Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors - Why Can't We Stop Buying Stuff? Decluttering with Tracy McCubbin

Why Can't We Stop Buying Stuff? Decluttering with Tracy McCubbin

09/12/22 • 37 min

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Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors

I just read a really important book. It's called "Make Space For Happiness: How To Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want." Today I'm talking with the author and expert behind the very successful company, dClutteryfly, Tracy McCubbin. How often do we get real with ourselves about why we're buying all this stuff in the first place? Why is shopping so powerful and what are the real holes in our lives that we're trying to fill? Before you try another organization hack or tool or system, listen to this conversation and let Tracy's words of wisdom really sink in.

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The Rattan Revival with the Owners of Circa Who, Scott Mast and Juan Goiricelaya

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Balancing Cohesive Design and Unexpected Elements with Andrew Suvalsky

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