Day two of our challenge and day two of the year! I hope things are off to a great start for you. Did you think of a word to help define your 2020? If so, I'd love to hear it. So what's next in our decluttering challenge? Today we're going to talk about one version… Continue reading Home Organization Challenge – Day 2
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Home Organization Challenge-Day 1
How I love the start of a new year. It brings closure to the highs and lows of the year past, and offers so much promise and perspective for the year ahead. I've never been much of a resolution maker. I know how hard it is to keep some of those promises for better eating… Continue reading Home Organization Challenge-Day 1
Getting Organized in 2020
The days and weeks are flying by and Christmas is juuuuuust around the corner. How is it possible we're almost into 2020? Does the thought of a new year bring excitement or panic into your world? Do you have dreams, goals and plans you'd like to make happen? What's that going to take? I'm excited… Continue reading Getting Organized in 2020
Clutter is Postponed Decisions*: Confessions of a Closeted Clutterbug
Clutter comes from the root word clot or lump in Middle English. In the same way a blood clot inhibits the flow of vital, life-giving blood, so clutter blocks the flow of vitality in our home and work spaces. It sounds about right, doesn't it? Most people I know need to clean their desk if… Continue reading Clutter is Postponed Decisions*: Confessions of a Closeted Clutterbug
Seasonal Transitions and Creating a Welcoming Entry
My family keeps a basket in the entryway for seasonal essentials. In the summer, that's where you'll find sunscreen, bug spray, baseball hats, gardening shears and extra pairs of sunglasses. In the winter, we fill it with an assortment of hats, gloves, scarves, an umbrella and an ice scraper. Each spring and fall I spend… Continue reading Seasonal Transitions and Creating a Welcoming Entry
Countertop Clutter and Eating Habits
Anyone who knows me understands that my kitchen is a hard-working room. It's a functional space with regular appliances, painted cabinets and a newish quartz countertop. We have an IKEA island for added storage, seating and counter space. The kitchen lacks useful food storage so my pantry is in the garage. I cook meals for… Continue reading Countertop Clutter and Eating Habits
Cluttered Room, Disrupted Sleep
Did you know, typical household clutter can cause physical, emotional and mental health concerns? I recently finished an extensive research into the ways common clutter can cause us to experience increased anxiety, weaker relationships, a strong sense of failure and a tendency to overspend. I'll be sharing the research in the coming weeks, but right… Continue reading Cluttered Room, Disrupted Sleep
Positive Reviews
Yesterday, I turned in my final assignment for my masters degree. It was a major Capstone Project, a literature review more than 20 pages long in APA format. I literally hovered my finger over the submit key for five minutes before I sent it off. This marks the end of my degree journey, with the… Continue reading Positive Reviews
Transitions and changes (And how I’m dealing with them this week.)
You know how you change a lamp in a room, or maybe a rug, which then tumbles into a series of other improvements which may or may not culminate in the full renovation of a bathroom? No? Just me? Well. (Ahem). We've been moving things around over here. It started with the biggest move of… Continue reading Transitions and changes (And how I’m dealing with them this week.)
Moving Well
A longtime friend connected with me this week. She's moving from a place she loves all the way across the country to be closer to family. It's a difficult and complicated situation, but she's moving for the right reasons. She asked me how my family left Alaska seven years ago. What did we do to… Continue reading Moving Well
