Micro-actions are purposefully small and time-bound, designed to require very little planning, decision-making, or motivation ...

Kath Holmes, a professional organiser who trained with Dilly Carter from BBC’s Sort Your Life Out says bedding organisers are ...

It's officially January, and you're fully embracing the “ new year, new me ” mindset. This may mean you're eager to do some tidying up around the house after the holidays, including tackling a few ...

Declutter weekly: focus on countertops, refrigerator, junk mail, and handbags to maintain a tidy home. Monthly sorting keeps ...

The end of the year is a great time to tackle a few key decluttering tasks. Here are the top seven places organizing pros ...

One of my favorite holiday stories is “Good Housekeeping,” a Bailey White public radio commentary from some years back. It’s about White’s comic struggle to clean up her elderly mother’s house for ...

Clearing space in your home clears space in your brain. Research suggests that clutter can cause stress, and experts say to stay focused ahead of the holidays. “Now is not the time to take every item ...

Living and dealing with constant clutter is especially harmful for women, according to therapist Elizabeth Earnshaw, not only because they often bear the burden of "fixing" the mess, but also because ...

Like many people, my garage and closets are littered with the detritus of modern life—from stacks of paperbacks and fancy china to a fussy tea maker, still swaddled in its box. All of it needs to go.

Now is not the time to clean out all of your closets. By Elizabeth Passarella Elizabeth is filling in for Jancee Dunn, who is off this week. This weekend, I am planning a Great Squishmallow Eviction ...

All these columns and books I have written on downsizing and decluttering and my oh my, the mess I am in. Moving is the ultimate truth test. As I pack up the house my husband, DC, and I have lived in ...