In a week I’m going to help a client with a move. She has determined that her priorities in this move are the kitchen, the pantry and the master bathroom. I’m so psyched to be helping in these areas. I love setting up a beautiful kitchen and the pantry will be awesome because I’m starting from ground zero in a hallway closet. I’ve ordered components from The Container Store’s Elfa line to create open shelving and extra drawers. I’ll post next week on how it all comes together

I feel like I fell off the blog post-writing wagon last week. Sorry! And, not sorry. Building a a business and maintaining another business keeps this girl busy, busy, busy. Today’s trick helps keep me on track when everything else is going off the rails, maybe it will help you too. We’re a month in to the new year and a new decade. If you made any health or diet related resolutions, (who hasn’t?) this habit will help you to keep them. Preparing food ahead of time frees up pr

I know several people who have purchased new homes or are in the midst of purchasing a new home and are eagerly anticipating the move-in. I just love imagining how my furniture will fit in the new space, what decor will resonate with the interior and how gatherings will flow. But moving to a “new to you” home ranks among the top five stressors (right up there with loss of a loved one and divorce). Everyone in the family needs to deal with the disruption and it takes some time

Did you participate in the One-Hour Family-Time Declutter yesterday? How did it go for you? I did participate, although I decided not to press my son into action as he both cleaned his room and did his laundry. I considered that participation without my notion of a time limit. Listen, you do what works, right? I was very successful in my own one-hour blitz. I put on a podcast and started in the kitchen. Out went the things that I didn’t use, random cookbooks, well-intentioned

At the time of writing this, it’s a holiday. Kids are out of school and so many folks have the day off. If you aren’t road-tripping or skiing, what are you doing? It’s a great day to round up your family members for a One-Hour, Family-Time Declutter session. How does it work? Let me tell you. Gather up your supplies: a few bags or boxes for donation-worthy items, a black garbage bag for any obvious garbage (you may need multiples), a timer. Call your peeps around you for a fa

How’s it going out there? Are you gaining a little decluttering momentum? Today I want to offer up a few ways to trick yourself into getting some cleaning or decluttering done, even when you lack the motivation. We’ve all been there, sitting on the couch, casting about for any excuse not to clean and declutter. The internet is endlessly entertaining or maybe you really want to finish that book you’ve been reading. How do you divert your own attention and get things done aroun

The days and weeks are flying by and Christmas is juuuuuust around the corner. How is it possible we’re almost into 2020? Does the thought of a new year bring excitement or panic into your world? Do you have dreams, goals and plans you’d like to make happen? What’s that going to take? I’m excited to be working on two different ways to help you accomplish your goals in the new year. First, I’ll be doing a series of 20 posts in January to help kick-start your year in a beautifu