Keep Less. Make More.
My actual word for the year is calibrate, but one meaning of calibrate (to me, anyway) is to make things a little bit better, and that’s exactly what usephoria is about. What is Usephoria? Usephoria is a word I made up a few years ago and I defined it like this: The joyful feeling derived […]
I’ve been working on cleaning my office/studio again (always) and I realized something I already knew: I have a lot of unfinished projects hanging around. That quilt I made my husband (of 20 years) when we were dating that I never actually quilted. The half-knit blanket I’ve been “working on” for years. The sweater that’s […]
Project 333 is not a book that feels relevant to me at all, but maybe it will be more so to you. I know I have more clothes than I wear, but I’ve never been the type to shop for fun, which the author, Courtney Carver, definitely was. I’ve never spent beyond my means on […]
Are you a minimalist crafter? Do you want to be? What does it even MEAN? The word manifesto has such terrible connotations, but I really like the idea of having a manifesto or a firm statement of beliefs about different things that I do. Writing a manifesto, or mission statement, or whatever you want to […]
It can be hard to find motivation to declutter. But if you can get a good vision for what you want your space to look like when you’re done, it just might give you the kickstart you need. I know how hard it can be to declutter your craft supplies and make a space that […]
Sometimes it takes a decluttering challenge to get you motivated to clear out craft supplies or anything else that might be holding you back. The moving game is an easy way to change your mindset about the things you’re holding onto and whether you want to keep them. How to Play the Moving Game The […]
Affiliate links are included for your convenience. Marie Kondo’s methods have probably inspired millions of people around the world to clean out their spaces and look for the things in their homes that spark joy. But it can be hard for some people to know what joy looks or feels like, or how you feel […]
If you say you want to declutter but it’s not happening, what’s stopping you from decluttering? I’m taking part, along with some of my co-workers, in the Whole Life Challenge, a six-week program that focuses on diet, exercise, getting enough sleep and water and different aspects of well-being. This week’s well-being challenge has to do […]
Why Swedish death cleaning and natural disasters can motivate us to declutter things now, while we still have the chance. There have been so many people affected by hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and other disasters lately. I’ve read more than one person say that having to clean out a house full of stuff that was flooded […]
Unfinished projects, especially those that have been hanging around for a long time, count as clutter. Let’s finish some of them! I’m been in a bit of a finishing frenzy this week. On Sunday I finished knitting the last panel for and sewed together a blanket. And I sewed a sleeve on and finished the […]