Clutterometer: Where do you rank?
September 10, 2007
Are you a Felix or an Oscar? Or do you fall comfortably somewhere in between?
“Put Your House on a Diet: De-Clutter Your Home and Reclaim Your Life” by Ed Morrow, Sheree Bykofsky, and Rita Rosenkranz offers a lighthearted look at clutter in our lives and some practical ways to take control of it.[LG]Control closet clutter![/LG]
Take this quiz from the first chapter of the book and find out your pack rat potential.
Sample question: ** There is a place for most things but hardly anything is in its place, and many more things are in something else’s place. All places and all things are dusty. (2 points)
Reader Hack: Trade in Your Books
September 10, 2007
I just moved to a much smaller house and have had to get just plain mean with myself regarding my CDs, books and clothes. I used to think I had to keep all books I enjoyed. NO MORE!
You can trade them at paperbackswap.com or titletrader.com for books on your list (which you can read and then trade or pass on!)
I figure if I give something away that I later want, I can always check it out at the library…happy decluttering
Submitted by Renee, publisher of Mom, Interrupted Blog
Clutter Hacks: Organising your time on the phone
September 10, 2007
In my planner, on my important numbers list, I have a column called reference numbers next to the company’s telephone number.
When I phone the insurance company, I don’t have to bring my whole Household File to the phone because my policy number is right there on the form. Or if I phone the water and electricity department to query my account, my account number is readily available.
This saves a ton of time, not to mention the convenience of not having to have all that paper around adding to the clutter!
What good ideas can you add to the discussion?