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What's the Most Popular Resolution for Happiness?

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Order, Resolutions, Home, Organization, Clutter, Happiness, Happiness Home, Happy Home, Happiness Resolutions, Happy, Healthy Living News

When people tell me they've done their own happiness projects, I always ask, "What resolutions did you try? What worked for you?" One answer comes up more than any other.

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A Secret Obsession: Local Conference Sheds Light On Hoarding And Cluttering

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 04.27.2012

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Spencer Harris was a hoarder. Outside, Harris, 74, lived a social and active life filled with friends, hobbies and vacations. But inside his Menlo...

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11 Ways To Say Goodbye To Clutter

SavySugar | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Home Organization, Gps-Soul, Decrease Clutter, Storage Space, Maximizing Space, Storage, Organization, Clutter, Women News

Everyone can always do with more storage space, and even if you live in a small apartment, there are plenty of things you can do to maximize the space...

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12 Sites To Help You Cash In On Your Spring Cleaning

Posted 05.23.2012

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For some, the ritual of spring cleaning can be stressful and chaotic, not to mention a source of guilt. Who wants to throw all that old, unwanted stuf...

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Spring Cleaning: When In Doubt, I Toss It Out

Ann Brenoff | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Fifty News, Electronics You Can't Live Without, Hoarding, Electronics, Boomers and Electronics, Baby Boomers, Spring Cleaning, Neat Freaks, Clutter, Fifty News

I have gladly sacrificed the three seconds of joy I know I would get 20 years hence when I stumble upon my daughter's first grade report card in a box in the garage. Instead, I toss all that stuff in the garbage two days after it comes home or as soon as no one is watching me.

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9 Quick Tips For Keeping Your Home Serene And Organized

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Clean Home, Organized Home, Happy Home, Gps-Soul, Serenity, Order, Happiness at Home, Home, Organization, Clutter, Happiness, Healthy Living News

I've been spending a lot of time thinking about how to be happier at home. Here are a few very simple suggestions. These aren't the most profound, but they're steps you can take fairly quickly.

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My Latest Resolution: Clean While I Cook

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Tasks, Cooking, Procrastination, Mise-en-Place, Order, Happiness Challenge, Resolution, Tidiness, Home, Procrastinate, Happiness, Clutter, Life Tips, Gps-Soul, Efficient Tips, Mindfulness, Tips for Life, Tips on Life, Healthy Living News

I find that when I make the effort to prepare properly, and then to clean up after myself as I go, tasks proceed much more smoothly. And almost nothing is more satisfying than working easily and well.

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A Conversation With 'Soulful Decluttering' Expert Barry Dennis

Brant Secunda and Mark Allen | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Barry Dennis, Coexist Celebration, Decluttering, Antimaterialism, The Chotchky Challenge, Declutter, Mindfulness, Stress, Clutter, Healthy Living News

Many spiritual thinkers, including Don José Matsuwa, the 110-year-old Huichol shaman with whom Brant lived and studied for 12 years, believe that having too many possessions around us can detract from our inner peace and balance.

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Clear the Clutter: Organization Boosts Health and Vitality

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Environment, Maria Rodale, Isaac Eliaz, Healthy Environment, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Md, Space, Health, Organization, Clutter, Healthy Living News

by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer, researcher, clinical practitioner, author, and lecturer As a holistic ...

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Resistance: What You Judge Won't Budge

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Shame, Anger, Controlling Behavior, Margaret Paul, Spiritual Growth, Personal Growth, Self Help, Resistance, Motivation, Self-Judgment, Clutter, Control, Emotional Wellness, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

How often do you tell yourself that you are wrong, bad, inadequate, unworthy, a jerk, stupid and so on? I've found, in the many years I've been counseling, that most people are frequently inwardly judgmental.

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The Post 50 Plan to Declutter Your Life . . . For Good

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 04.04.2012

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When I turned 50 a few years ago, I was overwhelmed by the stuff that had accumulated over the years, and I realized that it wasn't just physical clutter but mental clutter, as well.

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What Real Women's Desks Look Like -- Submit Yours!

The Huffington Post | Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Cleaning Desk, Creativity, Messiness, Interior Design, Office Creativity, Office Design, Organization, Messy Desk, Clutter, Women News

If you've ever been told your desk is too messy, this may be your moment to shine: A report just published in the Journal of Consumer Research found t...

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9 Common Myths About Clearing Clutter

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 03.16.2012

One of my key realizations about happiness, and a point oddly under-emphasized by positive psychologists, given its emphasis in popular culture, is that outer order contributes to inner calm. More than it should.

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Dealing With Extreme Clutter

Peter Walsh | Posted 02.28.2012

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Your home is a reflection of your life. It's impossible to make your best choices for your most authentic life in a cluttered, messy, disorganized space -- it just doesn't happen!

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Chatter Clutter: An Invitation to an Experiment

Misha Lyuve | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Silence, Talking Less, #Liveworkofart, Clutter, Mindful Tips, Mindful Living, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

How much of what we say in a day is not needed to be said and not adding value to anything or anyone? The stream of unconscious blurbs is spurting out of our mouths -- no wonder we are so tired at the end of the day.

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Hire Up for Your 'Higher Up'

James M. Lynch | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Life-Strategy, Friendship, Strategy, Life Coaching, Hiring, Firing, Business Coach, Management, Corporate Culture, Clutter, Family, Healthy Living Spirit, Business News

If you don't have people in your life that you regularly feel encouraged, empowered and inspired by, then it's time to "hire up." Seek out friends that will engage, challenge and inspire you on a regular basis.

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Fall Into My Cluttered Purse Life

Sherri Edwards | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Mom, Disorganization, Family, Clutter, Life, Parents News

While recently picking up my children from school, my oldest asked, "Does a cluttered purse reflect a disorganized life?"

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Clearing Clutter? Think About Appearances, Too

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Folding, Flannery O'Connor, Relationships, Order, Clothes, Tidiness, Home, Happiness, Clutter, Healthy Living News

Outer order contributes to inner calm. It's not such a big deal to have a messy coat closet or a crowded desk -- yet I get a surprising rush of happiness and relief when I clear clutter.

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2011 Has Started - Isn't It Time to Get Organized?

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Kudzu, Chaos, William James, The Bellagio, Psychologists, Navajo Indians, Navajo, Flotsam, 2011, The New Year, Clutter, Healthy Living News

You've probably got it. I certainly do. Most of us have one. It is that kitchen drawer, closet, basement, attic or crawl space, where you'll find eve...

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10 Tips To Beat Clutter... In Less Than 5 Minutes

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Happiness, Clutter, Clutter Happiness, The Balanced Life, Cleaning Up Clutter, Eliminating Clutter, Removing Clutter, Healthy Living News

I've found that getting control of clutter gives me a disproportionate boost in happiness, and other people seem to feel the same way.

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De-Cluttering Your Organization

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Operations, Organizational Culture, Business, Simplification, Managing People, Clutter, Business News

Just like me, most organizations are pack rats, accumulating goods and people that lose value over time. Why is it so hard for us to throw things out?

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Getting Rid of Stuff

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: De-Clutter, Stuff, Clutter, The Balanced Life, Too Much Stuff, Decluttering, Declutter, Getting Rid of Stuff, Healthy Living News

What do we do when "stuff" happens? Do we stuff our stuff? Do we stay conscious about it? Do we wallow in it? Does stuff run us? Or do we run stuff?

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Clutter: Shaping Our Lives and Our Legacies

Rachael Freed | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Declutter, Clutter, The Balanced Life, Declutter Your Life, Get Rid of Clutter, Healthy Living News

Is clutter company, comfort, distraction or sloth? No matter -- let go! Reflections: This haiku, written in my journal this morning, originated from...

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Clutter Addiction

Barb Rogers | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Hoarding, Clutter, Clutter Addiction @Y:Lifestyle, Addiction & Recovery, Healthy Living News

Like alcoholics, drug addicts and over-eaters, clutter addicts use their addiction to avoid reality, to keep other people and a world in which they've lost trust at a distance.

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Can You Have Too Many Books?

Forbes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Collecting, Cleaning Clutter, Books, Too Many Books, Feng Shui, Clutter, Books News

De-cluttering it seems (with or without Feng Shui) can be a process of letting go of things that have been holding you back or distracting you from yo...

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