Meet Aspirational Clutter. This is the stuff you spent good money on, not for the life you have now, but for the life you hope to lead someday. You know, stuff like exercise equipment, clothing in smaller sizes and clothing you have never worn, crowding your closet, expensive shoes that hurt your feet, rarely to never-used kitchen gadgets. The rub is that we shell out good money for this stuff, which makes it even harder to justify letting it go. To shed some light on why Aspirational Clutter sits around your home year after year, let's call it by its other name - Arrogant Clutter. Because that's what this stuff is -- a mistake that we really, really, really don't want to admit we made. A
Every morning is the same thing. I wake up and head to the kitchen to make coffee. As I begin to come to, I find myself thinking about all the random errands and chores I need to get done over the next day or so in between work and parenting. In the past, I've tried scheduling everything in my datebook -- just like an appointment -- but that never worked for me. I’m not a list maker - or keeper for that matter, and once my datebook is closed, my list becomes out of sight, and therefore out of my mind. So I winged it, which worked more or less for quite a while. Then life got busier and winging it began to work less and less, with more and more frequency. I started to silently joke that I was
Picture this: We're rapidly sorting through items in a home and come upon something that is clearly different from everything else. My client holds it up and freezes. The energy has instantly shifted. What's this, I ask. It was a gift, she says in a heavy tone. Btw, this is not one particular client. This is almost every client. Are you ready for this because it is a good one. You are under no obligation to keep a gift. No matter how expensive it was, no matter who gave it to you - not even your MOM. The important part was the act of being given something. Whatever happens after that is up to you. Donate it, sell it on Craigslist, or offer it to a friend, but do not hang onto it simply becau
