Tag Archives: decluttering

Beating the Clutter-Creators: Habits and Strategies

Posted on August 8, 2021 by literaryworkshop

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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Clutter-Creator #4: Stuff of the Past

Posted on August 6, 2021 by literaryworkshop

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 →

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Clutter-Creator #3: Stuff I’m Avoiding

Posted on July 30, 2021 by literaryworkshop

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 →

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Clutter-Creator #2: Stuff I’m Convinced Has Value

Posted on July 23, 2021 by literaryworkshop

In my last two posts, I said that dealing effectively with a cluttered workspace is all about changing the way you think about your stuff, and I dealt with Clutter-Creator #1: “Stuff for Someday.” For me, the #1 reason I … Continue reading →

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Clutter-Creator #1: Stuff for Someday

Posted on July 16, 2021 by literaryworkshop

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 →

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