Julie discusses spring cleaning and other topics with Holly Tanner on WGXC.

How to win the battle against clutter.
Julie discusses spring cleaning and other topics with Holly Tanner on WGXC.
Julie Ulmer went to Spectrum News reporter Erika Leigh’s apartment to help her organize and declutter.
Julie discusses some of the dilemmas that Boomers and Seniors face when downsizing with Marshall Miles of WHDD Robin Hood Radio.
Way back in the day, spring cleaning was the chance to disperse of wood stove leavings and soot, hang the braided rugs over the clothesline and beat the dust and dirt out of them and use vinegar and newspaper to clean windows. Experienced housewives knew to work in one room at a time so the whole house wasn’t thrown into confusion and there certainly were homes that only had 1 or 2 rooms. Clutter didn’t seem to be a problem in the 19th Century but today, it’s as daunting as the cleaning process itself and statistically, we live in bigger homes with a lot more stuff.
One of the most important aspects of decluttering is decision making. Clutter is usually the result of deferred decisions, not knowing what to do with something so it gets put down instead of put away. Trying to make too many decisions in a single decluttering session can bring on a case of “decision fatigue”. The point where our brains are tired from deciding what should go where or even what something’s purpose in our life is. Making constant decisions is one of the reasons that decluttering and organizing sessions are best when kept short. I usually work in blocks of about 4 hours with clients but for the amateur declutterer, it’s best to keep work time to an hour or less or broken up into mini-sessions.
So open the windows for some fresh air, vacuum behind and underneath everything and send stuff that you don’t use, don’t need, or don’t love packing!
It’s always fun talking about decluttering, organizing and downsizing and this former broadcaster loves small town radio like the Berkshires WSBS Radio (860 AM and 94.1 FM).
October 2017 Interview – the Smead Keeping You Organized podcast
Julie Ulmer from Minding Your Manor gives quick tips on decluttering in a hurry, and how to deal with some of the overwhelm that comes with it.
You may think that those loose possessions strewn about is no big deal but how much easier would certain aspects of your life be without clutter?
Most of us have clutter. The definition of clutter is really up to you personally but for most of us clutter is made up of things we can’t decide what to do with or things that don’t have homes or designated spaces within our homes or offices. Things like stacks of old magazines, excess shoes, piles of paper, Read more
How to identify is your clutter is affecting your life negatively.
Call it what you like, cluttering, being a pack rack, a finder/ keeper, messy, or disorganized, some people like to refer to themselves as clutter bugs and others are shocked to think that they are considered clutter bugs, they just have a lot of stuff and there’s nothing wrong with that, right? Read more
The relationship between depression and clutter can be extremely close. Professional Organizer Julie Ulmer tells us why these two can be linked and how to help overcome the relationship.
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