Why You Eat (It Isn’t What You Think)
Going Beyond the Classic Decluttering Questions
Finding Balance By Visiting The Extremes
I’ve come up with a theory on how to find balance in life that I call “The Baby Bear Theory.” It’s the idea that we sometimes have to go the extreme ends of the spectrum, aka black and white thinking, to know what we don’t want. Then we can work toward settling in the middle or at the “just right” point.
How to Avoid Leaving Your Kids a Legacy of Clutter
Stop Waiting for Other People to Make Choices for Your Life
In theory it’s much easier to wait to see what other people do, or to see what they think you should do, than to take action on your own decisions. In reality it makes life hard. If you’re wondering who does this, check in with yourself. Have you ever waited on someone else’s actions or words so that you…
Creative Home Hacks for Organizing
When we talk about decluttering, we’re really talking about decluttering and organizing. Decluttering is removing the excess, organizing is putting the remainder back systematically. If you’re decluttering and reorganizing your whole home or even a whole room, places like Amazon, Target, and The Container Store have a ton of beautiful organization solutions. The problem can be…
Self-Care for Illness Isn't Limited to COVID
Selfcare is about caring for yourself. We focus on selfcare being things like taking a bath, getting your nails done, getting a massage, reading a book, or whatever you enjoy. But what about when you’re sick? When COVID hit, many people were willing to wear a mask because they didn’t want to accidentally cause someone else to become ill.
Preparing Your Home for Your First Baby
When a new baby is about to enter your life, a lot changes, and those changes begin before she or he ever arrives. One of those changes is to your home. Making space for a whole new human being means decluttering must happen. Not just moving things to another area like the basement. You need to remove an entire room’s worth of stuff out of your home.
8 Things I Do Every Morning
Over the years I’ve developed a morning routine that has become so habitual that I don’t really have to think about it, and actually feel weird if I skip some of it. This is not a prescription for what every person should do. It’s an example of what a morning routine might contain to start your day off in the right direction. Always follow your gut as to what works best for you.