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Key Learnings from Searching for My Keys, A Professional Organizer Recalls
Years ago, I went to South Africa to visit one of my favorite people in the world, Cara. We had met in one of my past careers as an...

Monica Lin, Clutter Coach
May 5, 20213 min read
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The Clarifying Power of Decluttering: A Professional Organizer's Origin Story
What if, instead of seeing tidying up your home as a chore, you saw it as a gift to yourself? What if you saw each decluttering session...

Monica Lin, Clutter Coach
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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5 Reasons Clutter Stresses You Out and Why You Should Declutter Now
Every now and then, I'll be working with a client who feels so intimidated by the thought of decluttering that they will use the logic,...

Monica Lin, Clutter Coach
Apr 3, 20212 min read
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4 Common Mistakes People Make When Spring Cleaning, Explained by a Professional Organizer
It is officially Spring, the perfect time for clearing out the old, stagnant energy of Winter and making room for new intentions and...

Monica Lin, Clutter Coach
Mar 24, 20214 min read
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Why It's So Darn Hard to Let Go of "Past Self Clutter", as Explained by a Professional Organizer
Past Self Clutter is a category of stuff that is tied to an old version of you. Have you ever gone through a “phase” and outgrown it?...

Monica Lin, Clutter Coach
Feb 26, 20213 min read
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Sparking Fear: A Professional Organizer Explains How Scarcity Mindset Affects Decluttering
So many people (particularly those who have read Marie Kondo’s books and watched her Netflix series) feel embarrassed when they have a...

Monica Lin, Clutter Coach
Feb 16, 20213 min read
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4 Tips on How to Spark Joy, Not Spread Clutter from a Professional Home Organizer
Haaaavvvveeee you met “Someone Else’s Clutter”? There are two main strains of this kind of clutter. Strain 1: Clutter that you can’t...

Monica Lin, Clutter Coach
Feb 4, 20212 min read
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A Professional Organizer Explains "Low-Key Costly Clutter"
Buyer beware of Low-key Costly Clutter. This type of clutter typically finds its way into our homes via the sales rack or somehow with...

Monica Lin, Clutter Coach
Feb 3, 20212 min read
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