What’s the Best Way to Clean a Kitchen Sponge?
By John SpaydeKitchen sponges can spread germs. Try throwing them in the dishwasher, boiling them, and even microwaving them to zap bacteria.
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How to Sage Your Home
By Kaelyn RileyTry this ancient practice to promote mindfulness, clarity, and relaxation.
How to Be a Minimalist: 7 Thoughts on Simplifying Your Life from Joshua Becker
By Heidi WachterBe more with less. Here are tips for minimalist living — downsizing your life, your possessions, and your schedule — from author and blogger Joshua Becker.
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How to Create a Capsule Wardrobe
By Claire Díaz-OrtizIf your wardrobe has white space in it, your life just might too.
The Living Experiment: Clutter
By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas HartwigFeeling oppressed by your possessions? Learn how to lighten your load — and harvest some important insights in the process.
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How to Make a Reed Diffuser
By Kaelyn RileyA simple, DIY method to fill your home with healthier fragrances this holiday season.
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Be More With Less: Q&A With Courtney Carver
By Casie Leigh LukesCreator 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.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Geezer in the Garden
By Craig CoxIs it OCD or just my aging insistence on order that has been propelling my recent yardwork?
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How to Make a Luminaria (Video)
By Experience Life StaffThese easy-to-make paper lanterns brighten up any season and create a simple and elegant ambiance for your festivities.
Behavior Design at Home
By Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPHDoes your living environment support — or sabotage — your self-improvement efforts?
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Order Out of Chaos: The Laundry–and–Mud Room (Video)
By Experience Life StaffFollow along as declutter and feng shui expert Andrea Gerasimo walks Experience Life senior director of content Jamie Martin through the process of getting her multipurpose laundry-and-mud room in shape.
Order Out of Chaos: Laundry–and–Mud Room Makeover
By Andrea GerasimoA cluttered laundry-and-mud room becomes a functional, pleasant place to be.
Order Out of Chaos: Bill Payment and Desk Organization
By Andrea GerasimoMinimize the stress of paying bills by creating a simple system for household paperwork.
Order Out of Chaos: The Linen Closet and Bathroom
By Andrea GerasimoHow to arrange your bathroom and linen closet so they support a more peaceful start to the day.
Wabi-Sabi Home
By Robyn Griggs LawrenceTired of trying to make your home look magazine-slick? Discover the Japanese art of wabi-sabi or “appreciating the imperfect.”
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Dealing With Cyber-Clutter
By Jon SpaydeHere’s how to organize your desktop, laptop and mobile devices.
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Clutter’s Continuity
By Pilar GerasimoPilar Gerasimo on keeping up with life’s day-to-day clutter.
Order out of Chaos: Declutter the Bedroom
By Andrea GerasimoFeng-shui expert Andrea Gerasimo explains how to make your bedroom a restful sanctuary.
Order Out of Chaos Makeover 3: The Pantry
By Courtney HelgoeA kitchen cleared of clutter gives a working mother the space and inspiration to cook.
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Order Out of Chaos Makeover 2: The Home Office
By Courtney HelgoeLow-cost improvements yield big returns in a cramped home-office space.
Order Out of Chaos Makeover 1: The Entryway
By Courtney HelgoeSimple, thoughtful, low-cost strategies for transforming the first place you see when you walk in the door.