Gathering Resources

Declutter Hour #1: December 2024

Paprika Recipe Manager – an app that helps you organize your recipes, make meal plans, and create grocery lists

NYT Cooking - Recipes and Cooking Guides From The New York Times

Stonesoup with Jules Clancy – helps you create healthy meals without recipes

Declutter Hour #2: December 2024

The Mindful Day: How to Find Focus, Calm, and Joy From Morning to Evening by Laurie J. Cameron

“A Neurologist’s Tips to Protect Your Memory” by Hope Reese (The New York Times)

“Play the 31-Day Minimalism (Mins) Game” by The Minimalists

“Packing Party: Unpack a Simpler Life” by The Minimalists

Gathering: How to Create Your Own Dopamine Menu  

“Dopamine: What It Is & What It Does” (WebMD)

“TikTok’s ‘Dopamine Menu’ Is a Game-Changer—Here’s How to Make Your Own” by Clarissa Kirilenko (The Everygirl)

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Dr. Anna Lembke  (https://www.annalembke.com/dopamine-nation)

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention by Johann Hari

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

The Anxious Generation: How the Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

Gathering: Dopamine Menus and Morning Pages

“TikTok’s ‘Dopamine Menu’ Is a Game-Changer—Here’s How to Make Your Own” by Clarissa Kirilenko (The Everygirl)

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and The Art of Living by Ryan Holiday

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman

Declutter Hour #1: November 2024

“Ina’s Dinner Party” playlist by Ina Garten on Spotify

Photo Organization Workshop with Paige Shockley (from the TSS Library)

Declutter Hour #2: November 2024

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Lumie lamps (SAD light therapy lamps)

Guest Gathering with Nakeia Homer

For more on Nakeia, visit https://nakeiahomer.com/

I Hope This Helps by Nakeia Homer

All the Right Pieces by Nakeia Homer

Habits for Healing: Reclaim Your Purpose, Peace, and Power by Nakeia Homer (2024)

Declutter Hour #1: October 2024

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Heart Seat Call: What to do with sentimental items and journals (from the TSS Library)

Less Phone, More Life. Challenge (from the TSS Library)

Email [email protected] for TSS support/questions/feedback

Declutter Hour #2: October 2024

The StoryGraph – the book-tracking app that logs books you’ve read and helps you choose what to read next, providing personal recommendations

Gathering: Project 333 and The Value of a Simplicity Challenge

Goodbye, Things: On Minimalist Living by Fumio Sasaki

Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life by Matt Paxton (shared within the Chat)

Gathering: When to Share and How to Remove Drama  

Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament by Michael Singer

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer

The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s Perfection by Michael Singer

Gathering: Clear Your Fears with Dr. Christine Li

For Dr. Christine Li’s Podcast, visit Episodes | Make Time for Success (maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com)

"The Life Lessons of Living More Simply with Courtney Carver" in Make Time for Success with Dr. Christine Li (Podcast, January 22, 2021)

You'll find Christine's website here: https://procrastinationcoach.com/

Check out her Facebook page, here: https://www.facebook.com/procrastinationcoachdrli/

Declutter Hour #1: September 2024

“3 Monthly Ritual Days That’ll Help You Turn Your Life Around” by Mark Travers, Psychology Today

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention by Johann Hari

For Courtney’s fall closet tour on Instagram, visit https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxy3rZ0vTLL/?igsh=bXRlcWt4ZHI0eTBo

Fill Your Heart and Home with Dan Pelosi aka GrossyPelosi

FoodieCrush.com | Food blog with easy, healthy recipes for every cook

Declutter Hour #2: September 2024

ScanCafe: Digitize Photos, Scanning & Video Transfer Services

Storyworth: Preserve meaningful moments and memories in a keepsake book

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention by Johann Hari

Email [email protected] for TSS support/questions/feedback

Gathering: Love Yourself

Pre-order page for Courtney’s new book, Gentle: Rest More, Stress Less, and Live the Life You Actually Want: https://bemorewithless.com/books/gentle/

The House that Cleans Itself: 8 Steps to Keep Your Home Twice as Neat in Half the Time by Mindy Starns Clark

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie

Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament by Michael Singer

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer

Gathering: What NOT to Declutter

Boundaries Workshop #1: September 2021 (from the TSS Library)

Boundaries Workshop #2: September 2021 (from the TSS Library)

Pre-order page for Courtney’s new book, Gentle: Rest More, Stress Less, and Live the Life You Actually Want: https://bemorewithless.com/books/gentle/

Email [email protected] for TSS support/questions/feedback

Gathering: Tiny Step Suggestions

Photo Organization Workshop with Paige Shockley (from the TSS Library)

Gathering: Different Ways to Rest

Simplicity Conversation with Martha Shandur (from the TSS Library)

Gathering: Simplifying Money and Spending

“How to Stop Shopping with No Buy July” by Courtney Carver, Be More with Less

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz

Gathering: Spoon Theory (from the TSS Library)

Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More by Courtney Carver

Gathering: No Buy July 2024

Personal Finance Apps “Monarch Money” and “YNAB” help users with budgeting and watching their spending

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. & John J. Ratey, M.D.

Simplicity Conversation with ADHD Coach Bri Plyer (from the TSS Library)

Gathering: The Joy of Simple Pleasures

Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay by Cyndie Spiegel

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay

Inciting Joy by Ross Gay

“Can Money Buy Happiness? New research reveals that reminders of wealth impair our capacity to savor life’s little pleasures” by Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, Scientific American

“Ross Gay — On the Insistence of Joy”, in On Being with Krista Tippett (podcast)

New Member Orientation/Gathering

Decluttering Challenge Post: “Transform Your Home with the 30-Day Declutter Challenge” by Tammy Strobel, Be More with Less

Be More with Less Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bemorewithlessdotcom

Gathering: How To Be Kinder To Yourself

“Here’s How To Actually Be Kinder to Yourself: Self-compassion isn’t silly—and it can make life’s challenges so much more manageable” by Jenna Ryu, Self

Some Lines A Day: 5 Year Memory Journal

Gathering: Digital Decluttering and so Much More

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Bruce Patton, Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen

Postable – addresses and mails physical cards for you. For more, visit www.postable.com

“Ann Hathaway Is Done Trying to Please” – The New York Times interview

Declutter Hour: May 2024

“Wardrobe Declutter: 5 Things to Remove From Your Closet” by Courtney Carver, Be More with Less

ThredUp: an online sustainable fashion thrift store, “where you can constantly refresh your style while creating less waste.” For more info, visit https://www.thredup.com/

“My 850-Square-Foot Apartment Would Be a Disaster If Not for These Organizational Hidden Heroes,” New York Times Wirecutter

1Password: a password and sensitive information management system. For more, visit https://1password.com/

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (photo editor): https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/edit-photos.html

“Brené Brown on the No. 1 way to combat loneliness: ‘It was one of the best things that ever happened to me,’” CNBC Make It