Michelle Passoff is the author of LIGHTEN UP! Free Yourself From Clutter (HarperCollins) and founder of a service by the same name. She empowers people to let go of what they do not want, need, use and love, and to surround themselves with what nurtures and supports them.

After teaching and consulting on the issue of clutter for more than 12 years, Ms. Passoff created a course called "From Battleground to Common Ground: Cleaning Clutter for Couples" with her partner, Andre Kupfermunz. The course is Ms. Passoff's response on one of the most commonly asked questions: 'What do I do about my husband's/wifes's/partner's clutter?' Passoff and Kupfermunz lead the course in cities throughout the U.S. They also formed a company called Estate Organization and Resolution Services, Inc. (EORS), to help people of retirement age 'get their house in order' and to provide support services to attorneys, heirs and executors in the settlement of estates.

www.freefromclutter.com

STEPS TO KITCHEN CLUTTER FREEDOM:

1. Identify kitchen clutter hot spots

2. Go through items in each area one at a time and get rid of what you no longer want

3. For the items you are keeping, put like kind things together

4. Find organizational doodads that will contain items and give you access to them at the same time save space

5. Keep mostly fresh foods in the kitchen and plan meals ahead

LIGHTEN UP! Free Yourself From Clutter workshop

Saturday, January 30th 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
at Living Room Yoga in St. Pete
$45 to register by noon the Thursday before the seminar/$50 at the door And, there is a New Year's sale on private clutter cleaning sessions