Declutter For Good

Are you weighed down with stuff you no longer need or want? Declutter for Good: Share Your Stuff & Reclaim Your Life will inspire you to rid yourself of the possessions that are clogging up your plans, goals and dreams so you can pass them along to those who could use them. This guide gives you tips for dealing with the clutter in every room of your house, as well as how to handle tricky items such as hazardous waste, household chemicals, family heirlooms, electronics, and outdated but still sensitive paperwork. Ready to live a simpler, more satisfying life while sharing what you have with those who need it? It's time to declutter for good!

Life can be messy. Sometimes the mess can be a barrier to the life you hope to live. Have you ever said: • “I’d bake more if I could find the counter space. We need a bigger kitchen.” • “Who has time for hobbies? There’s so much work to do around here.” • “I’d like to have friends over, but the house is such a disaster. We’d have to spend hours cleaning! Who wants to do that after a full day of work?” Sometimes the answer isn’t more time or more space—it’s less stuff. But how do you begin to sort out everything that has accumulated over the years? And how do you keep from accumulating more? Declutter for Good: Share Your Stuff & Reclaim Your Life will inspire you to rid yourself of the possessions that are clogging up your plans, goals and dreams so you can pass them along to those who could use them. This guide gives you tips for dealing with the clutter in every room of your house, as well as how to handle tricky items such as hazardous waste, household chemicals, family heirlooms, electronics, and outdated but still sensitive paperwork. Are you weighed down by extra belongings? Do you want more from life than just shuffling and reshuffling the stuff that surrounds you? Do you want to share your stuff with others who could use it? Then it’s time to declutter for good!

Marianne Peters has been writing since she could hold a #2 pencil. In 1997, she established her company Fresh Words (formerly Wordsmith Writing Services) to provide writing and editing services for individuals, businesses and nonprofits. She served clients and editors by providing creative content for print and the Web, including articles, reviews, public relations pieces, and advertising. Marianne holds a Masters in English from Butler University. Her work appeared regularly in BookPage, The Covenant Companion magazine, the Seedstock.com blog, the Plymouth Pilot News, and regional parenting magazines all over the country. In 2014, Marianne changed careers and now serves as the executive director for the Marshall County Solid Waste Management District, managing the recycling and household hazardous waste collection facility in her rural county. Her specialty continues to be equipping people to live greener, more sustainable lives. A Purdue-certified master gardener, she writes a columns about green living, hosts a quarterly radio program on gardening and sustainability, and frequently speaks to groups on environmental topics. A fifth-generation Hoosier, Marianne lives in a small city in rural northern Indiana with her husband. They have two grown daughters. After fifteen years of cul-de- sac living, they gave away three-quarters of their possessions and relocated to a historic house downtown. Marianne is now hard at work designing an organic urban garden. When she has a free moment, she likes to sneak outside to pull weeds.