She stands holding up the Santa Claus table runner and asks again, “Where should we put THIS, Mama?” I sit staring at Grandma Rosie’s bright green, sequin-laden holiday monstrosity. The girls have already helped me place all of our favorite holiday decorations around the house. We’re now to the [blah] […]
Adopting these five simple mindsets will help you maintain a happy clutter-free life with your family. . . . You’ve done it. You’re feeling the many benefits of being clutter-free and only owning the items you LOVE. You’ve started the process of decluttering, you already love it, and you’re never going back […]
When pairing back gets hard, I want you to come re-read this list — 10 Benefits of The Simple Life that Everyone Should Experience. Let what you’re gaining through the process wash over you again, instead of focusing on what you’re giving up. —Erica Layne, The Life on Purpose Movement . . . We were […]
Feeling out of sorts? Check out this list of 18 easy things you can do TODAY to make yourself happier. It always sneaks up on me. Even now. Even though I know the warning signs — I start to tap my fingers impatiently, I begin to feel my jaw clench with […]
I scan the floor of my daughter’s bedroom looking for clear spots to leapfrog across and give her a goodnight kiss. Clothes, art supplies, school papers, and books create a base layer of clutter that spans the entire space. My daughter watches me as I walk across the mess, skipping from […]
I have never felt that I fit well in this noisy, competitive, frenetic world; fear told me that I didn’t have what it takes. And maybe many of us feel this way. But as I’ve journeyed from fear to freedom I have come to the realization that I can forge […]