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Tips and tricks for getting rid of clutter and taking charge of your space and life.
7 Things to Declutter Before Holiday Shopping Starts
Declutter before holiday shopping starts so you make room for gifts and spend less. Here are 7 things to clear first, plus a simple checklist.
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How to Organize Your Closet Without Buying Anything (Even When Swapping Seasons)
The seasonal closet swap moves the same undecided clothes back and forth twice a year. Here's how to turn it into a checkpoint and stop paying the swap tax.
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Where to Start When You're Downsizing (Whether You Chose It or Not)
Downsizing isn't a bigger decluttering project — it's a decision problem with a clock attached. Here's how to prioritize so you don't waste time on the wrong things.
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How to Let Go of Sentimental Items (Without the Guilt)
Letting go of sentimental items isn't about being ruthless — it's about separating the memory from the object. Here's the actual reframe that makes it possible
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How to Organize Paper Clutter (Before It Takes Over Your Life)
The pile isn't a filing problem — it's a decision problem. Here's why paper clutter is so hard to face, and the actual system that ends it for good.
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Why Your Home Feels Overwhelming After You've Decluttered
You organized everything and it still doesn't feel calm. Here's what's actually running the show behind the clutter — and how to fix it for good.
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How to Keep Your Kitchen Counters Clutter-Free
A cute basket won't fix it. Andrew Mellen on why your kitchen counter becomes the default home for everything without one—mail, keys, chargers—and how to actually stop it.
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The Woman Who Mistook Her Life For a Handbag
A client's handbag weighed nine pounds. Andrew Mellen on the difference between what we carry and what we're actually afraid to lose—inspired by Oliver Sacks' The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
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How to Organize an Entryway (So It Actually Stays That Way)
Cubbies and hooks won't save you. Andrew Mellen on why your entryway falls apart within days of cleaning it—and how to build one that actually holds, whether or not you've got kids and backpacks.
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How to Declutter a Messy Garage
A bigger garage won't fix it. Andrew Mellen on why your garage became a dumping ground for every decision you didn't want to make—and how to actually clear it, one timer at a time.
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Why Can't I Keep My House Organized?
Getting organized isn't the problem. Staying that way is. Andrew Mellen on why we're addicted to the dramatic reveal and allergic to the boring maintenance that actually works.
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What Highly Organized People Do Differently (It Has Nothing to Do With Willpower)
You probably envy people who are always organized. Andrew Mellen explains why it's not willpower or wiring—it's standards, and anyone can build them.
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In this podcast, Andrew demystifies how to get started organizing your world, including your physical spaces as well as your thinking and emotions, two places people often get stuck.
He discusses how you can break free from your stuff by changing where you’re putting your attention, from the stuff to the stuff behind the stuff.
Andrew hands you the keys to unlock the power within to stop clutter from robbing you of your precious time. Don’t wait another day to reclaim your life.
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