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Your home is one of your superpowers
I started space clearing work over 20 years ago. But my love for spaces started way before then. I was a sensitive kid and my family moved around a lot. Each time we did and I claimed my new bedroom, I'd inhabit it with a sense of tenderness and purpose. I'd carefully...
kitchen agitation, notes from the field
I have friend that is also a client. Lots of clients become friends and I gotta admit, I love how that works! But this particular dear, wonderful, ultra special friend/client was one of my early adopters. I’ve never counted them up, but I bet I’ve done about fifty...
“This is what you do?” Shock (& delight) from a new/old client
A client I met about six years ago has now hired me at least a few dozen times. We've done space clearing work in her personal home, personal clearing work for her and also space clearings for homes that she represents as a real estate agent. We don't hang out in our...
SPACE CLEARING KARMA, notes from the field
Years ago, I dated a guy that lived in another state. He’d fly in to Seattle to visit ame nd after he’d taken off, I’d always discover that he’d left a trail of wadded up paper, gum wrappers, receipts, and small coins all over the floor of my room. What the actual...
space clearing for sleep
My Spring this year started...in France! Dad and I went on another epic journey, this one to see my sister in Toulouse. We had a ball! So much fun! So many baguettes! So much cheese! Sight seeing galore! We even witnessed a very civilized, yet robust protest. Vive la...
Mari the Cat
SOMETIMES on space clearing jobs, I have help! This time, it was Mari the cat. A week or so ago, I drove out to clear a property on the peninsula that’s going through a big remodel. It’s *out* there, surrounded by woods, and sooo extra extra quiet. You can not...
2023 End of the Year Questions
Enjoy Friends! I am grateful for you. Happy New Year. For a clickable link to the questions-->2023 Year in Review for the questions. Or here they are in full: Year in Review ~2023 COMPLETIONS AND 2024 NEW BEGINNINGS~ 1. What was the smartest decision you made in 2023?...
Letting Go is Hard
Letting go is hard and not for the faint of heart. I’ve been organizing and decluttering my whole life and I’m here to tell you something; the struggle is real. But the journey is worth it. I’ve had these Converse ALL*STAR’s since I was 16 years old. That’s the 80’s...
My BEST organizing advice…in ONE word
I’ve been working with clients for a good long time. Over the years, patterns emerged with similar story lines and themes that popped up again and again. It’s these patterns that have made it terrifically crystal clear about… • WHAT keeps people from getting after...
Happy (almost) New Year. The Annual Questions!
Well Hello Friends? It's THAT TIME, the annual End of the Year Questions! Yessssss, I do this every year. It's my tradition! I'm on my twenty-first year sending out these questions. Can you believe it? I do hope you enjoy them because I wouldn't keep sending them if I...
Stuffology happens…
If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you know we just endured an epic heat wave. It's been a week or so (9 days, whose counting?) but the burn still feels for real. It was rough. I don't like hot weather. You're never ever ever gonna catch me pining for a nice sun...
Spring is Coming
Hey there... It's been a bit. I know. I've been missing you but the truth is, I've been torporing. Not sure if you can conjugate torpor into a verb but I'm rolling with it. I'm really diggin' this new concept and even more, how it seems to spot ON define what I've...