Category Archives: Decluttering

Garage of Delight

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

It’s been almost three and a half years since I wrote about The Garage of Doom, my second post on this blog. This is what the garage looked like then, waist-high with stuff: Many boxes still needed to be unpacked … Continue reading →

Posted in Decluttering, Doing Life Together, Finding solutions, Motivation, Perserverance, Transformation, When life seems too much | Tagged Garage, house cleaning, organizing | 5 Comments

A Bored Game

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Carol Boley

I know it sounds impossible, with all the cries of how busy everyone is and all the Facebook posts of how overwhelmed by life they are, but sometimes I hear someone say they are bored. I get it. It’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Books, Brain research, Church, Creativity, Decluttering, Friendship, Learning New Skills, rest, Service, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Boredom, Ennui | 5 Comments

“What Do We Do with That?” by Donna Clark Goodrich

Posted on October 27, 2015 by dgood648

“What Do We Do With That?” I have a friend who is a hoarder. Her bed is covered to the point she barely has room to crawl in at night. She told me recently that she has been throwing away … Continue reading →

Posted in Decluttering, Doing Life Together, Family Life, Finding solutions, Life Transitions, Uncategorized, Widowhood | Tagged Organization | 6 Comments

Big Little Things

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Carol Boley

A couple of weeks ago I completed a challenge to toss 2,014 items I no longer find useful, helpful, or lovely. Even though the goal was to finish this task in the year 2014, (I know, I know…) I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Decluttering, Fathers, Finding solutions, Frustrations, Learning New Skills, Perserverance | Tagged big things, decision-making, g, little things, organizing, perseverance | 7 Comments

Tapes…by Carol Boley

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Carol Boley

I heard my grandfather’s voice for the first time in 30 years. It sounded just as I remembered it. My eyes misted and I smiled as I heard his gentle Southern drawl right in the middle of a story I … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Bible, Decluttering, Family Life, Family Stories, Grace, Grandparenting, Legacy, Life Transitions, Love, Memoir, Nostalgia, Regrets, Spiritual warfare | Tagged cassette tape recording, Granddaddy, inflection | 1 Comment

Pigeon Spikes…by Linda Carlblom

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Linda Carlblom

I sometimes think I need to install pigeon spikes on every level surface in my house. You know those metal spiky things people mount on their roofs to keep the pigeons from landing? I need them on every counter top, … Continue reading →

Posted in Decluttering, Family Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Clutter, house cleaning, Organization, pigeon spikes, unloading zones | 4 Comments

The Garage of Doom . . . by Andrea R. Huelsenbeck

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Please don’t judge me. I am about to share a source of great embarrassment for myself and my family. In August of 1988, my husband and I and our then four children moved from New Jersey to Arizona. The … Continue reading →