Category: Declutter
Clutter Is Data: What Behavioral Science Can Teach Us About Organizing
Corinne Berry, PhD When I design organizing systems, the goal isn’t perfection—it’s real life. I look at the space, what it needs to do, and the routines already happening the... Read More
Not Sure What to Do with That? How to Spot Items Worth Consigning
Photo by The RealReal This piece was written by The RealReal, a business partner of NAPO. Before we dive in: if you’re already thinking about consigning, there’s an exc... Read More
Swedish Death Cleaning for People Who Aren’t Downsizing (Yet)
Kelly Brask, CPO® If you’ve seen the phrase Swedish death cleaning pop up online and thought, Nope. Too morbid. Not today! I get it. I’m a Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®) who lived in ... Read More
Organizing as Self-Care: Working with the Seasons of Your Mind and Body
By Mimi Sykhounmeuang, CPO® Life doesn’t feel the same all year long. Your energy shifts with the seasons; sometimes slowly and predictably, sometimes all at once. There are periods w... Read More
The Mental Weight of Clutter
Susie Marsh, LBSW This is the second blog post in a two-part series (read part 1: Taming Stress in the Body: How Clutter Keeps Us on Alert here) honoring Mental Health Awareness Month (May). W... Read More
Taming Stress in the Body: How Clutter Keeps Us on Alert
Melinda Rathkopf, MD, MBA, and Ashley Sewall, PhD May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to consider how mental well-being is shaped not only by our thoughts, but also by our environm... Read More
Your Clutter Has a Carbon Footprint
Katie Neary Earth Day and organizing are more connected than people realize. At first glance, Earth Day might bring to mind recycling bins, reusable tote bags, and planting trees. Organizing, on the o... Read More
3 Ways to Buy Less After You’ve Decluttered and Organized
Sarah Metcalf You tackle your big organizing project, you declutter, you install the systems, you finally get things the way you want them in your home, then three months later you loo... Read More