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When I was little we had a black lab named Stu. Cute, huh? Except it was short for Stupid. And, that was sometimes my nickname that my Dad used for me. When I was in school, I was in the same class as all the GATE kids. However, I did not test high enough toRead more about Why Books Were Hard For Me To Get Rid Of[…]
Someone in my Facebook group (keep it simple community) said that she has had people ask if she owned a daycare due to all the toys she has for her 3 kiddos under the age of 5. Boy do I remember those days!! I felt it was necessary for my boys to have “choices” andRead more about Lessons from Legoland: A kid clutter a-ha moment […]
“Our studies show that giving children too many toys or toys of the wrong types can actually be doing them harm. They get overwhelmed and cannot concentrate on any one thing long enough to learn from it,” ~Claire Lerner, L.C.S.W-C, Zero to Three ( http://rense.com/general8/yots.htm) Kid STUFF has been a pretty popular topic swirlingRead more about Kid Clutter!!! Parents aren’t alone in feeling overwhelmed and distracted.[…]
Clothes in the wash. Clothes in the dryer. Clean clothes waiting to be folded and put away. Dirty clothes waiting for their turn to go in the wash. *sigh* Dirty dishes in the sink overflowing to the counter. Dirty dishes in the dishwasher since it didn’t get turned on before leaving the house for theRead more about From Scattered to Simple[…]
Singularity: a point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value* Flat out, I believe the first step to true empowerment is self-care. I don’t mean self-care like getting your hair and nails done. I mean self-care like “I need to NOT go to that party tonight because I’m drained and I need toRead more about Self-care: the Singularity of Girl Power.[…]
“When you don’t have what you want, want what you have.” Not only is that the secret to contentment, it’s the secret to prosperity as well. My Dear Mother in Law gave me this birthday card a few years back. I loved it so much, I framed it and hung it in the bathroom soRead more about Abundance or Scarcity…which do YOU choose to live in?[…]
There was a time in my life that I was an organization bin fanatic. I cleared the shelves of these little lidded containers and literally spent hours sorting through Legos, grouping them with their particular instructions so that my boys could re-build. It was like a home-made kit…that was totally mixed in with the restRead more about STOP the Organizing Insanity!!![…]
Simplicity coach: I coach people in getting over the hurdles of de-owning and decluttering their lives to give them the space to tune-in, be present and BE their authentic selves. I know most can de-own or declutter on their own. However, among the chaos of life, it often gets put way down on the bottomRead more about Simplicity Coach: What is that exactly?[…]
Guilt. Sadness. Second guessing. Fear. These are all feelings that surround the STUFF cluttering your home. These are the feelings that clutter your heart. I’m just grabbing numbers out of thin air here, but let’s just say that for every one item in your home that makes your heart sing with love and happiness thereRead more about Give Yourself Permission[…]