Sorting Through Life with Colleen Waterston

Sorting Through Life with Colleen Waterston A podcast and radio show by Colleen Waterston, founder of Space by Space Organizing, sharing insights on how to declutter your life and find greater peace.

09/23/2026

Adding to cart and saving for later can save you from impulse buying…

On Sorting Through Life, we take a closer look at the psychology behind impulse buying, from the color of the “Buy Now” button to the ways online shopping is designed to keep us clicking.

Sorting Through Life is presented by Space By Space Organizing | Colleen Waterston, a Twin Cities-based home organizing business.

🎧 Listen to Sorting Through Life wherever you get your podcasts.

09/18/2026

In this episode, we’re demystifying the home organizing process and talking about why professional organizers sort by category, not zone.

Your belongings are gathered together so you can see the full picture, then you’re brought in to make intentional decisions about what stays.

Sometimes you don’t realize how much you have until you see it all together.

🎙️ Listen to Sorting Through Life episode 37 wherever you get your podcasts.

This podcast is a subdivision of Space By Space Organizing | Colleen Waterston, a home organizing business based in the Twin Cities.

09/16/2026

Storage units can be incredibly helpful during life’s transitions. But what happens when “temporary” turns into decades of paying for stuff you don’t want to deal with?

🎙️ Listen to Episode 37 of Sorting Through Life wherever you get your podcasts.

This podcast is a subdivision of Space By Space Organizing | Colleen Waterston, a Twin Cities based home organizing business.

09/14/2026

Episode 37 of Sorting Through Life is all about storage units, life transitions, and how our belongings help us move, or often hold us back, through the chapters of our lives.

After a difficult move left Katie’s storage unit packed and disorganized, Colleen and the Space by Space Organizing team helped her sort, organize, and take stock of what she owned. The process helped Katie make more intentional decisions about what was worth keeping for the next chapter.

🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Sorting Through Life podcast is a division of Space By Space Organizing | Colleen Waterston, a Twin Cities based home organizing business.

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09/10/2026

Wish-cycling sounds harmless: “I’m not sure if this is recyclable, but I’m going to put it in the bin anyway.”

But those guesses can create more work for the people sorting recycling and can contaminate an entire batch of otherwise recyclable materials.

When in doubt, take a minute to check your local recycling guidelines instead of hoping for the best. ♻️

🎙️ Listen to episode 36 of Sorting Through Life wherever you get your podcasts.

Sorting through life is in partnership with Space By Space Organizing | Colleen Waterston a home organizing business based in the Twin Cities.

09/08/2026

That plastic packaging you normally think of as garbage might have a surprising new life…

From bubble wrap and shipping envelopes to other hard-to-recycle plastics, there are organizations finding ways to keep these materials out of the landfill and turn them into something new. Ridwell is one of them.

On Episode 36 of Sorting Through Life, we’re joined by Jens Narveson, Operations Manager at Ridwell in the Twin Cities, to talk about what happens to these materials after they leave your home and the possibilities for new life.

🎧 Listen to Episode 36 wherever you get your podcasts.

09/04/2026

Some of the best friendships don’t come with an expiration date… or an age limit.

Different generations bring different perspectives, stories, and wisdom. And when we make space for those differences, we all have something to gain.

In Episode 35 of Sorting Through Life, Colleen talks with her 88-year-old best friend, Mary, about aging, joy, and what really matters. 🤍

09/03/2026

What if we all slowed down long enough to really listen?

In Episode 35 of Sorting Through Life, Colleen Waterston sits down with her 88-year-old best friend, Mary, to talk about aging, choosing joy, and what she hopes we carry forward. Her wish for the world is simple: care about other people, listen to one another, and pause long enough to think.

🎙️ Listen to Sorting Through Life Episode 35 wherever you get your podcasts

09/01/2026

What can 88 years of life teach us about aging with humor, perspective, and joy?

In Episode 35, Colleen’s 88-year-old best friend returns to Sorting Through Life for a conversation about navigating life’s transitions, finding the funny in the hard moments, and choosing joy along the way.

🎙️ Listen to Episode 35 of Sorting Through Life wherever you get your podcasts.

Sorting Through Life is in partnership with Space By Space Organizing | Colleen Waterston, a Twin Cities home organizing business.

08/27/2026

The Millennial Inheritance isn’t just about money. It may be boxes of collections, keepsakes and things your parents spent years collecting.

What happens to it all when they’re no longer here to tell you what matters?

Episode 34 explores the conversations families can have now to uncover the stories behind the stuff and decide what deserves to be carried forward.

🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Sorting Through Life is a subdivision of Space By Space Organizing | Colleen Waterston, a home organizing business based in the Twin Cities

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