Harmonious Living at Every Age

05/21/2026

If clutter has started to feel
overwhelming, you are not alone - and you do not have to tackle it by yourself.
Our Buried in Treasures workshop is a compassionate, judgment-free group designed to help people better understand hoarding behaviors, build practical skills, and make meaningful progress at their own pace. Small steps count, and support makes a difference.

DM with any questions or visit our website for registration.

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05/14/2026

If clutter has started to feel overwhelming, you are not alone — and you do not have to tackle it by yourself. Our Buried in Treasures workshop is a compassionate, judgment-free group designed to help people better understand hoarding behaviors, build practical skills, and make meaningful progress at their own pace. Small steps count, and support makes a difference. 💛

DM with any questions or visit our website for registration.

07/25/2024

07/15/2024

I'm excited to be starting our next workshop this fall! If you or someone you know has strong attachments to items and struggles with decluttering, please reach out for more information. We're including a free home organizing session with registration!
https://www.sortnsell.com/workshops

02/28/2024

I was the first person to graduate from a 4-year university in my family. That identity of "college graduate" was such a proud one for me. I was so proud, in fact, that I held onto my college textbooks for decades. I knew most of the information was obsolete. I rarely, if ever referred back to them. But simply having them made me feel like I knew who I was.

A couple years ago, I made the hard decision to let them go. I worried that I would need them. I worried that people would come to my house and wonder where all my scholarly books that proved I was an intelligent human were, and that they might judge me for not even having a bookcase in my living room. But I did it anyway.

Guess what? Nobody judged me. Nobody asked where my books were. And this many years later, I have never wished I had that Abnormal Psychology textbook, published in 1997 with information from an outdated version of the DSM in it.

I let go of the item and I managed to hold onto my identity of "college graduate". In fact, by letting go, I've liberated myself into EXPANDING my identity. I no longer limit myself and let my belongings define who I am. Instead, I am creating who I WANT to be, REGARDLESS OF THE POSSESSIONS I HAVE.

Thank you for taking this journey with me. I hope that it's been helpful for you! For more support in your decluttering, please DM me!

02/27/2024

The moment I walk into Target and see the clearance rack...
When I pass by a free pile in my neighbor's front yard...
When I find the most adorable little treasure at the thrift store or garage sale...

There's a surge of adrenaline that I can't ignore. I feel like I've won the lottery and I cannot live if I pass up this amazing deal.

But when I get home and realize I have nowhere to put this new found treasure and it's adding to the pile of disorganization, my heart sinks. I regret my decision and I beat myself up.

Today I challenge you to make a list of questions you can ask yourself to help you decide whether you really need that impulse buy. A few things to consider:

1. Why do I want this? Am I feeling crappy and need a pick-me-up? Is there something else I can do that will boost my mood besides acquiring something?
2. Do I have room for it? Visualize where it will go.
3. Do I already have something similar? Do I need another one?
4. Do I have a plan to use this in the near future? Do I have time to use it?

There are a variety of other "rules" you can set for yourself when deciding whether or not to acquire something. Think before you buy!

I invite you to journal on this idea and stay tuned for tomorrow's journal prompt.

02/26/2024

I've often felt like I don't have time (see yesterday's post!) to get to my end result or I don't even know what I want my end result to be. It stops me in my tracks so I don't even start and I remain unhappy with the mess in front of me. I feel OVERWHELMED. So I procrastinate and I do nothing.

I've learned to start anyway and celebrate the fact that I did SOMETHING, rather than beat myself up, yet again, for doing nothing. The vision will come, the end result will happen, and you can succeed! Start small and JUST. KEEP. GOING.

I invite you to journal on this idea and stay tuned for tomorrow's journal prompt.

02/25/2024

Let's face it - we can get out of feeling responsible with 4 little words: "I DON'T HAVE TIME"

Today, I challenge you to FIND TIME. In our fast-paced world, being "busy" has become the norm, to the point where many of us have attached this to our identity as a human being - as if we are more important because we are busy.

But is this really who you want to be?

If decluttering your space is a priority and you truly see the value in decluttering and simplifying, you will find time for it.

Maybe you find 3 books to donate from your bookshelf while your coffee brews in the morning. Maybe you only get the mail right after the kids go to bed and you have 5 minutes to sort through it, recycle the junk, pay the bill, file the bank statement, and shred the rest.

Make a list of the small bits of time throughout your day that could be filled with productive sorting and discarding. When we do things in small 3-5 minute chunks of time EVERY DAY, it feels easy and prevents the buildup and dreadful chore of spending 2 hours doing it once a month or less.

I invite you to journal on this idea and stay tuned for tomorrow's journal prompt.

02/24/2024

Every time I declutter a space I find something that I "might need." Sometimes it makes sense to keep these things. We might need first aid supplies if we get a cut on our finger. We might need extra food in case there's a snow storm and we can't get to the store. We might need that food processor if we frequently bake or cook.
Too many times though, we hold on to items "just in case" when
1) We really don't have the space for them
2) The probability of needing them is low to none, and
3) We don't have plans to use them in the near future.

If your stuff is causing undue stress, unsafe spaces in your home, shame around the state of your home, or complete overwhelm in how to deal with it all, consider letting go of those items you've held on to "just in case."

I like the 12/20/20 rule: If I haven't used it in the last 12 months, it costs under $20, and I can replace it in 20 minutes if I need it again, I'm letting it go!

I invite you to journal on this idea and stay tuned for tomorrow's journal prompt.

02/23/2024

Last year, I was sorting through my closet and found a sweater that my friend had given to me years ago as a gift. This sweater was UGLY (not in the kitchy ugly Christmas sweater kind of way) and I never wore it. But I kept it, year after year, because I felt guilty getting rid of a gift given with so much thought and love.

After gaining some weight (thanks perimenopause!) the sweater wouldn't have fit me even if I wanted it to. I took this opportunity to ask my friend if she would be offended if I donated the sweater. SHE DID NOT EVEN REMEMBER GIVING ME THE SWEATER!! She didn't remember the sweater, or the occasion she gave it to me for. I donated the sweater to charity the next day and felt a little bit lighter not having it in my tiny little closet.

Just because it was a gift, doesn't give you any obligation to keep it. If it doesn't serve you or you don't like it, let it go!

I invite you to journal on this idea and stay tuned for tomorrow's journal prompt.