My mom taught me this cleaning hack when I was a kid, and 20 years later it's still the only thing that can force me to tidy ...

In addition to my blonde hair and aversion to physical affection, I inherited my love for cleaning and organizing from my mom. Ever the cleaning superstar, my mom has cycled through various scouring, ...

My mom was patient about a lot of things during my childhood, but hanging onto clutter wasn't one of them. She introduced me to minimizing and organizing my belongings at an early age and, unbeknownst ...

While there is something to be said for not over-consuming or overstuffing your closet, maybe it is time to keep some pieces around until they come back in style, rather than decluttering only to buy ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Ever since I was a child, my mom never liked to throw anything away, whether it was old clothes, expired food, broken appliances or even random junk mail. At the time, I thought it was ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Ever since I was a child, my mom never liked to throw anything away, whether it was old clothes, expired food, broken appliances or even random junk mail. At the time, I thought it was ...

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I have three kids, and I'm constantly stumbling over their toys. Since becoming a mom, decluttering has been difficult, but I'm more intentional about it. Decluttering has made me more thoughtful ...

There is a problem that runs in my family. We enjoy buying new clothes, but we aren’t great at getting rid of clothing we no longer wear. That means our closets tend to get cluttered quickly, which ...

As a last resort, Guo's daughter decided to get help to clean the place up, so that her family can enjoy reunion dinner at the house this Lunar New Year. To get her mother to go along with it, she ...

After years of living away from home, I’ve begun to realise that my need to inhabit a neat space is a direct response — even rejection — to how I grew up. Left to their own devices, neither of my ...