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I have said this many times: “Your surroundings contribute to how you feel in your space”. When you shape your dwelling, it shapes you. And because it does it is very important to [...]

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 [...]

The world is full of endings. Your life, actually, is sprinkled with them. You have parties and celebrations and farewells to mark the end of a year, a career, a life. All of these [...]

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 [...]

Looking for a simpler life? Well, I have a simple solution to help you attain it. But it involves some work on your end. {Sorry, but I never said simple was going to be easy} In order to attain [...]

When decluttering and minimizing becomes a priority it might leave you feeling overwhelmed. Or confused with where to start. To make starting more appealing, I always suggest you do what I call a [...]

The word “declutter” has very negative connotations. And it makes sense why. The word itself means to literally let go of stuff – your stuff. And that act alone can be [...]

My great grandmother bequeathed her set of pink floral china to my sister. She died when my sister was a young teenager and I am pretty sure assumed that one day my sister would find that the [...]

  When I was in high school, I started my own cleaning business. Shocking, I know. I loved then what I love now: the opportunity to put the essential things back where they belong, tidy up, [...]

You learn a lot about what you own, and why you own it, when you are forced to live with two other people for two weeks in a 900 square foot space. I shouldn’t be complaining, really, [...]