by Star Hansen | May 12, 2020 | Beyond Clutter, Productivity
Have you ever walked into a room and been stopped in your tracks for all the worst reasons? You look around and are visually assaulted by the clutter, tasks, unread books, overflowing mail, and exercise equipment that longs to be used. It’s staring you down like it’s...
by Star Hansen | May 4, 2020 | Beyond Clutter
I’m breaking up with ice cream! I mean it. Ice cream & I used to have an understanding. I would feel anxious, I would eat it, and then I would feel comforted. But lately, it just isn’t doing its job. I don’t know about you but the coping mechanisms that usually...
by Star Hansen | Apr 27, 2020 | Beyond Clutter, Home Organization
Ever feel like you can never finish getting organized because there are just too many tasks buried in all that clutter? This is so common. You’re not off base in feeling that. The truth is…. if you are constantly pausing your organizing projects to tackle tasks...
by Star Hansen | Apr 13, 2020 | Beyond Clutter, Productivity
It’s quarantine time. You’re home, you’re organizing & you’re making great progress. Yes!!! It feels so good, doesn’t it? You have a giant pile of donations ready to be donated when all of a sudden it dawns on you…”Wait, I can’t leave my house. How am I...
by Star Hansen | Mar 3, 2020 | Beyond Clutter, Organizing Tips
Marie Kondo made huge, beautiful waves in the world when she suggested that we should only keep things that “Spark Joy” in our lives! I love this concept and agree with her philosophy for the most part, but what happens to the items that don’t spark joy but that you...
by Star Hansen | Feb 25, 2020 | Beyond Clutter
I’m standing there holding a black wrap dress in my hand. I’ve worn it to countless funerals, including the most painful funeral of my life. Looking at it brings tears to my eyes, but also, I feel total resistance to letting it go. I glance up and look at Syl, my...
