The Clutter Fairy Weekly
The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips. To participate live in our weekly webcast, join our meetup group (cfhou.com/meetup), follow us on Facebook (cfhou.com/facebook), or subscribe to our mailing list (cfhou.com/subscribe). To help support our projects, visit our Patreon page (cfhou.com/patreon).
Episodes
255 episodes
Balancing Act: Managing Your Decluttering Projects and Priorities - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #251
Not all decluttering and organizing tasks are created equal. Some projects give us a fresh look at our cherished belongings; others are just plain chores. But they all need to get done. In episode #251 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly,
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Season 6
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Episode 251
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1:02:51
Children’s Artwork | Attractive Storage | Turning Into Your Mother - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #250
Children’s artwork—how much is too much to keep? Can you help with more appealing decorative storage solutions? Do I have to worry about turning into my mother? In episode #250 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, profess...
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Season 6
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Episode 250
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23:12
Give Stuff Away Through Creative Donation, plus More Short Topics - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #249
We’ve talked a lot about the usual donation destinations—charity stores, creative-reuse centers, the curb, etc.—but what about unusual ideas for donation? We want to hear our audience’s favorite suggestions and share a few of our own. In...
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Season 6
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Episode 249
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1:02:52
Book Club: Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism (Sasaki) - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #248
In Goodbye, Things, author Fumio Sasaki shares his personal story of becoming a minimalist. The book also offers lots of tips for saying goodbye to stuff and explores the results of Sasaki’s profound change in life...
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Season 6
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Episode 248
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1:03:24
Paper Problems: Pile-purging Practices for Productivity and Peace - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #247
It’s time once again to parse the particular problems that paper poses. We’ll examine the habits and beliefs that lead to heaps, folders, boxes, bags, bins, and drawers full of bills, receipts, records, recipes, clippings, statements, ma...
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Season 6
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Episode 247
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58:46
Gayle Unscripted: What Do We Really Need? and Other Questions - The Clutter Fairy Weekly EXTRA
Her co-host was out sick, so Gayle bravely wrangled the show all by herself with only her native wit and magic wand for support! In this special episode of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owne...
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Season 6
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Episode 1001
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57:22
Excavate the Welcome Mat: Declutter and Organize for Entertaining - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #246
The desire to open our homes to family and friends is a fundamental human need. But clutter-impaired people often let shame, fear of judgment, and the physical condition of their homes stand in the way of the fun and fulfillment of enter...
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Season 6
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Episode 246
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59:17
Significant Others: Decluttering with (or in Spite of) Other People - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #245
Do the people with whom you share your space complicate your decluttering process? Living companions with conflicting household habits and routines can sabotage our efforts to get organized. And sometimes even those who live alone aren’t...
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Season 6
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Episode 245
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56:49
Bumps in the Road: How Major Life Events Complicate Our Organizing - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #244
Big life changes can derail our productive routines, introduce new sources of clutter, and complicate the work of decluttering and organizing in frustrating and unexpected ways. In episode #244 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle...
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Season 6
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Episode 244
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58:49
Re-cluttering Anxiety | Thrifting | Lasting Effects of Decluttering - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #243
Do Clutter Fairy clients experience “re-cluttering anxiety”? What do Gayle and Ed look for in thrift shops? How have our lives changed as a result of our own decluttering efforts? In episode #243 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gay...
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Season 6
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Episode 243
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1:00:14
Modify Your Mindset for More Productive Decluttering and Organizing - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #242
The mindset with which we approach organizing challenges can have a huge impact on the results we achieve. An unproductive or negative mindset can halt our progress when we’ve barely gotten into motion. In episode #242 of The Clutter...
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Season 6
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Episode 242
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58:48
Heart of the Home: Declutter and Organize Your Kitchen and Pantry - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #241
In most homes, the kitchen is a hive of activity, but all that traffic can lead to confusion and disagreement about how it should be used and what belongs in this mission-critical space. In episode #241 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly,
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Season 6
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Episode 241
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1:00:08
Back to Basics: The Clutter Fairy Reviews Organizing Fundamentals - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #240
Getting organized is simple, but it’s not always easy. For your project to achieve its best results, you need a realistic plan and a clear, consistent process. In episode #240 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professi...
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Season 6
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Episode 240
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54:37
Happy New Year! Crowd-sourced Inspiration to Energize Your 2025 - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #239
How can we energize and inspire ourselves to make 2025 our best organizing and decluttering year yet? We asked our audience, then gathered our favorite responses. In special episode #239 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, profes...
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Season 5
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Episode 239
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8:24
Happy Holidays! Self-care Tips for the Festive Season - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #238
Happy holidays from The Clutter Fairy family to you and yours! In special episode #238 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, expresses our holiday wi...
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Season 5
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Episode 238
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4:41
Strategy for Success: Make a Plan for a More Organized 2025 - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #237
We’re counting down the remaining days until the new year. This is a great time to celebrate the decluttering and organizing progress you’ve made in 2024 and to make plans for a successful 2025. In episode #237 of The Clutter Fairy W...
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Season 5
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Episode 237
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53:52
How Many Is Too Many? Setting Limits on Your Stuff | Short Takes - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #236
An audience member asked, “How many items in each category is healthy? Excessive but okay? Way too much?” To arrive at an answer, we need to consider the category, the context, and the limits of your space, money, time, and energy. In ep...
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Season 5
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Episode 236
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57:44
A Clutter Carol: How Ghosts of Past and Future Haunt Our Present - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #235
Is your home a monument to the past, a stockpile for future needs, or a place dedicated to living your best life right now? Finding balance among these roles can help clarify your toughest clutter challenges. In episode #235 of The C...
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Season 5
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Episode 235
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59:04
Be Thankful for What You Do (and Don’t) Have: Gratitude and Clutter - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #234
We learn a lot when we consider the emotions and feelings associated with our possessions. The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday is coming up, so let’s examine feelings of gratitude and how they intersect with the accumulation, manageme...
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Season 5
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Episode 234
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58:25
Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day: Consumerism, Clutter, and Choice - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #233
Many of us love to shop, and stores and online retailers with stuff to sell know how to push our buttons to make the sale. But our spaces get out of balance when we bring home more than we’re using up, giving away, or discarding. In epis...
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Season 5
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Episode 233
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59:06
Ask Us Anything: Short Topics and Viewer and Listener Questions - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #232
In this week’s episode, we’ll continue answering the questions you’ve asked in our surveys, live chat, email, social media, and web site. We’re always ready to listen, and we’re eager to tackle the tough questions and issues that are giv...
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Season 5
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Episode 232
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58:07
Ask Us Anything: Short Topics and Viewer and Listener Questions - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #231
It’s time once again for us to devote an episode to answering the questions you ask in our surveys, live chat, email, social media, and web site. We’re always ready to listen, and we’re eager to tackle the tough questions and issues that...
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Season 5
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Episode 231
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56:52
You Minus Your Stuff: Visualize and Create a Clutter-less Life - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #230
Clutter is anything that stands between you and the life that you want to be living. What new things and experiences could you make room for in your home and your life if all the clutter was out of your way? In episode #230 of The Cl...
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Season 5
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Episode 230
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56:06
Stories We Tell About Our Stuff: Organizing Myths versus Reality - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #229
Many of us approach organizing projects with our heads full of myths, legends, and flat-out lies we’ve accumulated from popular TV shows, mass-market books, nagging parents, and other people’s limiting beliefs. In episode #229 of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 229
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55:31
A Roadmap for Downsizing: Planning for Your Smaller, Simpler Life - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #228
Moving to a smaller home is a complex process that requires careful planning and tough decisions. But sooner or later, we all need to reduce our possessions, either to fit in a smaller space or so we can comfortably and safely age in pla...
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Season 5
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Episode 228
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