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Beating the Clutter-Creators: Habits and Strategies
There are many de-cluttering schemes out there, and because I live in a small house with a fairly large family, I have gone through many de-cluttering events, from simple tidying to annual cleaning to outright purges. In her book Making … Continue reading
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Tagged clutter, clutter free, cluttered, de-clutter, de-cluttering, declutter, decluttering, habits, routines, trash
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Clutter-Creator #4: Stuff of the Past
We woodworkers are a nostalgic lot. Even those who work mainly with modern power tools can ooh and ah over an 18th-century highboy made by hand. Reverence for history is one thing that has kept me working wood primarily by … Continue reading
Posted in Storage
Tagged antiques, antiques roadshow, clutter, clutter free, cluttered, de-clutter, de-cluttering, declutter, decluttering, obligation, old, old stuff, past self
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Clutter-Creator #3: Stuff I’m Avoiding
If you find your workspace overwhelmed with clutter to the point where you really can’t work in it, then you don’t just have a storage-space problem. The clutter is telling you something about yourself, and it’s probably something you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Storage
Tagged anxiety, avoidance, clutter, clutter free, cluttered, de-clutter, de-cluttering, declutter, decluttering, green woodworking
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Clutter-Creator #1: Stuff for Someday
In my last post, I explained how the book Making Space, Clutter Free by Tracy McCubbin has helped me see that a lot of the clutter in my workspace isn’t going to be solved by getting more storage. I’m going … Continue reading
Posted in Storage
Tagged clutter, clutter free, cluttered, de-clutter, de-cluttering, declutter, decluttering, making space, Tracy McCubbin
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