by wwm | Oct 22, 2010 | FromUM, Uncategorized
If I were Kevin Trudeau, I’d call this post “the decluttering secret ‘they’ don’t want you to know about”. It’s simple, it’s fast, and it can be done in a small portion of an evening. Most important however, it’s...
by wwm | Oct 4, 2010 | FromUM, Uncategorized
If you’ve been following the blogs about minimalism, decluttering, and reducing possessions, you might have noticed something interesting – many of them talk about the importance of reducing your stuff, without discussing the methods for doing so. Some of...
by wwm | Sep 5, 2010 | FromUM, Uncategorized
Decluttering has gone mainstream. There are tools that help you declutter (such as totes, bins, and various nifty storage systems). There are books that teach you to declutter. There are even entire websites devoted to the topic (like the one you’re reading)....
by wwm | Jul 13, 2010 | FromUM, Uncategorized
“Never make the same mistake twice, if it can be avoided”. That’s good advice, but unfortunately it relies upon you having a good memory. One of the places where my memory just doesn’t work correctly is at the grocery store. It can be hard to...
by wwm | Jan 1, 2000 | Old Drafts, Uncategorized
I’ve pretty much always known I needed to “get organized”. I was a messy kid and I’m still a somewhat-messy adult. Back in 2006, I was still solidly mired in my packrat’s nest of clutter when I stumbled upon a book by a guy named Don...
by wwm | Jan 1, 2000 | Old Drafts, Uncategorized
Landfills aren’t particularly glamorous, but understanding how they work is a huge part of living a simpler, decluttered life. Most people have this vision of a landfill as a place where their stuff goes, decomposes, and eventually “returns to the...
by wwm | Jan 1, 2000 | Old Drafts, Uncategorized
I don’t have a high degree of attachment to most of my things. I do, however, frequently have an attachment to the function those things perform. This post is about my Birkenstock sandals. Okay, I know it’s kind of cliche. And no, I’m not being paid...
