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Getting and staying organized does not have to be a difficult feat. I know reading that might make it seem as though I am negating some of the struggle you have with what can often be a large [...]

As a culture, we sure are suffocated by stuff. We buy bigger homes, that we fill with stuff. We buy more clothes, and toys, and gadgets – and put ourselves into more debt because of it. [...]

Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism is one of the most important books of our time. I realize that is a big statement and I stick by it. It is one of the best books I have read about [...]

If you want to create a life you love you must include more of the things that make you feel more fulfilled, free, confident. And purge your life of the things that don’t help you feel [...]

Ahh, minimalism. It really does get a bad wrap and can sound pa-rit-ty scary. But as you will see here, it really doesn’t have to be. I can tell you this for sure, minimalism is a very [...]

Boy has it been fun getting back into the TV studio to record videos. I have to admit Bob and I are still playing around a bit with what works best in terms of lighting and music and scripts but [...]

I am pretty sure I don’t need to tell you that getting organized can be a difficult chore. It can be confusing, overwhelming, tiring, and emotional. And it can be fulfilling; it can leave [...]

I love to read about other people’s paths to a minimal life.  What I love most about it is not hearing about how they live in 590 square foot homes or how they have only 5 articles of [...]

I was 38 years old when I married Bob – the love of my life.  And I was 40 when I was told by a medical doctor that having a biological baby was not likely going to happen for us. While I [...]

I am worried. And I am concerned that what we believe keeps us closer to each other is actually taking away something even greater – our ability to connect (and act) more *deliberately*. I [...]