
Less Stuff. More Joy.

As your 3rd Act Declutter Coach,
I am here to help you overcome clutter and simplify your life so that you can finally kick chaos out forever and live the life you’ve been made to live. I want you to discover that having less not more stuff can create joy. I want to help you make your last act your best act and get ready for that final bow!
note: I define 3rd Act as ages 60- 90 and beyond. The last one third of your life. Act 1 (the first 30 years) Act 2 (the second thirty years).


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Latest from the Blog


OPERATION FOOD CLEAR OUT
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/wausS2QcRgk Yes, we are moving AGAIN! Moving motivates me to have less. In this case, I am talking about food. Food in my refrigerator, freezer, cupboards, and pantry, It is time to take inventory! Sometimes I buy food without planning on how to use it. Sometimes items get buried…

WHAT TO DO ABOUT BUYING MISTAKES
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/q2auXaQGs14 So you made a buying mistake. And this is probably not your first one. What are you going to do? Maybe it is too late for you to return the item. Maybe it was an impulse buy. Maybe you bought it because you thought you needed to wear something…

COPING WITH CHAOS
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/42HMv2Aw0lw YOU GOT BEHIND Here are some ideas on how you can cope. Life happens. And sometimes your home suffers. The unexpected happens: illness, injury, overtime at work, hospitalization, unexpected events, death of a loved one, or…

Five More Ways to Simplify Your Life (Tips 6-10)
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/tLiN7KLF5Dg FIVE MORE WAYS TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE (see my previous post for the first 5) SIX: Eliminate some seasonal decorations. It takes up lots of storage space and you really don’t need to decorate for every holiday and occasion! Who are you trying to impress? …

Live Simply – Here Are 5 Ways
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/5m-y4eBfQ0I 5 WAYS TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE We live in a complicated and chaotic world. We need ways to simplify our lives. We will not only save time, and money and have less stress, but we will also discover less really is more! When we simplify we will create…

Make Every Minute Count
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/PChCuhiw2xk There are only so many minutes in a day. 1,440 of them to be exact. And sometimes we waste a lot of them. And then we wonder what happened to our day. While something is cooking, we could use that time cleaning off counters, loading the dishes in…

Choose the TOP THREE
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/ZRFpzbw96gI Choose the top three. This tip is for those who continually try to pack too many things into one day. Who gets sidetracked doing unimportant things. Who feels like they are just running in circles, never getting to the stuff they want to. Who gets involved in a big…

Stopping Gift Clutter
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/l_9RdxExVwc You may think it is being ungrateful or controlling to tell friends and relatives to stop gifting you with things that will clutter your home, things you don’t want or need. But it is not. It is being wise. You probably don’t need any more stuff. You have a…

Keep Those Horizontal Surfaces Cleared!
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/f8DxiZpReys THE BLOG: Keep Those Horizontal Surfaces Cleared If there is one thing I cannot overemphasize, it is keeping clear horizontal surfaces. Your home may not always be neat and orderly as you like, but keeping your horizontal surfaces clear will create an…

Memories Don’t Live in Houses
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/J9L9X_8TRHk Memories Don’t Live in Houses Why is it so hard for many seniors to downsize and move into a smaller residence? YOU SAY: I have lived in my house for years and years and the thought of leaving it terrifies me. My house is…

I BOUGHT A TABLE !
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/cpy_kI8r290 I bought a table. I get carried away sometimes when it comes to downsizing and decluttering. We have been living without a dining table for years now. I have discovered that a big table with food on it and lots of people around it is a…

Are Your Fancy Dishes Just Clutter?
| Sandy Marthaler
https://youtu.be/bKQikHuFdag CLUTTER: Fancy Dishes on Display News Flash: If you have china, it isn’t worth much now. These dishes aren’t the status symbol they once were. Most people rarely use them. And, your children probably don’t want them, unless you are making them feel guilty for not wanting them. —————————————————————————–…

Quotes
Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor- it’s anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living.
Today is the day you rid yourself of anything that distracts you from your best life.
Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.
Putting things away creates the illusion that the clutter problem has been solved. But sooner or later, all the storage units are full, and the room once again overflows with things.
Pick it up, don’t pass it up; and don’t put it down unless you put it away.
The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.
In the never-ending battle between order and chaos, clutter sides with chaos every time. Anything that you possess that does not add to your life or your happiness eventually becomes a burden.
If someone doesn’t live with you, neither should their stuff.
Your home is a living space, not a storage space.
Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.
Time spent minimizing possessions is never wasted.
Some things cost way more when we keep them.
Owning less is better than organizing more.