Last week was all about the Capsule Wardrobe. This week is all about those things you can never seem to find a spot for and that you keep wondering, why do I have this again? True story: I currently have three whisks. We came here with just one, a little baby whisk. It’s very cute
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Capsule Wardrobe Shoes & Boots
I still make shopping mistakes. Yes, even after three years of buying and owning less I still sometimes buy something I end up regretting. The good news is it happens far, far less than it did before I radically decluttered our home. When I look at my shoes I am happy with the styles and
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Capsule Wardrobe Accessories
This is the third post on building a Capsule Wardrobe for the 2014 Clutter Cleanse. You can read part one here and see my basics list here. If my neutral basics freaked you out don’t despair. Today: accessories. Long ago I had an obsession with Coach hand bags. I pined over
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Capsule Wardrobe Basics
Repeat after me: I think about what I’m wearing more than anyone else does. A big hurdle to overcome with culling your daily wear clothing is the fear that someone will notice you wear the same outfit twice in one week. The truth is they won’t. Most people are far too concerned with their own
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Mom Capsule Wardrobe: Dressing Your Beautiful Mom Bod
The first place I start when streamlining my stuff: clothes. Unlike a few other rooms or closets in the home, we look at our wardrobe everyday. You may not pick something out of your home library every morning, or bake a cake/ski/hold a wine tasting at your home, but you always get dressed. It may
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The 2014 Clutter Cleanse Challenge
Ready to beat clutter in 2014? Last year at this time I was patiently anxiously waiting for our second baby to arrive. This year I’m ready to peel back a layer of things – stuff, commitments, kitchen gadgets (my nemesis) – in a mini clutter cleanse reminiscent of our big purge in the fall of
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Things I Learned in 2013
I miss blogging. I miss the kick in the pants this space gives me to turn my back on stuff and enjoy the little things in my life more. This won’t be one of those “I will blog more” posts that you find on a blog and it’s the last entry from two years ago.
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You Can Stop Shopping Now
Just one more thing for the stockings. But this would really make his/her eyes bug out. Have to make sure the gifts are all equal and fair. You can stop shopping now. Really, you can. I had to say this to myself in the last few days of December. My goal was to get all