apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I have saved this link about 6 months ago as I loved this clock so much :)
http://www.sonrisafurniture.com/details.php?prodId=193&category=7

But it is even more beautiful in red. Where is it from?

just do it.

get home from work. dont turn on the tv. dont potter in the garden and definately don't put your feet up. for 10 minutes before you allow yourself to have free time to relax, pick up that pile of mail you have been meaning to sort and just sort it!

but seriously the BEST way to get rid of the clutter is to stop making it while you start clearing the rest. the most fun is when you get to come up with ideas, strategies and best of all STORAGE for all your stuff!

I like to designate a spot as a "collector" (usually the sofa), and dump EVERYTHING from all the rooms there, then sort and replace as needed.

I also love timers, but if I need to really dig in, I find a baseball game on the radio is very soothing--helps occupy my easily-distractable "monkey brain".

Agh, thanks for posting this! lol I always get distracted and end up making more of a mess than what was already there! :D

Panka- The above clock is from Target, I adjusted the photo credits above to reflect this... check it out for the link!

My clutter solution is to vacuum. While I leave small items on the coffee table or the kitchen table, larger clutter tends to collect on the floor. (Floating furniture arrangement means its easier to set something against a wall instead of putting it away.) So when I vacuum, all that stuff goes on the sofa or coffee table or someplace in order to get to the carpet. Then I'm force to sort through it in order to sit down or have a place to set a drink. It's a little weird, cause my mom taught me to clean top to bottom, which I still to in kitchens and bathrooms. But in a living room or bedroom where cleaning involves getting rid of clutter more than dealing with dirt, it just makes sense.

Call my mom with an earbud or listen to an audiobook.

I pile everything not in it's place onto something too (usually bed or couch). Then put everything away, then dust\vaccum\mop. It's the only way I know how to clean and declutter.

I got into the habit of stacking things on the floor: books, baskets, etc. Whenever I needed to clean, it took twice as long to lift everything off the floor and re-stack it later. No more: if it doesn't fit on the shelf or in the closet, its out.

Thanks for the update! :)

These are some of the key decluttering principles of www.flylady.net! Thanks for the reminder :)

Here's a link for 5 minute cleaning and decluttering.