Letting go is hard. Whether it’s that dress you haven’t worn since college, the knick-knacks that haven’t seen the light of day since you got them on the HomeGoods clearance shelf, or the random souvenirs you have collected over the last decade, keeping clutter is extremely easy to do. They take up valuable space and … Read more
Looking at my bookshelves, I am plagued by the infamous question of readers and writers alike: Can you ever have too many books? Personally, I am always on a quest to have what I love proudly displayed, but when what I love begins to fill up baskets, cover my desk, and form towers in corners, … Read more
Ashley Abramson Contributor Ashley Abramson is a writer-mom hybrid in Minneapolis, MN. Her work, mostly focused on health, psychology, and parenting, has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, Allure, and more. She lives in the Minneapolis suburbs with her husband and two young sons. Follow Ashley
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. If the expression “a cluttered space means a cluttered mind” is true, then surely any project aimed at decluttering would be worth taking on in the hopes of achieving inner clarity. But I’ve encountered my fair share of … Read more
Springtime evokes a craving for all things new, which often includes giving living spaces a refresh. That sense of renewal usually means cleaning thoroughly while culling through items that accumulated over the past year, which can mean extra cash if you decide to sell what you don’t want to keep. If you’re looking to purge … Read more
When moving from a spacious house to a smaller apartment, decluttering is the name of the game. Thinking of all the downsizing you’ll have to do, you might feel that old familiar stress creeping up your back. But not to worry: Just take it one emptied cupboard, drawer, or closet at a time, making sure … Read more
While there are some people for whom a good decluttering session sparks joy, there are other people who need to tricked into tackling that unwieldy pile of papers or that overstuffed front-hall closet. This post is for the latter. Here are five decluttering hacks for people who don’t like decluttering. My favorite decluttering hack is … Read more
Ashley Abramson Contributor Ashley Abramson is a writer-mom hybrid in Minneapolis, MN. Her work, mostly focused on health, psychology, and parenting, has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, Allure, and more. She lives in the Minneapolis suburbs with her husband and two young sons. Follow Ashley
You’ve worked really hard this month to build a home you can be proud of all year. Even if you didn’t finish every assignment, even if your home isn’t quite where you wanted it to be… you did something, and that should be celebrated. So today, we celebrate! Your final assignment is just to enjoy … Read more
Every year as part of the January Cure, we practice a “room reset.” If you’ve been following along, you probably have a pretty naked living room right now, since I asked you to strip your living room down to just the essentials a couple weeks ago. It was sort of like a palette cleanser for … Read more