Are you tired of clutter?
You might have a little, you might have a lot – but either way you’re tired of all the clutter in your life, and sometimes you want to scream, “I want it all GONE!”
I’m Robert, and I know where you’re at. I’m a former packrat. I’ve struggled with clutter. And I’m here to offer you hope.
No matter how many decluttering strategies you’ve tried, no matter how many unsuccessful attempts you’ve made, I believe there’s still a “clean” beyond your clutter – and I want to help you find it.
Enjoy the free articles on this site. Feel free to email me with questions. And if you’re ready to get some customized help going from “cluttered” back to “clean”, drop me a line and let’s talk about how we can work together!
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind – Storage Units
Mini storage, self-storage, storage units - whatever you call it, it's big business in the United States. Renting a storage unit usually involves a psychological trade-off. "I'll put this stuff in this little locked building, and then I don't have to worry about it...
Safeguarding Your Digital Memories
Pretty much all of our photos / movies that we're currently taking are digital. Most people have a ton of photos on their phone, and a number of people are even digitizing their old photos / movies so that they can "future proof" their memories. This is a fantastic...
Iterative Decluttering: Wash, Rinse, Repeat
If I had 30 seconds on a radio show to tell everybody in the listening audience how to declutter, this would be what I would share. Ready? The process is called "iterative decluttering". To begin with, let's get into our standard decluttering mode: Identify an area...
The Difference Between Hoarding & Sentimentality
There’s nothing wrong with being sentimental or having positive sentimental attachments to stuff. (Insert pause to give you time to jeer and throw rotten fruit. Got that out of the way now? Good!) The problem is that too many of us have what I would consider an...
Death, Life & The Legacy Of Clutter
I wrote this originally as a guest post for a site called Minimalism Defined. The author of that blog has since taken their site down, and I don't want to let this post disappear - so I'm re-posting it here. I think it's particularly appropriate for Mother's Day -...
Today Is The Day!
I just got an email with a subject line of "Today is the day!" For a split second, I was a little excited. It's always nice when "today is the day" for something fun. When it's the day for Christmas, or the day to start vacation, or the day of an anniversary, or the...
The Benefits Of Being Pedantic
The other day I was thinking about some of the odd, almost-pedantic habits that I've acquired over the years. The thing that many of these habits have in common is that they front-load a bit of effort to save a lot of effort and hassle down the road. Some examples? I...
Do You Have Well-Organized Clutter?
It's an easy trap to fall into. Societally-speaking, "being organized" is the thing that's valued, so that's what we prioritize. As long as our stuff can fit into the containers we have, on the shelves we have, in the storage spaces we have, we figure we're "all good"...
Maximizing Motivation For Decluttering
When I was a kid, our school made us a simple offer: read books, get free pizza. Our teachers would set reading goals for us, and when we met those goals we'd get a free personal-size pizza (donated by Pizza Hut). Of course there were some kids who were pretty much on...