The most basic way to avoid a clutter problem—or to get control of the one you already have—is to stop accumulating stuff in the first place. By paying careful attention to our collecting habits, we can change our behavior to cut off the “fire hose” of new clutter. In episode #46 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, suggests simple and subtle changes that will make a big difference in your clutter landscape.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Facebook Marketplace
• Nextdoor
• Clutter Fairy videos about paper:
  • Bigger Buckets: Streamline Paper Processing by Rethinking Your Categories
  • Piles and Heaps and Mounds: Dos and Don'ts of Organizing Paper
  • Looking Good on Paper: Take Control with a Few Smart Paper Practices
  • The Clutter Fairy Weekly #12 - Sorting paper to get ready for tax time
• Yak shaving
• Structured procrastination

Ideas for consumable gifts: coffee; garden plants; tea; wine; liquor; specialty beers; chocolate; nuts; gourmet cookies; local honey; flowers; health and beauty products; perfume or cologne; and consumable decor items, such as paper cocktail napkins, room scents, or candles

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