
Resources to help you during a move
These websites will provide you with valuable information for you big moving day.
Reader question: How to organize rechargeable batteries?
Solutions for storing rechargeable batteries.
Unclutterer on Productivity501
Unclutterer is interviewed by Productivity501 on ways to make your computer your friend.
Workspace of the Week: Briefcase office
This week’s workspace of the week is Chuck_Notorious’ gig bag office.
Saying farewell to a hobby
What to do when you’re just not that into your hobby.
Weekend Project: Knick knack round up
Gather together all of your knick knacks and decide if they should stay or go.

Minding the storage
To me, storage is a dirty word. What do you store? Things you don’t use. And if you don’t use something, why store it?
Another cautionary tale
Man dies in Md. blaze; clutter hindered firefighters’ efforts.
Photo processing (with a garbage bag)
Considering that most of the photo print are blurry and overexposed, why not take a trash can and go through them. Organize or digitize the keepers.

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Posted by Mike - 04/05/2009

I love this site — I have for years. But seriously consider taking down the “another cautionary tale” stuff: were I that man’s family, friends, anyone I’d be pretty well devastated to learn that a “keep stuff tidy” website is using his (tragic, terrible) clumsy death as a another quick reason to live a certain kind of lifestyle. This website is an important one, the uncluttered life is an important life, but still: surely a family’s hurt is too a far more devastating kind of emotional clutter that this link itself is contributing to.
Posted by Karyn - 04/05/2009

Back when you posted it, I found the article “Saying Farewell to a Hobby” very helpful in clearing excess yarn and other crochet-related clutter. I didn’t give up crocheting entirely, but I tend to do it on a per-project basis, as needed: for example, when my youngest sister recently had a baby, she asked me to make a blanket for the baby. Instead of keeping a giant stash, I now just go to the store to buy what I need for the current project. And crochet hooks, of course, take up very little room, so they’re always waiting for when I need them.

The extra yarn, by the way, went to the daughter of someone on my LJ friends list, who was experiencing a huge fit of creativity-to-cure-boredom last spring and summer.