I am asked all the time about where to start in getting organized or living healthy and well. It all feels quiet confusing and chaotic – unnecessarily so. Simple is the answer to living [...]
I subscribed to a handful of carefully selected blogs that offer me ways to live simply. And I choose to read only those few because I know my limit and what I can digest. I realized early on in [...]
When I was 30 I was promoted to the job of assistant dean at a college just outside of Boston. One of my colleagues, in advising me on how to successfully manage the layers of the job said, be [...]
In the era of material abundance, pursuing a minimalistic lifestyle has emerged as a transformative choice. As we navigate the complexities of modern living, it is essential to pause and reflect [...]
Tell me if these statements resonate: I want to be clutter-free but I want to keep everything. I like my stuff. It can be hard to reconcile both things. After all, how to declutter and be [...]
Not too long ago, in a marketing course I was taking, I learned of the importance of having a set of core fundamental beliefs. It was suggested that having these basic beliefs was a foundational [...]
We say it every year — at least I do — that I love the holidays but I hate all the craziness that comes along with it. I am talking about everything from all of the traveling to all the food [...]
I have never heard anyone say to me after working to get organized that being organized wasn’t worth it. No one has ever said that the work they put in didn’t yield results beyond [...]
There are a few words and phrases I am just not too fond of: should do miscellaneous someday And of course, one of my least favorite, later. As in “I’ll do it later”. I am not sure when uttering [...]
Decluttering comes with many benefits but achieving a clutter-free home isn’t always easy. Sometimes the lack of ease comes from just not knowing how to do the work, or where to start. Many times [...]