I wrote/ranted this on my old blog in November of 2013 about my cluttered home and life. This is when the truly life changing Simplifying began.

Notice I said heart instead of head? When your heart is in the game no matter it be a sport or work or whatever…if your heart’s not in it, then it’s kinda hard to push yourself over the hump. When the going gets tough, your head gets going and it usually says, “yeah, I’m done”.Read more about 5 Steps to Get Your Heart in the Clutter Clearing Game.[…]

Life has been coming at my family full tilt since June.* While my Mom was nearing the end of her battle with cancer, my mother-in-law began hers. I’m not going to go into the details of all the things that happened on a weekly basis that were emotional hurdles. Bottom line, things have been uberRead more about Keep It Simple: Filling Your Empty Cup[…]

While I have a general structure to my month long Clutter Clearing Adventure, I still design the process with each client for their individual needs. Although, each client is different there is a common pattern: 2 weeks in, they HIT THE WALL. Which is why coaching has been good for them because had they doneRead more about Hitting The Wall[…]

Do you ever find yourself avoiding certain tasks? You know, those mind-numbingly mundane tasks that need to get done and life would flow so much easier if you just did it, but you don’t? You find other things to prioritize and do instead? I’ve been feeling out of sorts since March. As I’m sure mostRead more about “Do The Damn Thing!”[…]

Nurture and Nourish I’m working on my own Journal Board. My words for 2020 actually came up in November as I was fertilizing and watering my tree. The poor thing was so depleted from all the chaos going on earlier in the year with construction happening in our backyard. The water had been turned off.Read more about 2020 Intentions. What are your words for the year?[…]

Keeping It Simple is getting to the core of things. When it comes to STUFF or cluttered schedules, I’m always asking, “Why?” I often sound like an inquisitive toddler when I’m working with me clients because I’m asking why very frequently. Each why that gets answered, helps peel back a layer, getting closer to theRead more about Getting To The Core of Clutter[…]

Have you ever thought similar thoughts when reading about decluttering? There are certain categories of STUFF that a lot of my clients and followers are very protective of: books, clothes, shoes, arts and crafts supplies and children’s artwork, and belongings of deceased loved ones to name a few. When I post about or talk aboutRead more about “Step Away from the Books, Karen, and No One Gets Hurt”[…]

Gratitude. Appreciation. Thankful. Wanting what you have when you don’t have what you want. We have all experienced feeling that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. I think it is part of being human. However, when we are stuck in that space of wanting and work so hard to acquireRead more about Pausing the American Dream Rat Race to Appreciate[…]

I’ve been reading great books and they are helping me re-focus on SIMPLIFYING. Simplifying life has been a journey of mine that I am still and will always be on. Sometimes, I will stray off my path yet I will always find my way back. In the spirit of the holidays and me finding myRead more about A Few of My Favorite Things…(well, 5, actually).[…]