An innocent question about garages drew passionate opinions from many of my Facebook friends. However, the most popular opinions among my friends are quite different from the conversations we have about garages over at the Clutter Free Academy Facebook group, which makes me wonder whether We the People of the Clutter think differently.

Tonya Kubo is co-director of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook group, founded by author/speaker Kathi Lipp and based on her best-selling book, Clutter Free. She and her husband, Brian, are raising two spirited girls in the agricultural heart of California. By day, she cultivates community in digital spaces for a public university. At night, you can find her either cooking, cuddling or helping others to fight the demons of comparison, clutter and compulsion.

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