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Neat freak or just an unclutterer?
MSNBC has an article up on their site that examines the extremes of organization and cleanliness. While just about anything can be taken to an extreme, the article questions how much is too much when it comes to organization and decluttering. Obviously, obsessive compulsive disorders can factor into making ones life miserable. Hoarding and cleaning, while at opposite ends of the spectrum, can have a similar affect on one’s life.Our very own editor-in-chief, Erin Doland, has a few quotes in the piece and sheds some light on her personal transformation:
Erin Doland, editor-in-chief of the blog Unclutterer and a contributor to RealSimple.com, was once an amateur hoarder, saving everything from college T-shirts to ticket stubs, until her husband laid down the law. “I started purging, and it felt so good I kept going,” she recalls. “I went from one extreme to the other. Everything went.”
Here at Unclutterer we try and find a balance and process to keeping your living space organized and clutter free. I certainly don’t consider myself a neatnik, but I do abhor bringing items into my home just for the sake of a “good deal.” Go ahead and read the article and come back here to tell us if you think that being organized is getting a bad rap.
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Unclutterer’s Matt in the Washington Post Express
Unclutterer writer Matt is featured in today’s Washington Post Express! The article, “Experiential Gifts Create a Can-Do Spirit,” delves into the world of experience giving. It is really terrific, and it contains many ideas for giving uncluttered experience gifts this season. Check it out!
From the article:
Even kids — apt to toss a toy aside after a week of ardor — will get more out of an activity they can enjoy all year. Matt Niemi, who dishes out organizational tips on the blog Unclutterer.com, encourages intangibles for his 18-month-old daughter, Ella. “She’s in danger of becoming super-spoiled, so we’re trying to curb the toys that come into our house,” says the Pittsburgh Web designer. “We got her a year’s pass to the zoo last year, and, hopefully, she’ll get another one this year.” (Hint, hint, grandparents.)
Also, if you missed Matt’s post on experience giving as part of our 2007 Gift Giving Guide, be sure to read it here.
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