It's All Clutter

Podcast #47:  Stop Buying Containers for Your Clutter! Welcome to the first It’s All Clutter podcast of 2021. I’m so excited to support you on your decluttering and home organizing journey this year!  Not all storage bins and boxes are evil, but not all of them are necessary, either. Learn why you should NOT purchase bins, boxes, or organizing systems BEFORE you start to declutter. ...

Podcast #45:  The Poison of Resentment & How it Relates to Clutter If you have tactics that have worked for you in overcoming resentment, please share your thoughts and let us know in the comments.    Let’s be real — this topic is uncomfortable . But it might be something that you need to hear.  If you currently have, or you’ve ever had feelings of resentment, it’s inc...

Podcast #45:  How to Execute Thanksgiving like a BOSS! The holidays are approaching, and they undoubtedly look different for many of us this year. I’m sharing my top tips for hosting a Thanksgiving meal, plus some key tips for this unique situation we’re facing for Thanksgiving in 2020! Tune in to learn how to make this Thanksgiving an enjoyable experience for you and yours!  Are you int...

Podcast #44: How Expectation Hangovers Lead to CLUTTER Listen, like, and drop a comment below to share your experience with expectation hangovers! When something doesn’t turn out the way you hoped, planned, and envisioned; or when life throws you a curveball, what do you typically do? Roll with it, baby! I stew on it. I dwell. It makes me feel stuck and it’s hard to move on. If you answered #2, it...

Listen, like, and drop a comment below if you need help with stopping clutter from entering your home! Having clutter in our homes is overwhelming and stressful. But have you wondered how clutter comes into our homes in the first place? What if I told you that one way to reduce the accumulation of clutter is to learn how to stop clutter from entering your house in the first place? Stopping new clu...

It’s the FINAL podcast of the downsizing series! Listen, like, and drop a comment below if you are thinking about downsizing your home, or if you know a loved one who is considering it. Downsizing your home is a MAJOR life change that’s both extremely emotional and physically demanding. That’s why I’m addressing this as a series, to give you a deeper dive into each step in order to help remove som...

Listen, like, and drop a comment below if you are thinking about downsizing your home, or if you know a loved one who is considering it. Downsizing your home is a MAJOR life change that’s both extremely emotional and physically demanding. That’s why I’m addressing this as a series, to give you a deeper dive into each step in order to help remove some of the overwhelm surrounding downsizing. Having...

Listen, like, and drop a comment below if you are thinking about downsizing your home, or if you know a loved one who is considering it.  Downsizing your home is a MAJOR life change that’s both extremely emotional and physically demanding. That’s why I’m addressing this as a series, to give you a deeper dive into each step in order to help remove some of the overwhelm surrounding downsizing....

Are you thinking about downsizing your home, or do you know a loved one who is considering it? If so, this series is for you. Downsizing your home is a MAJOR life change that’s both extremely emotional and physically demanding. That’s why I’m addressing this as a series, to give you a deeper dive into each step in order to help remove some of the overwhelm surrounding downsizing. Having a plan in...

“WHY do I have all of this clutter?” I get this question A LOT when I’m talking to new clients who are just starting their decluttering journey. The thing is, oftentimes you’re not going to understand WHY you have clutter until you actually start decluttering. The process of going through all of the stuff in your house and in your life is really the only way for you to find the answers to this que...

Are you looking at the clutter in your home, and waiting for a burst of motivation to come along so you can tackle it? Have you started full steam ahead on a decluttering project, only to quickly lose that steam and… the clutter is still there? If your motivation for decluttering has been on a long vacation, then this week’s blog and podcast are for you! Jes shares 10 ways to motivate yourself to...

Housecleaning is a necessity of life, and I believe it can be made a whole lot simpler. I have some tried and true tips and tricks that make cleaning my house easy, and hopefully will work for you too! Learn how decluttering and home organization is essential in simplifying cleaning your home. AND, how to establish routines and rituals to create a positive experience with housecleaning! Are you in...

Are you feeling busier and more overwhelmed by housework than ever? Do you wish you had more time and energy to organize your home the way you want to? Or maybe you’ve started a decluttering project, but you really wish your family would jump on board and help? You’re not alone. In fact, getting kids to help with chores is a hot topic right now in Clutter Boss Academy. Check out this week’s podcas...

How do you know which zone you’re currently living in? If you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, fearful, and like your daily performance is deteriorating — you’re living in a panic zone. If you’re feeling safe, secure, grounded in your daily routine, relaxed, and pleasure — you’re living in a comfort zone. Which zone do you want to live in? (Hint: It’s the comfort zone!) In this episode,...

Are you a parent (or, do you know a parent) who is feeling stressed and uncertain about the upcoming school year? First and foremost: you are not alone in this. How to successfully work from home and learn from home is a topic that we all need to figure out together. It’s going to be a day by day, week by week situation. The answer to creating a successful home office and remote learning experienc...

The truth is, we don’t always talk about how scary it can be to declutter our lives. Because the process of decluttering isn’t easy. If it were, we wouldn’t be searching for home organization advice and resources, right? In this episode, Jes helps us face our fears surrounding decluttering by shedding some light on the uncomfortable things that hold us back from changing our lives.   Fin...

In this episode, Jes addresses the clutter areas that we do not see on a daily basis - those crammed drawers, basements, attics, and storage units. Find out why "out of sight" is NOT "out of mind!" Join Jes every Monday at 10:30am (Eastern time) for a new episode of “It's All Clutter.” The podcasts are delivered live on Facebook and then posted to this YouTube playlist. Are you interested in Jes's...

Jes examines the paradox of choice, and how it relates to dealing with our clutter. We may think that having choices means having the freedom and more independence in decision-making. However, the reality is that having too many choices is overwhelming and can lead to feeling paralyzed by the act of decision-making. It's called decision-making fatigue. The result is it becomes way more difficult t...

The process of decluttering starts with a simple question: Keep or toss? But what happens when you can't decide what to keep or what to toss? It ends up in the "maybe" pile. Often, our Maybe pile is quite large because we struggle with determining if it is in fact clutter. Is this very "useful item" really just another piece of clutter? The vase your mother-in-law gave you (that you never really l...

Do you love the thrill of second-hand shopping? Do you buy stuff just because it's on sale? On this episode, Jes talks about the psychology of second-hand shopping and offers strategies to still enjoy the experience and not add more clutter to your home! Join Jes every Monday at 10:30am (eastern time) for a new episode of It's All Clutter. The podcasts are delivered live on Facebook and then poste...

Have you ever been decluttering and all of a sudden you come across something that you didn't expect to find --- and it really throws you for a loop? One of my clients told me "It felt like a gut punch." oof. How should you deal with a decluttering landmine - an emotional bit from your past that you just weren't expecting to find, in that spot, at that moment? Join me for another episode of It's A...

•Are you holding on to something to make someone else happy? •Do you buy things because you don't want to hurt someone else's feelings? •Are you storing other people's stuff just to be nice? It's All Clutter Podcast #26 is all about what happens when your clutter is more about other people in your life. How should you handle this situations? I'll talk through all of this circumstances on the podca...

Join me live, Tuesday, at 12:15 for Episode #25 of It's All Clutter, my weekly podcast. On this episode I share four Cold Hard Decluttering Truths. These can be difficult to hear but they can also help you move forward with your decluttering projects. Join Jes every Tuesday at 12:15pm (eastern time) for a new episode of It's All Clutter. The podcasts are delivered live on Facebook and then posted...

Today's podcast topic is by special request from my youngest fan, TJ. TJ is four and lives in Staten Island. He tunes into the podcast every Tuesday and listens in with his Aunt. He loves to clean and declutter (especially when he is dressed up as a police officer or a firefighter) and recently got some seeds to plant for the first time ever. He asks "How do you grow veggies?" It turns out this is...

Do you buy gifts months in advance? Or even sometimes without an event or recipient in mind? Do you find gifts that you forgot about stashed in your closet? Today on the It’s All Clutter Podcast, Jes Marcy dives in the psychology of gift buying and shares her top three strategies to stop buying gifts for the sake of buying gifts. Join Jes every Tuesday at 12:15pm (eastern time) for a new episode o...