We moved to a fairly large house 11 years ago. When I say large, I don’t mean gargantuan. But it is bigger than where my husband and I each previously lived. There are more cabinets in the [...]
Talk about a buzz word! Balance is one of those words you hear often, by just about everyone, as an integral tool toward becoming healthy. I suppose there is truth that in attaining a sense of [...]
Coffee shops have had a significant place in the development of the work I now do. I am not even much of a coffee drinker (although I do love the taste and smell) but there is something about the [...]
I used to think I couldn’t call myself a minimalist. That because I own “stuff” I would have to label myself as like a minimalist-in-progress. But now I am starting to think differently about [...]
Truthfully speaking, simple has always been really important. These days it feels like the word simplify is a bit of a buzz word. Almost trendy. And for someone like me — a believer in the need [...]
I just just read a great, short email by one of my favorite bloggers Clair Diaz-Ortiz. If I am being honest, which I always am, I don’t even really remember how I found her or when I [...]
I have been a professional organizer for 17 years and in that time I have seen my fair share of clutter. I’ve seen some people struggle with letting it go, and seen others have an easier [...]
When I think about the one key component to being healthy, or getting organized, or finding happiness, I think basic. As in, the simple fundamentals. It sometimes feels that going back to the [...]
I like to think of myself as an uncomplicated person. That should not be read that I don’t have layers — or complications in life. It is more to say that I always try to find that [...]
Minimal gets a bad wrap! Well, to be honest, the word does sound at little scary. But the meaning of minimal is nothing more than owning what you love, use and need. Nothing too scary about [...]
