Category: decluttering
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Digital clutter or phone addiction: a deeper look beyond Marie Kondo’s phone box
In recent months, we have seen enough of the Marie Kondo’s phone box from Facebook ads to all the articles written about how cute the box is and how it will magically help kick “phone addiction” in the butt. Amidst the hype, does the phone box truly address the root causes of digital clutter and…
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Are books clutter?
Why do we just pile up books we do not read? Books that are just there and not read are just clutter in our lives. We have to stop this habit. Are you with me? Stop aspirational purchase of books. Do you intent to read all those books you bought about 1900s France? You barely…
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Decluttering and Mental Health
“A house is just a pile of stuff with a cover on it.” George Carlin – comedian Decluttering can have significant mental health benefits. There is a saying cluttered house, cluttered mind. When your house is cluttered from top to bottom, your mental health also suffers with anxiety and stress. Here are some of the…
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Just 5 minutes: Declutter your cosmetics
Yes, cosmetics do have expiration dates! Expired cosmetics may cause bacteria growth which can results to skin irritation and infections. Read about Period After Opening or PAO on our blog post: Do cosmetics expire? And if you have a lot of cosmetic clutter right now, it is time for you to declutter. Please give it…
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Just 5 Minutes: Visual decluttering
One spot that gets a lot visual clutter is the refrigerator door. You name it, magnets, reminder notes, photos, take out menus etc. Are you ready to declutter your visually stimulating refrigerator door? Yes, okay, follow these simple steps. 1 Gather Get all the items off your refrigerator door. 2 Discard: + trash immediately.+ what…