Inspiration

There is a way to achieve a happier home and it doesn’t have to do with buying more stuff. Or even, dare I say it, letting go. {I know how blasphemous that sounds coming from a minimalist [...]

September has always felt like a time of renewal and change. And of getting back on track, into a routine that allows you to predict parts of your day again.  Every season offers change but with [...]

If you want to live a life you love you must let go. You must let go of thoughts, things, and people that don’t offer meaning, necessity, or purpose for you in and for your life. I have [...]

The benefits of minimalism can be hard to see sometimes. It is, after all a way of life that is often misdefined and easily misunderstood. But when you welcome minimalism into your life it [...]

Reading the title of this blog might sound a little bit odd coming from a professional organizer. A person who for the last 20+ years has written, spoken to clients, and really anyone who will [...]

My daughter and I ask this question when things get difficult. “Can I use this as an opportunity or will I let it be an obstacle?” In all cases where something is hard, I am trying to [...]

This is, once again, not your typical post about making New Year’s resolutions. I am not too keen on making resolutions once a year. I have written about this before. And every year I feel [...]

If you’ve read anything I’ve written you know that I am not a huge fan of New Year’s and resolutions. To me personally, it feels more pressure-filled than anything else. Of [...]

As we round up the final weeks of this year, it is good to take a look at what will make the next more fulfilling. I know that when I feel purposeful and am an active participant in my life, I [...]

Recently, I learned a doozy of a new word that helps unpack the benefits and power of minimalism: pleiotropic. If that isn’t a spelling bee kind of word I don’t know what is. [...]