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Stuff, Stuff, Stuff

Posted in: Get Inspired!, Purge & Declutter | August 2, 2011 at 7:26 pm , by CarlaRae Arneson

Here is a fun poem a client gave me about stuff. Maybe by the end of it you’ll get so sick and tired of the word “stuff” that you’ll be inspired to purge some of your own! With the coming of fall, I start stirring my stuff. There is closet...

I Married a Pack Rat

Posted in: Get Inspired!, Purge & Declutter | June 21, 2011 at 12:01 am , by CarlaRae Arneson

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Did that title get your attention? No. While it would be quite ironic, I did not marry a pack rat. Mary Roach, a writer and columnist, wrote this funny article about her husband who she claims is a pack rat. He’s definitely not as bad as most. But sometimes it’s...

Don’t Let This Happen to You!

Posted in: Get Inspired!, Purge & Declutter | October 11, 2009 at 2:20 am , by CarlaRae Arneson

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By David Smith “I’m a pack rat, which means I collect what others consider junk. For years my wife hounded me to do something about the mess, but I just keep putting it off, even after she threatened to take matters into her own hands. One day I was looking...

Trust Me: You Won’t Fix It

Posted in: Get Inspired!, Purge & Declutter | August 12, 2009 at 11:09 pm , by admin

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So many of my clients have piles of things they want to fix. Things that broke months, even years ago. These are more piles of what I call good intentions! I’ve come across broken shoes, torn clothes, broken knick-knacks, even books with binding in need of repair. Each person was...

Gifts and Guilt

Posted in: Get Inspired!, Purge & Declutter | July 14, 2009 at 10:47 pm , by admin

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Fill in the blank… “If I get rid of _______ that so-and-so gave me, I’ll feel guilty.” We often feel so responsible to be good stewards of things that we’ve been given or even inherited from a loved one. Getting rid of a present feels like disrespecting the giver. But...

Time to Purge Your Magazines!

Posted in: Get Organized!, Home Office, Living Room, Paper Piles, Purge & Declutter | June 10, 2009 at 10:20 pm , by CarlaRae Arneson

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Baskets of unread magazines: this is a biggy for many women I know and love. We HATE to part with our beloved magazines… especially the ones we have read with all the dog-eared pages. We might actually need something we’ve seen or, God forbid, we might miss a good article....

365 Things in 365 Days

Posted in: Get Inspired!, Purge & Declutter | April 4, 2009 at 5:28 am , by CarlaRae Arneson

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An inspiring success story from Body+Soul Magazine: “Last Year, I finally decided to do something about all the clutter in my house. My plan? Get rid of 365 things in 365 days. I started with small items and soon found that viewing the junk in my home with an eye...

Organize a Swap Party!

Posted in: Events, Everything Else..., Get Inspired!, Purge & Declutter | January 17, 2009 at 11:23 pm , by CarlaRae Arneson

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The new trend is to “reduce, reuse, and recycle”. Why not have fun while doing it… in fact, why not have a party?!? Gather some friends – along with their excess stuff – and have a fun evening of trading. When planning this Swap Party, invite all your friends with...

Lightness of Being

Posted in: Get Inspired!, Purge & Declutter | December 12, 2008 at 12:22 am , by CarlaRae Arneson

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“Letting Go of Possessions Bares the Endless Possibilities of Living” By Jane Adams, author of Boundary Issues and When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us. Like a snake shedding its skin, I discarded remnants of myself before I closed, for the last time, the door of the Seattle loft I’d call...