The Clutter Fairy Weekly
Episodes
304 episodes
Come Celebrate Episode #300 With Us - And Ask Us Anything! - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #300
An audience member asked, “Should you declutter when you’re angry?” Decluttering can be challenging work even when you’re in a great mood, so it’s important to consider the effects of strong emotions on your organizing process. In episod...
The Chicken or the Egg: Complexities of the Organizing Process - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #299
An audience member asked, “Is there a ‘Which came first, the chicken or the egg?’ way of thinking about decluttering?” We started pondering the conundrums we face as we work to organize—such as whether more storage ever really solves the...
Out of Sight, On Your Mind: Declutter Your Personal Space of Shame - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #298
Many of us have a place that serves as a last private refuge for clutter. Junk drawers, inaccessible closets, spare rooms—we use these spaces to conceal stuff from our families, our guests, and even ourselves. In episode #298 of The ...
Not My Stuff, But Still My Problem: Decluttering for Caregivers - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #297
Managing our own stuff is tough enough—but the process gets even more difficult and complicated when we’re caregivers for children, dependent adults, or elderly parents. In episode #297 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard...
Book Club: New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks (and Everyone Else) (Wolf) - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #296
“Can a decluttered space fuel a creative mind?” Author Fay Wolf answers an enthusiastic yes in her book New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks (And Everyone Else). In episode #296 of The Clutter Fairy...
Decluttering and Organizing in Relation to the Death of a Spouse - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #295
The death of a spouse or life partner can create profound disruptions in the lives and homes of the survivors. The combination of grief with a huge additional load of responsibilities can shut down even the most organized among us. In ep...
Collect and Organize Paperwork to Get Ready for Tax Preparation - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #294
It’s tax prep season in the U.S.—time to gather, review, and organize the documents you’ll need to file your taxes. If you’ve been organizing records as you accumulated them, this will be a simple process. If not, we’ll help you get them...
How to Disassemble a Loved One’s Craft Room and More Short Topics - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #293
How do you go about breaking down a deceased loved one’s art or craft room? A creative space can be a minefield of memories, emotional challenges, and tough decisions that require a careful and thoughtful approach. In episode #293 of
The Right Stuff: Assemble Your Decluttering and Organizing Toolkit - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #292
As you work toward your organizing goals, it’s important to set yourself up to succeed by creating a supportive environment. A key condition for success is having the right tools and supplies at your disposal. In episode #292 of The ...
Overcome Overwhelm: Stop Your Emotional Juggling and Move Forward - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #291
People with clutter issues often report feeling overwhelmed—like a juggler trying to keep too many balls in the air. Even when they know where they’d like to go, they can’t always see a way to get there through the confusion. In episode ...
Clean Break: How to Declutter and Organize the Bathroom - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #290
Bathrooms are typically small rooms that play a huge role in our health, hygiene, appearance, and relaxation. But the frequent and steady traffic they get makes bathrooms a hot spot for clutter accumulation! In episode #290 of The Cl...
Special Guest: Karen Baker on Productivity and Organization - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #289
Cluttered spaces reduce our productivity by draining energy and focus, adding distractions, and wasting our most valuable resource—time. Getting organized can help improve our mental wellbeing and find the clarity and confidence to accom...
Looking Back to Move Forward: Your Organizing Year in Review - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #288
What did you learn about yourself and your stuff through your decluttering efforts in 2025? What lessons will you take forward into your organizing work in the new year? In episode #288 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard...
Commitments You’ll Love to Keep: Reframe New Year’s Resolutions - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #287
As New Year’s Eve approaches, we spend moments of self-reflection and inspiration coming up with ambitious goals for next year. We set them…and then get distracted and leave them by the curb. In special episode #287 of The Clutter Fa...
Season’s Greetings from The Clutter Fairy Family to You and Yours! - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #286
Season’s greetings from The Clutter Fairy family to you and yours! In special episode #286 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, thanks our clients, ...
Celebrate Wins | Set Boundaries on Stuff | Declutter Subscriptions - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #285
What are your favorite ways to celebrate decluttering wins? What boundaries does the Clutter Fairy set on her own stuff? How do we declutter our subscriptions? In episode #285 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professi...
A Matter of Taste: Declutter Decor to Fit Your Evolving Style - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #284
Some of us collect art and decor for our homes as if we’re curating a museum, never discarding any precious object that ever caught our fancy for a moment. But decorative items that are out of step with our current taste and style easily...
Don’t Buy the Hype: Conscientious Shopping in the Holiday Season - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #283
As the holiday shopping season shifts into high gear, marketers use every trick they know to get us to buy, buy, buy. But we can resist the noise and pressure to overspend and add to clutter if we practice thoughtful, conscientious shopp...
Helping Hands: How to Ask for Decluttering Support (or Offer Yours) - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #282
The work of decluttering and organizing can be too overwhelming for one person to tackle. So we ask for help. But assistants who aren’t sensitive to our goals, priorities, and emotional needs can create as many problems as they solve. In...
Clear the Deck: Organize to Prepare for Injury, Illness, Disability - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #281
Sooner or later, most households will experience health or mobility issues of some kind. An injury, illness, or age-related loss of mobility will often exacerbate existing clutter problems. In episode #281 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly...
Being Grateful for What We Have (or Don’t): Gratitude and Clutter - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #280
It’s easy to get swept up and carried away by the excitement of the holiday season. But as we prepare for this busy time of family, fun, and celebration, let’s reflect on our feelings of gratitude and how they impact the way we accumulat...
Learn from the Past | Clutter on the Go | Default Capsule Wardrobes - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #279
What did we do differently at times in our lives when we were less cluttered? What’s good advice for staying organized and decluttered while traveling? Is it still a “capsule wardrobe” if you just happen to wear only a small number of it...
Service Solutions: When Doing All the Work Yourself Is Too Much - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #278
Decluttering and organizing is time-consuming, emotionally challenging, and sometimes physically demanding work. If you find that can’t get it all done yourself even with the help of family and friends, consider hiring service providers ...
Value Versus Values: How We Think About What Our Stuff Is Worth - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #277
Our perceptions of the value of our stuff can cloud our judgment about what really supports the life we want to be living—and what doesn’t. But a focus on our values helps us ground our decluttering decisions in a better underst...
Book Club: ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life (Kolberg/Nadeau) - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #276
People with ADHD often struggle to declutter and organize because of challenges with time management, planning, and executive function. ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life seeks to address these challenges with advice writte...
