For many years I have used the last week of December and/or the beginning weeks of a new year to take care of things so it feels like I am starting fresh. Here are some actions I take: Send thank you notes Reflect on last year and do some annual
Declutter
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One of my readers said she had too much going on with her cluttered home and cluttered mind. She couldn’t think clearly or focus. I’m sure many of you relate. Often clutter starts because we are afraid of forgetting something so we
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“Outer order contributes to inner calm.” —Gretchen Rubin on her blog Are you ready for that? Can you breathe in that feeling of order and calm? With so many things happening outside our sphere of influence, creating that calm in your own
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I read this phrase somewhere – stop fixing yourself and start creating yourself. This resonated with me and I at once thought this can also be related to your home. Stop thinking about organizing, decluttering, hating your home, or
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I was deep cleaning my room over the weekend when I came across old notebooks that had goals written in from 10 years ago. I was surprised that most of them were accomplished. At the time when I was tracking them I rarely made my deadlines. I
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I am finishing up the declutter group and a comment came up that always comes up – “I feel so guilty for having spent money on that item so now I don’t want to declutter it.” Similar, “That object was so expensive,
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I had a miserable, sick weekend and I had to stop my 30 Day of Yoga Challenge. (Creating the link, I noticed she calls it a journey. While I called it a challenge.) So many challenges – 30 days of squats, 90 day whole foods challenge, 21