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A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• Reader suggestion: Storing a George Foreman Grill
  Reader Liz sent us the following solution for storing the removable plates and body of her George Foreman Grill.
• Out of Sight Out of Mind modular desk
  A concept for a modular Out of Sight Out of Mind (OSOM) desk has many different modules to store all of your office supply needs looks to be an interesting idea.

2007

• Workspace of the Week: Chalk it up!
  A home chalkboard serves as an uncluttered workspace.
• Keys to key uncluttering
  Do you really need all of the keys on your keychain with you at all times?
• Baby’s preferences are unpredictable
  Try to buy large contraptions for your newborn via second hand shops.

Popularity: 4% [?]

Posted by Erin on Nov 4, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

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2008

• Book review: The Experts’ Guide to Doing Things Faster
  The Experts’ Guide to Doing Things Faster is a quick, fun, and informative read on efficiency.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Tiny toe towel
• Lightbulbs next wifi hotspots?
  According to cellular-news, the College of Engineering at Boston University is launching a program aimed at developing the next generation of wireless communications based on visible light rather than radio waves.
• Seeking advice for cleaning laptops and keyboards
  The Magic Eraser does a little bit to clean up dirt off of laptops and keyboards, but is there anything better?
• Workspace of the Week: A garage transformation
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is Gently Organized’s new office, which used to be her garage.
• It came from your clutter: Elephant tusks
  The first installment of our new feature is a pretty good one.
• October 2008 wrap up
  The things that made October 2008 a fantastic month at Unclutterer.com

2007

• Reader question: How store earrings?
  Trays can be a great way to store earrings in drawers.
• Set up a Flickr account for your little one
  It is easy to use and it is quite simply the best option for sharing photos of my daughter.
• Do you feel animosity toward others in your home about their disorganization?
  Listing your vision for your living space and the actions you take to achieve that vision can help to keep frustration out of your home.
• Monopoly: The uncluttered edition
  Monopoly: Electronic Banking Edition forgoes the Monopoly money for electronic banking.
• Unitasker Wednesday: The pet stroller
  If your pet is in good health and you are pushing them around in a stroller, I must ask the obvious question of, “Why?”

Popularity: 5% [?]

Posted by Erin on Nov 1, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• When previous decluttering can come back to haunt you
  When purging papers from your home or office, let me recommend that you keep a list in a file in your filing cabinet or on your computer of all your previous addresses and addresses of your former places of employment.
• How much of your mortgage is going toward clutter storage?
  If there is a room in your home that is off limits because of the clutter that takes up that space, then you are not only wasting space but wasting money.
• Ikea hack for toy storage
  This hack fits an incredible about of toys within and is easy to do.
• The 5-, 10-, and 15-minute unclutterer
  Projects you can tackle in under 15 minutes to keep you on track with your uncluttering efforts.

2007

• Workspace of the Week: A view of Cinci
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is ekalb’s’s tranquil desk.
• Uncluttered doesn’t have to mean sterile
  Mismatched and creative items in your home are great as long as they are used, honored, and organized.
• Reader suggestion: Fifty tips to unclutterer your blog
  Unclutterer reader Skellie offers tips to make your blog clutter free.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 28, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• Five classic clutter-busting strategies
  These are the strategies we repeat over and over again — to others and to ourselves — to keep clutter under control.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Mascara warmer
  Hey ladies and male fans of Social Distortion, do you want to know the secret behind the perfect eyelashes of Hollywood stars?
• Reader question: Closet clustering separators
  Our thoughts on clustering as a method for closet organization and separators you can use to differentiate each section.
• Workspace of the Week: Dorm room diligence
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is Xeraphine’s collegiate corner.
• Being an organized worker is essential in today’s market
  Disorganization flourishes in many corporate cultures. One person misses a deadline and that missed deadline is like a stone thrown into a pond where the ripples eventually reach everyone and everything in the water.
• Easy listening: Are products the solution to getting organized?
  Erin appears this week on the internet radio show and podcast The O Myth.

2007

• The skinny on wall decals
  Video explaining how to install wall decals.
• Stair step baskets can help control clutter
  The stair step basket can be a brilliant clutter-busting solution
• Reader suggestion: Storing and disposing used paint
  Tips for how to store and dispose of old paint.
• The Dryerbox saves space in the laundry room
  The Dryerbox “safely and efficiently collects the flex transition hose, allowing the dryer to be installed flush against the wall.”
• Unitasker Wednesday: Bananarama
  Banana-related unitaskers galore.
• Assembling meals outside your kitchen
  Assembly line meal preparation stores and home delivery can reduce the stress of dinner and help to keep your kitchen clean and clutter free.
• Uncluttering your digital music collection
  Links to great articles on how to unclutter your digital music collection.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 25, 2009 | 1 Comment | Tweet This

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2008

• Opting to stay in a small urban space
  The New York Times recently published the article “Move Up? Move Out? Families Squeeze In” on the topic of middle-class families choosing to live in small urban spaces.
• JBL module makes any speaker wireless
  The JBL WEM-1 Wireless Expansion Module promises to extend your speakers wirelessly up to 70 feet.
• Repurpose that changing table
  If you do find yourself with a changing table and don’t know what to do with it when it outlives its usefulness, you may be able to repurpose it into something more useful.
• Reader suggestion: Use pant hangers and binder clips for boot storage
  Reader Lisa sent us the following simple suggestion for how to use slacks hangers and binder clips to store boots in your closet.

2007

• Make it easy for loved ones
  “My mom was the ultimate minimalist and she constantly told us not to worry about getting rid of any of her things after her death.”
• Workspace of the Week: Cable basket
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is not really a workspace, but a really good idea belizardi added to our flickr pool.
• Wrap Wars: A New Hope
  Gift wrap advice from Peter Walsh.

Popularity: 6% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 21, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty
  For the second year in a row, Unclutterer is participating in Blog Action Day. This year’s theme is Poverty.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Zing! Catapult Spoon
  The Zing! is a spring action spoon that can really fling food like a catapult should.
• Fun idea for reducing vacation mementos
  Ideas for reducing trinkets brought home from vacations.
• Overwhelmed by online social networks?
  With so many distractions from online social networks, how do you pick and choose which are the best and worth at least some of your time?
• Workspace of the Week: Simple secretary
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is Brave Little Soul’s classic secretary.
• Litter box hideaway
  Hide your cat’s litter box with this simple do-it-yourself project.

2007

• Save money and help the environment
• Simple solution for small packets in your kitchen pantry
  Store small packets in an index card file.
• GPS buying tips
  CNET has a some tips for GPS systems highlighting what you need to consider.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Heated lotion dispenser
  Avoid ice cold lotion with this device that takes two minutes to work and comes complete with a six foot cord.
• Microwave Drawer frees countertops of clutter
  Sharp’s new Microwave Drawer is an under-counter alternative to the traditional microwave.
• Record your uncluttering activities
  Keeping a blog, digital photography journal, or a written journal detailing your uncluttering efforts can be a great way to stay on track with your organization efforts.
• What to do with old letters
  For those of you you who have a ton of old letters in your possession you may want to get rid of quite a few of them. Surely they aren’t all gems.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 18, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• Reader Question: How control pre-baby clutter?
  Reader Zoe wants help keeping/preventing baby clutter from taking over her home.
• Junk drawers as art
  Photographer Paho Mann has a rather interesting photography project of people’s junk drawers and medicine cabinets.
• Share and store files using Dropbox
  Dropbox is a incredibly useful file sharing application that can seamlessly be added to your Mac or PC (and even Linux)
• Bare bones baby buying guide
  Discussing the bare necessities in the baby buying world.

2007

• Workspace of the Week: Cool simplicity
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is xtremetothemax’s compact work and living space.
• Empty rooms? Get rid of them
  Now that you’ve realized that you don’t need those two extra rooms, why look for excuses to fill them up again?
• No shoes = less cleaning
  I’ve been to homes where they are militaristic in their no shoe policy and I must admit that it definitely keeps the floors and carpet much more clean.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 14, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• Rules for computing happiness: Software simplicity
  Alex Payne’s advice for how to keep the software on your computer free of clutter.
• Unitasker Wednesday: USB fragrance oil burner
  If your office smells terrible and you do still have a USB port just sitting there completely unused, then you can probably use the USB Fragrance Oil Burner.
• An impartial participant can help get rid of clutter
  If you are going to take the time to clear your home of clutter, it would be a good idea to get someone impartial to help rid yourself of those pesky things that you feel the need to keep.
• Small living in a refurbished shipping container
  Learning more about how to recycle shipping containers into affordable, small homes.
• Workspace of the Week: X-ray back light desk
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is Commonhumans’ illuminated desk.
• Uncluttered public speaking
  Tips for giving a speech that keeps your audience interested.
• Lofted bedrooms by Tumidei
  Tumidei’s lofted bedrooms are perfect solutions for small spaces, and for providing incredible inspiration for creating storage.

2007

• Dream homes for unclutterers
  What are organization features you would include in the home of your dreams?
• Reader Elizabeth explains the pain of growing up in a hoarding household
  A reader sent us a message about hoarding that was heartbreaking and honest, and she has agreed to let us share it with you.
• Organizing gift wrapping supplies
  If you don’t already have a designated storage system for your gift wrap, then you may want to consider putting one together or purchasing a pre-made system.
• How high should you go?
  If items are alike in every way, stack as high as the shelving and item itself safely allow. If items are different, stack only three high.
• Unitasker Wednesday: The butter cutter
  Now pats of butter are available for the masses.
• The Unclutterer Philosophy
  This vision is at the heart of everything we do at Unclutterer.
• Mint: Uncluttered money management
  If you are like me, you have multiple websites to visit to get all your financial information.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 11, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• Yearbooks: Worth keeping or clutter?
  Suggestions for what to do with yearbooks that you may want to keep or kick to the curb.
• Vertabrae bathroom system for really small bathrooms
  The Vertabrae is an incredibly compact and vertical bathroom unit that houses just about everything you need in your bathroom.
• Never find yourself without your business card
  Create a digital business card so that you’re never caught unprepared if you meet a potential client.

2007

• Pop-up TV
  With TVs becoming less cumbersome in depth, the ability to hide them when not in use is so much easier.
• Workspace of the Week: Soothing Den
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is Blanket Bat’s soothing den.
• Reader question: How store loose leaf teas?
  Four suggestions for ways to store tea in your kitchen.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 7, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• A vote in favor of two monitors
  Not only can two monitors increase your productivity, they can also help to reduce cable clutter on your desk.
• Unitasker Wednesday: The Fizz
  The Fizz is a contraption that you fill with ice cream and then attach to a bottle of your favorite soft drink.
• Moving creates an opportunity to declutter
• September 2008 wrap up
  These are the things that made September 2008 a terrific month at Unclutterer.com
• Workspace of the Week: A standup job
  This week’s workspace of the week is a standup desk for a man who is 6′7″ tall.
• Simple steps for organizing a home office
  Designate one day a week to be the day you commit to processing materials.
• Golf for the serious unclutterer
  The all-in-one golf club makes golf club mess a thing of the past.

2007

• September wrap up
  A moment to remember what made September 2007 a great month at Unclutterer.
• Bulk food buying may lead to a more cluttered lifestyle
  You can definitely take advantage of prices by buying bulk, but don’t let the deals lead you to buy things that you otherwise would not purchase, cannot physically consume before the expiration date, or have to sacrifice unreasonable amounts of space to store.
• SecondRotation.com: The online pawn shop
  If you’re looking to an alternative to eBay and Craigslist that avoids having to deal with buyers, check out SecondRotation.com.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Pumpkin-carving drill kit
  No Halloween toolbox is complete without a black and orange drill kit to make the perfectly carved pumpkin.
• How to create an inventory of your permanent storage
  Steps to take to create an organized inventory of the things you have in permanent storage in your home.
• Reader suggestion: CNN article provides useful uncluttering tips
  This article provides useful tips for keeping your home clutter free.
• Questions for our readers
  Reader Amy inquires as to if there is a UK version of the Container Store and where to buy Ziplock bags outside the US.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 4, 2009 | 2 Comments | Tweet This

A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• Unclog your commute
  The founder of RideSpring discusses how he created a company to help unclog the roads across the US.
• Hideaway sink
  Better Homes and Garden has some interesting ideas for small bathrooms.
• New Eye-Fi products
  The Eye-Fi memory card has been out for less than a year and noticeable improvements have been made in that time.
• Use ScrapBook for online highlighting in Firefox
  Stop printing out web pages and instead take notes and highlight web pages directly in your Firefox browser.

2007

• Reader suggestion: Install a soap dispenser in your sink
  A permanent soap dispenser next to your faucet can alleviate unattractive bottles on your kitchen counter.
• Workspace of the Week: Student studio in NYC
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is Powkang’s student studio in NYC. She lives in her workspace.
• Don’t go too big with your new HDTV
  Most people figure that “bigger is better,” but that isn’t necessarily true for an HDTV.

Popularity: 6% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 30, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• Expensify: A new take on expense reporting
  Expensify.com tracks your business expenses making expense report filing a breeze.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Onion goggles
  Don’t let your eyes tear up uncontrollably again. Take control of the situation and slip on some Onion Goggles.
• 11 cheap (and free) toys from Simple Mom
  In the vein of baby toy alternatives, Simple Mom has a great list of cheap and free toys for your toddler.
• Find garage organizing inspiration from Elfa, Ikea, and Sears
  Out-of-the-box solutions can solve your garage organizing problems, or at least give you inspiration for how to create your own.
• Workspace of the Week: Blissful in birch
  With custom-built cabinets, this home office is a tranquil paradise.
• Are the paths to your goals paved or cluttered?
  It’s time to clear the clutter and get started on your goals.
• Reap the benefits of your hard work
  Are you taking the time to enjoy the benefits of your organizing and productivity efforts?

2007

• Cable clutter
  Here’s a quick Unclutterer video tip to help you tackle cable clutter under a media center. All it takes is a simple multi-hook rack and a little imagination.
• Reader suggestions: More ways to cure cable clutter
  Great suggestions from readers on how to contain the cable clutter that plagues all of us.
• Acquiring and purging moving boxes
  When you move you usually spend a bunch of time tracking down boxes to transport all of your stuff.
• Sleek way to hide kitty litter box
  The Kitty Washroom is certainly an uncluttered kitty potty solution.
• An argument against table cloths
  If you’re worried about your dining room table getting damaged by heavy objects, a flimsy layer of cotton isn’t going to protect the wood.
• Unitasker Wednesday: The SnacDaddy
  With the SnacDaddy, you pick up one of 15 wings, dip it in the sauce, eat the wing, move the sauce, put the bone in the sauce hole, and then replace the sauce. It’s so easy!
• Review: Tiny Living in NYC
  Tiny Living in NYC has ideas and products to maximize your minimal space.
• What to do with your old cell phone
  You can get rid of your old cell phone clutter and do something good in the process.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 27, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

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2008

• Can a deep freezer save you money on meals?
  The expense of a deep freezer plus the cost of the electrical energy to run it is less than the amount we’re currently wasting when we buy our food in smaller portions.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Small apple dish
  I’m not sure about you, but when I finish an apple I’m in desperate need of somewhere to place the core.
• The Loopa Bowl
  The Loopa Bowl is the brainchild of parents Brad and Melinda Shepherd and it is a cleverly designed bowl which makes spilling treats just about impossible.
• How can you use a freezer to help with meal planning?
  One strategy for buying in bulk and using your freezer to help ease the tensions around meal preparation time.
• Workspace of the Week: Utilizing the home office closet
  Joyful Abode’s inventory closet is a nice example of how to use a closet built for clothing for your home office needs.
• Tools of the Trade
  If you’re not regularly using an object on your desk, store it away and give yourself more work space.
• Lifetick: Goal-setting software that actually helps you achieve your goals
  Lifetick is a goal-setting software that easily integrates tasks with iCal, Outlook Calendar, and Google Calendar to help keep you on track.

2007

• Read a book over e-mail
  DailyLit sends you sections of books by e-mail so that you don’t clutter up your home with physical books.
• Clutter and depression
  People who are depressed sometimes lose the drive to do just about anything and that might include cleaning up their living space and keeping things in order.
• Reader question: Clothes closet organization
  Reader Lisa organizes her closet by style and color, which we think is a brilliant idea.
• Shameful Attempt to Garner Traffic from Productivity Blogs
  Looking for an (im)practical solution for storing your Hipster PDA? Apple has you covered.
• Sippy cups: Less is more
  When you are cleaning cups multiple times per day the less you have to clean the better.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Electric slicer
  Why would you want someone you don’t even know slicing meat for you for free?
• Trash goes in the trash
  If you’ve done everything you can to find a new home for your clutter and you just can’t, there’s no reason to feel guilty about trashing it.
• The slow cooker: Uncluttered kitchen cooking
  Using a slow cooker in the kitchen usually means that you dirty it and no other pots or pans during meal preparation.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 20, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

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2008

• Backpack: A digital version of a miscellaneous drawer
  Tips for using Backpack as your virtual miscellaneous drawer.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Single bottle cellar
  The single bottle cellar is a temperature and humidity controlled capsule that holds one very special bottle of wine.
• Oddities abound
  As I read through this article from the New York Times I found it hard to believe how many oddities Evan Lattimer had to sift through after her father’s death.
• Workspace of the Week: Folding up
  This incredible Jonas desk makes folding up your office a simple task.
• Decisions, decisions
  Wrangle in mental clutter by choosing the best decision-making process for your needs.
• Dear Container Store
  Reader Shalin passed along this gem from NPR. It’s a “break up” letter from a suburban woman with The Container Store.

2007

• MIT designs clutter detector
  Visual clutter is obviously different from physical clutter, but they both serve as a distraction.
• Is everything in your home in its best place?
  Good organization and design should be based on what you use and how you use it.
• Accommodate guests with space saving solutions
  House guests come and go, but the bed that is seldom used stays in your home all the time.
• Make finding first aid items easier
• Unitasker Wednesday: The Perfect Pushup
  If you are naive enough to think that you know how to perform a well executed pushup, then more power to you.
• Establish a zone in a room with vinyl wall decals
  Visually identifying where a room begins and ends, or where a zone of a room exists, can help a space feel more put together and less cluttered with the help of vinyl wall decals.
• Uncluttering Music Production with Logic Studio
  Unclutter your music recording rig with Logic Pro.
• Reader suggestion: No more dishwashing dilemmas
  Cupboards full of one plate, one set of silverware, etc. per household member keep dish clutter at a minimum.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 13, 2009 | 1 Comment | Tweet This

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2008

• E-mail: The great time waster
  How do you structure your day to keep e-mail from becoming a huge time suck?
• Unitasker Wednesday: USB mini fridge
  This mini fridge plugs into any USB port and cools your beverage to a chilling 45 degrees.
• More than a tv stand
  Sony has come up with a clever tv stand that is comprised of speakers.
• The uncluttered exercise routine
  Are you looking for a simple exercise plan? This uncluttered plan may be for you.
• Workspace of the Week: Simple, hidden storage
  Cplamann’s office with hidden, yet decorative storage makes this office a perfect fit for our Workspace of the Week.
• Amazon is going green
  Amazon Green features Earth-friendly products.
• Weekend Project: Trash can clean up
  Are your trash cans emitting a foul odor? If so, a trash can clean up may be perfect for you!

2007

• Reader question: Best way to organize baseball caps?
  Two possible storage solutions for organizing your baseball hat collection.
• Storage can be a clutter safety net
  If we never had an easy way of storing all of this stuff, then it would have been gone long ago.
• August wrap up
  A moment to remember what made August 2007 a great month at Unclutterer.
• Single hook bike solution
  The Leonardo Single Bike Hook is, well, a single hook that eschews unsightly hardware but gets the job done nonetheless.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Panda poo souvenirs
  You (don’t) need the panda poo souvenir to profess your love of pandas!
• Netflix for books
  Book Swim is a new service that promises to do for books what Netflix has done for DVDs
• Rent large tools, don’t buy them
  If you have a big job to do at your home and you’d like to do it yourself, don’t run out and purchase the tools you’ll need to finish the job.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 6, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

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• August 2008 wrap up
  These are the things that made August 2008 an incredible month at Unclutterer.
• Do you have the messiest master bedroom in America?
  Are you the owner of the messiest master bedroom in America? If so, the Oprah Winfrey Show wants to help.
• 8-in-1 mini tool
  The SwissTech Micro-Plus features the following eight tools: #1 flat screwdriver, #2 flat screwdriver, #1 phillips screwdriver, #2 phillips screwdriver, precision pliers, wire cutters, wire strippers, and a sheet shear.
• Detox your inbox
  Stop using your inbox as a permanent folder and get moving with your action items.

2007

• Tips for a low-maintenance garden
  A well designed garden will go a long way in keeping it low maintenance.
• Words to keep you motivated
  Eight pieces of advice to keep you motivated during your uncluttering project.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 2, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

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2008

• Money for nothing
  MSN Money discusses the high price of clutter.
• Unitasker Wednesday: GoateeSaver
  I know plenty of people that have successfully groomed their goatee without the aid of the GoateeSaver, but is the upkeep of those goatees that big of a pain?
• 10 tips to beat clutter in less than five minutes
  Gretchen Rubin of the Happiness Project provides great ideas for quick clutter-busting activities.
• Workspace of the Week: Unconventional solutions
  This week’s entry uses flower pots, baskets, boxes, and all sorts of unconventional items to store objects in her scrapbooker office.
• Yard Sales: An unclutterer’s ultimate, how-to guide
  Professional organizer Geralin Thomas provides the ultimate guide for throwing the perfect yard sale.
• Auto detailing: The extreme clean
  I thought I knew what extreme car cleaning was. I was wrong.

2007

• Downsizing our home
  The size and upkeep of our 2800 square foot Victorian home is just too much for us.
• Extreme minimalism Monday: Shoes are clutter
  I’m still keeping my kicks, no matter what the extreme minimalist says.
• Reader pics: Charles Smith’s uncluttered nursery
  Having a baby can really test your ability to keep a tidy and uncluttered home.
• Streamline your security check point routine
  Some tips to make your security check easier.
• Birthday cards and reminder systems
  Organization systems to prevent you from having to run to the store at the last minute, and you won’t have to worry about forgetting anyone’s special day.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Monogrammed steak brand
  I know I enjoy monogrammed food much more than non-monogrammed food.
• Detach yourself from stuff
  One of the major reasons people hold on to stuff is the emotional attachment they assign to an object.
• Keep on posting!
  The Unclutterer Flickr workspace group is full of inspiring photographs from our readers offices.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Aug 30, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

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• Know Your Stuff home inventory software
  Know Your Stuff helps you create a room-by-room inventory of your personal possessions.
• All-in-one washer/dryer
  LG may have created the ultimate space saving laundry solution in the All-In-One Washer and Dryer.
• Streaming Netflix
  While I’m waiting for the perfect Netflix player to come along Engadget is reporting that LG has a Blu-Ray player that will stream Netflix content.
• Table in a box
  Do you have limited space? This new two-person table from Japan might be for you.

2007

• Reader question: Fireproof storage, part two
  The second installment in this series discusses features of home fireproof boxes and off-site digital storage devices. Both storage methods are essential if you’re looking to be organized in times of emergency.
• Lay it all out
  Laying items out may enlighten you to the fact that you have much more junk than you first thought.
• An alternative to a bulky double boiler
  If you are looking for a double boiler, you may want to check out this silicone collapsible alternative.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Aug 26, 2009 | 3 Comments | Tweet This

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2008

• Say goodbye to perfume clutter
  Buy only sample sizes of perfume to keep large glass bottles from piling up on your shelves.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Kool dogz ice treat maker
  With the Kool Dogz Ice Treat Maker a dog owner can now make a huge ice block for their pooch with this six piece ice making set up.
• Avoid baby gates that require screws
  When my wife and I were looking for a baby gate we were set on finding a gate that did not require installation of any kind.
• The phone book problem
  Does anyone know how to get publishing companies to stop delivering phone books?
• Workspace of the Week: A back-to-school space
  This week’s Workspace of the Week is extremely practical for a student in a small space.
• Mail Pixily your monthly papers to scan
  Using a pre-paid envelope, send documents once a month to Pixily to be scanned.
• Turn your old CDs into a workout
  Pile all of your old CDs onto a pipe and create your own dumbells.

2007

• The clutter-free DJ set up
• Reader question: Should I hire a professional organizer?
  Advice for things to do and consider when hiring a professional organizer.
• The multifunctional Trey chair
  The Trey is first and foremost an office chair, but it “also transforms into a rocker with and extra seat for a friend, foot stool, laptop desk, or side table.”
• Your organized workspace
  We’ve created a flickr group to which readers can add their pics and everyone can comment on them. Every week or so we’ll pick a workspace to feature on the Unclutterer site.
• Popout maps
  The Popout map is about the size of a postcard. It folds out and as the name suggests it pops out with two separate maps.
• Grandparents, consider the fold away crib
  Both of our parents have a crib in their home and they take up a ton of space that neither of their homes have to spare.
• Unitasker Wednesday: Warm whiskers neck warmer
  Did you have a tough day at work? Your Warm Whiskers stuffed cat will make it all better.
• Reader question: What should I store in a fireproof box?
  These items will be beneficial to have immediately following a home fire or in an emergency.

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A year ago on Unclutterer

2008

• Make your kitchen magnetic
  The managing editor of cookthink.com shares with us ideas for saving space with magnets in your kitchen.
• Unclutterer on Carrie and Danielle’s Style Statement website
  Danielle LaPorte interviews Erin on the Style Statement website.
• The 20th annual Great American Yard Sale
• Have someone else digitize your old photos
  ScanMyPhotos.com promises to professionally scan 1,000 photos for you, the same day it receives them, and put them on a DVD for $50.
• College Life: Invest in a laptop
  Intern Julia’s third installment in her back-to-school series explaining why to purchase a laptop before heading off to college.

2007

• Resource list for inherited clutter
  Provided is a resource list of books and an organization that may be of benefit when handling inherited clutter.
• Are floor mats added as we age?
  My late grandmother was notorious for carpeting her floor with mats. There were mats in front of her couch, at the kitchen sink, in the bathroom, at the foot of each bed, and underneath her rocking chair.
• Baby toy alternatives
  Obviously, these aren’t going to replace every toy, but they can offset the accumulation of more toys.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Aug 19, 2009 | Comment | Tweet This

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