We found out that Superbowl Sunday is a great time to eat out as long as there aren’t any big TVs. We had the restaurant mainly to ourselves.

1. Spiritual renewal  – does your spiritual life need more time?
2. Where can you create a time for deep rest this week?
3. Do a couple declutter calendar areas you missed.
4. Plan for your spring holidays.
5. Look for the joys in today
6. What is your body saying to you right now?
7. Set a boundary in your life that will help you simplify.

Solutions

Declutter Calendar

I am so excited – the Declutter Calendar is now a real calendar! People have asked to have a calendar they can hang in their kitchen and now it’s here. TMy distributer says we can have it keep selling till Valentine’s Day now. Yea

THE
LOVELY 
DECLUTTER 
CALENDAR

NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING.

Make 2012 the best year yet and be more organized than ever before
with this day-by-day guide to decluttering your life! Order here: http://www.lalovelyink.com/Lovely_Declutter_Calenda.html

ONLY

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with FREE SHIPPING!

This calendar is brought to you by My Simpler Life & La Lovely Ink.

I’m also planning a trip to Washington D.C. in June with my daughter. Any suggestions of places to stay, restaurants to go to, and must see places? You can email me at .

1. Make a list of ebooks, books and courses you are taking so you don’t forget any.
2. Read some of those articles you clipped and write down any action steps.
3. Be present and pay attention more often this week.
4. Reflect on your year so far.
5. Plan Valentine’s Day.
6. Eat one less processed food a day.
7. What have you been trying not to know about yourself or a situation?

Solutions

Declutter Calendar

I am so excited – the Declutter Calendar is now a real calendar! People have asked to have a calendar they can hang in their kitchen and now it’s here. They will only be available until February.

THE
LOVELY 
DECLUTTER 
CALENDAR

NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING.

Make 2012 the best year yet and be more organized than ever before
with this day-by-day guide to decluttering your life! Order here: http://www.lalovelyink.com/Lovely_Declutter_Calenda.html

ONLY

$24.00

with FREE SHIPPING!

This calendar is brought to you by My Simpler Life & La Lovely Ink.

I had someone unsubscribe because they said they couldn’t see the pictures in this email. If you are in gmail what you do is look above the email to the blue text that says "Always display images from". Click that and you’ll be able to see the pictures.

1. Get a shredder or empty out your shredder (thanks, reader Bonnie!)
2. Clean off your computer desktop.
3. How are you doing on the taxes?
4. Slow down and have a real, cup of hot cocoa.
5. Give your bedroom some romantic touches.
6. If those plastic cups get lost in your cabinet. Try putting them in a long basket and place it so it takes up the least amount of room.
7. Connect with a friend or family member.

Solutions

Declutter Calendar

I am so excited – the Declutter Calendar is now a real calendar! People have asked to have a calendar they can hang in their kitchen and now it’s here. They will only be available until February.

THE
LOVELY 
DECLUTTER 
CALENDAR

NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING.

Make 2012 the best year yet and be more organized than ever before
with this day-by-day guide to decluttering your life! Order here: http://www.lalovelyink.com/Lovely_Declutter_Calenda.html

ONLY

$24.00

with FREE SHIPPING!

This calendar is brought to you by My Simpler Life & La Lovely Ink.

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It was actually warm enough this week here in Michigan to walk around the wetlands (actually frozen lands right now).

Before it snowed a foot.

(My backyard. Both pictures from Brea Dargis.)

If you don’t know how old your spices are, a reader sent me this helpful website:

http://mccormick.com/spices101/howoldspices.aspx

1. Create or update your home inventory.
2. Schedule any doctor, vet or other appointments. The sooner you schedule, the better time slot you can get.
3. Have a tote bag for library books to keep them together.
4. Scrapbook or organize holiday photos.
5. Review your insurance policies.
6. Archive or get rid of old files from this year.
7. Make one step towards one of your goals.

Solutions

Declutter Calendar

I am so excited – the Declutter Calendar is now a real calendar! People have asked to have a calendar they can hang in their kitchen and now it’s here:

THE
LOVELY 
DECLUTTER 
CALENDAR

NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING.

Make 2012 the best year yet and be more organized than ever before
with this day-by-day guide to decluttering your life! Order here: http://www.lalovelyink.com/Lovely_Declutter_Calenda.html

ONLY

$24.00

with FREE SHIPPING!

This calendar is brought to you by My Simpler Life & La Lovely Ink.

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THE
LOVELY 
DECLUTTER 
CALENDAR

NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING.

Make 2012 the best year yet and be more organized than ever before
with this day-by-day guide to decluttering your life! Order here: http://www.lalovelyink.com/Lovely_Declutter_Calenda.html

ONLY

$24.00

with FREE SHIPPING!

This calendar is brought to you by My Simpler Life & La Lovely Ink.

1. Check your credit report.
2. Set up your 2012 files.
3. What are your financial goals this year?
4. Start setting up for taxes in 15 min chunks.
5. Go through any paper actions [To write, to do, to pay] this week as you watch TV.
6. Review your current routines. Find one to tweak.
7. Organize one closet this weekend.

Solutions

New Year’s Special

My friend and accountability partner, Marcia, is having a special buy one, get one free sale. You will buy one item and in the notes to the seller, put the name of the second product you want for free and Marcia will send it to you:

http://takechargesolutions.org/products

The sale will run from Monday through to Friday 12 midnight EST

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1. Set up/update your current planner system.
2. Schedule your exercise for the week.
3. Update your phone and addresses from your Christmas cards or have your kids/teens do it for some extra cash.
4. Track your spending this year through Quicken, Mint or pen and paper. Do five minutes each evening until it is set up.
5. Bring your decluttered items to charity.
6. As you look through your cards, anyone you want to schedule a get together with?
7. Declutter your holiday decorations as you put them away.

Solutions

Is Clutter Overwhelming You?

Join me as we create a great plan for decluttering your life and enjoy fun support! I have declutter groups twice a year in January and again in the spring. I love hearing about how much people declutter during our 8 weeks together. Wouldn’t it feel great to have your home with a lot less clutter by March?

This course usually pays for itself as people sell off their clutter.

Starts Jan 23, 2012

http://www.encouragingcoach.com/programs-decluttergroup.htm

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http://www.mysimplerlife.com/decluttercalendar.htm

1. What can you throw out from this week’s to do list?
2. Write down your Christmas or holiday memories in a holiday book.
3. Even if you don’t go out, find music to dance to on New Year’s Eve.
4. Write down your highlights from 2011.
5. Take a long, meditative walk.
6. Review last year’s aspirations.
7. Download your statements to help with taxes.

Solutions

Is Clutter Overwhelming You?

Join me as we create a great plan for decluttering your life and enjoy fun support! I have declutter groups twice a year in January and again in the spring. I love hearing about how much people declutter during our 8 weeks together. Wouldn’t it feel great to have your home with a lot less clutter by March?

This course usually pays for itself as people sell off their clutter.

Starts Jan 23, 2012

http://www.encouragingcoach.com/programs-decluttergroup.htm

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http://www.mysimplerlife.com/decluttercalendar.htm

1. Don’t rely on your memory for to dos’ – always keep a list.
2. Attach glow-in-the-dark tape to flashlights, fuse boxes and anything you need to find in the dark during an emergency.
3. Start moving money automatically from checking to savings once or twice a month, or up your current savings.
4. Add wire to the top of the tree to hook to the ceiling or a window to hold the tree up if you have small children or kittens.
5. Find some lovely harp music to listen to.
6. How can you give to those in need this season?
7. Remember how you were as a child during the holidays and bring back that child-like joy.

Solutions

Is Clutter Overwhelming You?

Join me as we create a great plan for decluttering your life and enjoy fun support! I have declutter groups twice a year in January and again in the spring. I love hearing about how much people declutter during our 8 weeks together. Wouldn’t it feel great to have your home with a lot less clutter by March?

This course usually pays for itself as people sell off their clutter.

Starts Jan 23, 2012

http://www.encouragingcoach.com/programs-decluttergroup.htm

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We finished up our Christmas decorating and buying gifts this week. I also did a major office overhaul (I’ll blog about it this week.) The extra space feels so calming. That’s how I want to feel this week – light and calm. How about you? 

1. Clear it up when you are done – drinks in the living room, a sewing project on the couch, the daily mail on the dining room table.
2. Arrange your shopping list by aisle so it’s faster.
3. Create a routine to call a friend regularly.
4. Simplify social events, instead of a big party go out to dinner with friends, or go bowling with the family.
5. Look at today’s list and be ruthless – what do you actually have to do today and which are less of a priority?
6. Declutter with a friend for support and fun.
7. Take time to sit and breathe.

Solutions

Holiday Special

My friend and accountability partner, Marcia, is having a special 30% off sale at her site:

http://takechargesolutions.org/products

When you purchase enter the code HOLIDAY30

She has many helpful organizing products there.

Simple Holiday Plan PLUS Simple Annual Plan Bundle

Do you want a holiday plan that doesn’t have you do a million things you just don’t have time for?

I’ve tried the holiday plans that are online. But, I never finished them. Having simplified my Christmas I didn’t use many of the parts of those plans. And they just made me feel guilty.

Would you like a simpler holiday plan ?

I created a plan that I use to keep my holidays organized without overwhelming me.

Bundle it with the Simple Annual Plan to help plan your year ahead.

Simple Holiday Plan PLUS the Simple Annual Plan Bundle

Or get the holiday plan alone: Simple Holiday Plan

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I found these cute printable gift tags on Pinterest.

Are you noticing the seasonal joys right now? It’s no fun, if it’s all about work. This weekend we saw the Lakeshore Chorus do a Christmas concert. Definitely put us in the spirit. And then we drove around to look at all the lights. 

1. Set an alarm for stopping time when you watch TV, surf the internet, play computer games or anything else you have a hard time quitting.
2. Put things away that belong in other rooms using a laundry basket.
3. Unstuff a drawer that has become difficult to open.
4. Clear off your work space before you begin working.
5. When you have a to do idea, put it on a sheet of paper for later instead of bouncing right over to the new idea.
6. Take a break from shopping to catch up on a little reading.
7. Deliberately take time to enjoy something about the season.

Solutions

Simple Holiday Plan PLUS Simple Annual Plan Bundle

Do you want a holiday plan that doesn’t have you do a million things you just don’t have time for?

I’ve tried the holiday plans that are online. But, I never finished them. Having simplified my Christmas I didn’t use many of the parts of those plans. And they just made me feel guilty.

Would you like a simpler holiday plan ?

I created a plan that I use to keep my holidays organized without overwhelming me.

Plan includes:

• a checklist for each week
• simple steps to take to create the holiday you want
• short cuts and simplifications for many holiday tasks
• questions to help you decide what is important to you and your family
• worksheets and forms

Bundle it with the Simple Annual Plan to help plan your year ahead.

Simple Holiday Plan PLUS the Simple Annual Plan Bundle

Or get the holiday plan alone: Simple Holiday Plan

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