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Have you ever walked into a junky room and had no idea where to start?  It can feel so overwhelming, and that feeling can often make us walk right out of that room without accomplishing anything!  You know what you are missing?  Vision.  You don’t know where to start because you don’t know where you […]

The One Thing You Must Do Before Decluttering Your Home

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Hello sweet summer and sunshine!  Ok, so it’s not quite summer yet, but temps are rising in Eastern North Carolina, and we are already looking forward to long days on the boat and nights by the firepit.  (I’ll have to show you the firepit and patio my husband and I built recently!  I’m still recovering […]

4 Things I’m Doing to Get Ready for Summer

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First, let me start off by saying I LOVE The Container Store! Really. I could browse for hours, and I really wish there was one in Eastern North Carolina.  But before you plan your trip to The Container Store, you must do this one thing! You must declutter!  Don’t close the tab!  Hear me out! I […]

What The Container Store doesn’t want you to know!

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I am so excited to announce that my first digital download called “The Complete Guide to Decluttering Your Home” is available for purchase NOW! I’m sure many people would have started small.  They would have chosen one category of the KonMari Method™ and started there.  Well, not me!  This guide will walk you through my entire […]

The Complete Guide to Decluttering Your Home!

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Komono is the 4th, and largest, category we cover in the KonMari Method.  It is everything in your home that is not Clothing, Books, Paper, or Sentimental Items, so it’s a huge category and can take quite a while.  I have many tips for sorting all of your stuff, but these are my favorite 5. […]

5 Tips for Sorting All of Your Stuff

5 tips for sorting all your stuff

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I'm Caroline Roberts - your guide for getting your home decluttered and organized once and for all!

tell me more...

Categories

KonMari MethoD™

Storage

Decluttering

Systems/Routines

Created by REVAfrom the Noun Project

Personal Life