Today begins our annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide. Between now and November 27, we will share numerous articles on uncluttered giving that can be used this season. Most of these ideas also will apply to gift giving throughout the year, & Continued

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A few years ago, we talked about organizing and donating military memorabilia. This year, in honour of Remembrance Day, wed like to discuss a few other ways you can unclutter and support the proud veterans that have served their country. & Continued

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All sorts of physical challenges can make organizing more difficult. Some of the more common challenges are being on the shorter side (like me, at 5 foot 2 inches) and being unable to bend and get down on the floor & Continued

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Jeri recently wrote about how cords and cables can be a source of clutter. Reader Juli commented and asked how best to label and store useful cords. There are many different answers to that and it really depends on what & Continued

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The bathroom is one of the hardest-working rooms in your home, and that’s why proper organization is crucial. I’ll leave the medicine cabinet, cleaning supplies, etc. for another time. In this article, I want to look at towels. In my & Continued

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As weve mentioned previously, shopping in bulk can create a cluttered stockpile of unused goods. But it doesnt have to. There are advantages to bulk shopping. Items may be less expensive in bulk packaging or by purchasing multiples of the & Continued

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There are a billion to-do list apps and methods out there, and I think Ive tried 900 million of them, Jake Knapp wrote. He then went on to describe his own paper-based process, which he calls the Burner List, using & Continued

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When youre deciding where to start on a whole-home organizing project, it often makes sense to start with the attic, basement, or garage  whatever space you use as secondary storage for things you dont use very often. There are & Continued

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Today National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) starts, 30 days of concentrated writing with the goal of producing a 50,000 word novel. Nearly 20 years old now, the month is a way for writers to set themselves a goal and a & Continued

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This is no surprise, but Unclutterer readers are a productive, clever bunch. Recently, a reader wrote in with a project that further reinforced this fact. Kate shared a great Google Chrome extension that she and some co-workers created called “G-Save,” & Continued

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One of the main goals of Unclutterer, apart from helping readers lead a more organized and streamlined life, is to help you create long-lasting change in your routines, habits, and life. Many of our articles revisit similar themes so that & Continued

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Four suggestions for ways to store tea in your kitchen.

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Recently I’ve been feeling rather overwhelmed at work. With the introduction of a new database and several people off on sick leave my to-do list never gets shorter. Fortunately, I am an organized person and manage to move forward even & Continued

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May I pick your brain for 15 minutes? Thats a common request with some important time management implications, especially for those who get a lot of these requests. The following are a few things to consider: If you are the & Continued

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Good organization and design should be based on what you use and how you use it.

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Reader Peter wrote in with the following question: My biggest source of clutter is random, one-off, or novel items that dont correspond to a clear category and that I dont use often for example, a box of push-pins I use & Continued

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The proliferation of inexpensive cloud services offer near-ubiquitous access to your files as well as something rather insidious: an out-of-sight, digital junk drawer. That drawer in your kitchen with the pens, receipts, batteries, fortune cookies from the 90’s, and who & Continued

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If you don't already have a designated storage system for your gift wrap, then you may want to consider putting one together or purchasing a pre-made system.

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In a recent post, Dave wrote about the concept of Swedish Death Cleaning, which is the process of uncluttering our lives bit by bit so that when we die we don’t leave a monumental task for those who remain. My & Continued

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You can definitely take advantage of prices by buying bulk, but don't let the deals lead you to buy things that you otherwise would not purchase, cannot physically consume before the expiration date, or have to sacrifice unreasonable amounts of space to store.

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