April 01, 2009 Lorie was honored to be featured (along with her good friend Mary Dean of Kickskirt and others) in the “Business Babes” profile of April’s Austin Woman magazine. Click below to read the article and see the special commissioned photo by Korey Howell Photography. Need help getting organized? Here are 3 ways… Read more »
The Clutter Diet Blog
Honey, I Shrunk My Clutter!
I have experimented with SpaceBags® with mixed results. They are those big zippered bags that you use a vacuum cleaner hose with to suck all of the air out and shrink down your blankets or clothing for smaller storage. Sometimes they have worked great, and sometimes I have gotten one with a slow leak that makes… Read more »
Have I Lost My Mind? You Decide…
When people first started asking me to speak, I would tell them what kinds of information I could train people on with regard to tips and methods and other extremely practical organizing matters. "I'm not a motivational speaker," I would say. Boy, did I have a lot to learn! What experience in this field has taught me is… Read more »
Be Aware of Your Clutter This Week!
Evidently the fourth week of March is National Clutter Awareness Week. (Not sure who makes these up, but thank you!) You're probably keenly aware of the clutter you already have, but this week let's focus on awareness of how to prevent accumulating more. There are three kinds of preventable clutter that accumulate in your life: Purchased… Read more »
Friends & Mementos
Someone once told me that people come into your life for either a reason, a season, or a lifetime. I have definitely found this to be true. (Read here for a beautiful writeup of this Reason, Season, Lifetime idea, author unknown.) Relationships for a reason teach you a brief important lesson and then end. Relationships for a… Read more »
Eating Down the Fridge…and the Pantry and Freezer
I just got clued in by my Clutter Diet members in the message boards to a growing economic (and gastronomic!) trend… trying to use up what you already have in the fridge, freezer, and pantry to save money. I am so thrilled to weigh in on this topic, as I am of course a big… Read more »
Austin American-Statesman: Local Organizer Shares Tips in Book
March 15, 2009 by Sarah Lindner If you’re starting new projects this spring, the right books can be real motivators, whether they give us a gentle nudge or a sharp jolt to take action. These three books take different approaches, but they all energize and inspire. The Clutter Diet is the first book from Austin-based… Read more »
The Luxury of Too Much
In times of financial distress like these, sometimes we need some perspective to help us regain our positive outlook. Try this: The Global Rich List. Put in your annual income, select your currency, and see how you stack up against everyone else in the world. Let's try a few sample incomes, shall we? $25,000 per year means… Read more »
Someone Thinks I Have Superpowers!
I am doing a hundred different kinds of happy dances in every room of my house! The April issue of Good Housekeeping is hitting the newsstands, and I have been waiting for this for months… back in November/December I worked with contributing editor Kyran Pittman in her home, and she went on our Clutter Diet… Read more »
The Buzz about ActiveWords
I am always saying that I am organized because I am lazy– I don't want to do things the hard way! This week I got to catch up with my friend Buzz Bruggeman, the tireless evangelist for ActiveWords software. If ActiveWords was not around, I think I would have to invent it. It is basically… Read more »
