1. It was Expensive 2. It was a Gift 3. It might Fit Me Again The quickest way to create big results in your home is to declutter. Your clothes is the best place to start when you're ready to declutter and organize. The guiding rule is easier said then done; if you don't love it, lose it. This means that if you don’t use an item regularly and don’t find joy in it, you should donate it or give it to a friend that will make good use of it. By only owning the essentials, your

Presenting the best version of your house. That’s what “home staging” is in the real estate market. It makes business sense. You spend a little extra to have someone present your home in a new light, without clutter, with simple and beautiful things and nothing personal. You want prospective buyers to immediately see themselves in this home. After the staging, you can justify listing it at a higher price because it IS beautiful. You would even buy it! Then let’s rewind. Wha

Small changes can make big differences. Today's challenge is to gather all your batteries in your home and dedicate one easy access drawer. In these high tech times, most homes have a full selection of double and triple A batteries somewhere throughout the house. Often it's easier to buy a new pack or take the ones from a remote control rather than find the new ones in times of need! Especially if it's during a critical video game. The key is to decide on the most convenient

Bonus: One of them will cure your clothes of wrinkles for-ev-er Maybe you've already read Marie Kondo's first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,or her second, Spark Joy. True devotees of the KonMari method will also have gobbled up a third, which hit newsstands at the end of June, a graphic novel called The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story, about a woman whose entire life is improved by calling on the organizing power of (you guessed it) KonMari.