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Clutter Hurts Your Marriage. It Just Does.

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Aug 24, 2018 | Homemaking

Does how we keep our houses affect our marriages? Short answer: yes. But that doesn’t mean that we all need to have Pinterest-perfect homes that are expertly curated to our personal style. Kathi’s here today with some easy and practical tips for how to...

The Decluttering Fight

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 22, 2015 | Emotional Connection

Can you win the decluttering fight with your husband if you’re married to a packrat? Today’s guest post is from Sherry Gareis, author of Declutter Now! She’s going to share with us ten questions you can ask while you’re decluttering that can...

How Getting Rid of Stuff Gives You More Hours in the Day

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 13, 2011 | Uncategorized

If stuff=time, then getting rid of stuff=more time. And more peace! I’m scared to go into my garage. Sure, it’s partly because once when I was putting the garbage out something furry ran right past my foot and I screamed and I ran in so fast that the...

Taming the Packrat

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 30, 2009 | Homemaking, Marriage

To go along with our New Year’s Challenge theme, I thought we’d talk clutter. It seems to me that there are two types of husbands: those who are inclined to come home at night, look at the house, and say “what did you do all day?” because...

11 Things To Do With Clutter

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 29, 2009 | Uncategorized

What To Do With Clutter I have myself a challenge over the holidays: Pick one part of my house and totally tidy it up–get rid of clutter! And I did it! Here’s the challenge when you’re decluttering, though. You want to get rid of stuff, but what do...