Archive for the 'clutter' Category

Feb 09 2009

Nurturinghope.com

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Hope By Anadelmann Flickr

Today through a reader comment I learned of a wonderful, supportive website for those who have a home filled with extreme clutter as well as those in need of support for obesity. Catherine, the reader and creator of this website, http://www.nurturinghope.com has a wonderful and inspiring story about her own life and experiences with extreme clutter and obesity. She has created a forum for others struggling through these challenges and has created a warm supportive site of assistance for those in similar circumstances. Her website is nicely done and is filled with wonderful tips, stories and experiences.

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Feb 08 2009

Clearing Clutter with Peter Walsh and Oprah!

This is truly life changing and amazing. I know three specific people who live with extreme clutter and according to Peter Walsh a surprisingly large number of American families live in similar chaos. Peter did a show with Oprah in October. What I took from this show is the possibility of REAL LIFE CHANGE for these people. When Peter went into these unsuspecting people’s home it was obvious they were paralyzed with the uncertainty of HOW TO BEGIN. They had created situations in their home that were so overwhelming that they just allowed it to spread further becoming out of control chaos.

Peter Walsh was AMAZING. He is focused and has a plan. He gave some excellent tips and ideas for those who are living in that kind of clutter. Actually his ideas are excellent for EVERYONE, even those of us with a single closet or drawer that needs attention. To view Peter Walsh’s website take a look at this link.

His first plan of action with homeowners was to look around the room and have the owner assess how they feel about the clutter and their home. Then Peter started with two bags, black for trash, blue for recycle and with a stop watch set for ten minutes they attacked one cupboard. Peter basically stated to the homeowners before they began, “if you haven’t touched it in 12 months you need to think about letting it go.” So with Peter and the stop watch I watched as they cleared out an entire kitchen cabinet filled to the brim with cups, glasses and a multitude of children’s drink cups and amusement park drink cups. Many were recyclable and within six minutes Peter and the home owner had restored organization and neatness to the cupboard and they were left with a bag of trash and a bag for recycling.

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