Decluttering

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5 Ways to Live Small

Learn how to minimize waste while reaping more satisfaction from life.

By Jessie Sholl

5 Tips to Get Started Building a Capsule Wardrobe

Learn how to build a capsule wardrobe with 5 expert tips on finding your style, editing your closet, and shopping sustainably.

By Claire Díaz-Ortiz

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The Living Experiment: Clutter

Feeling oppressed by your possessions? Learn how to lighten your load — and harvest some important insights in the process.

By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas Hartwig

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How to Declutter Your Calendar

If your busy schedule is spreading you too thin, it may be time to reevaluate your priorities.

By Karen Olson

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How to Be More With Less: Q&A With Courtney Carver

Creator of Project 333, and author of Simple Ways to Be More With Less shares what she’s learned through simplifying her life — and a few tips to help you get started.

By Casie Leigh Lukes

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Life Outside the Box: Lauren Singer

Zero-waste advocate Lauren Singer is helping people lighten their environmental footprint — one container at a time.

By Heidi Wachter

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The Art of Enough

How consuming less can help you enjoy life more.

By Elizabeth Millard

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Essentialism: The New Minimalism?

Sure, you can declutter to have less — but what do you truly need? How essentialism is helping one woman pare down to the good stuff.

By Casie Leigh Lukes

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How Less Can Be More

Our managing editor looks to clear out the clutter and start the year fresh with a renewed perspective on the stuff she keeps — starting with the linen closet.

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

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5 Ways to Kick the Fast-Fashion Habit

Tips for shopping more responsibly.

By Casie Leigh Lukes

Decluttering Sustainability

What Triggers Emotional Shopping and How to Take Back Control

Do you have the urge to splurge? Emotion-induced shopping may seem harmless, but letting your feelings take over your wallet could end up costing you more than money.

By Alyssa Ford

Attitude/Mindset Decluttering

Order Out of Chaos: Laundry–and–Mud Room Makeover

A cluttered laundry-and-mud room becomes a functional, pleasant place to be.

By Andrea Gerasimo

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Order Out of Chaos: Bill Payment and Desk Organization

Minimize the stress of paying bills by creating a simple system for household paperwork.

By Andrea Gerasimo

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Order Out of Chaos: The Linen Closet and Bathroom

How to arrange your bathroom and linen closet so they support a more peaceful start to the day.

By Andrea Gerasimo

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How to Embrace the Wabi-Sabi Style in Your Home

Tired of trying to make your home look magazine-slick? Discover the Japanese art of wabi-sabi or “appreciating the imperfect.”

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence

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Tips for Organizing Your Digital Clutter

Here’s how to organize your desktop, laptop and mobile devices.

By Jon Spayde

Decluttering Mindful Technology

Pilar Gerasimo, Experience Life Editor in Chief

Clutter’s Continuity

Pilar Gerasimo on keeping up with life’s day-to-day clutter.

By Pilar Gerasimo

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Clutter Clearer: Laurie Gerber

Life coach Laurie Gerber has helped hundreds of clients overcome self-defeating behaviors and clean up their emotional lives, daily habits and relationships.

By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC

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