It’s a Monday morning in springtime, the air is fresh, the birds are singing and I’m fresh off a relaxing Mother’s Day. It all puts me in...

Kids! Listen up. Mother’s Day is May 10. Do you know what she really wants? She really wants you to be seven again and to bring her...

This week I’m doing a presentation via Zoom for a Rotary Club up in Seattle. I thought I’d put my thoughts together here in preparation...

Ah, spring is in the air. Can you feel it? Bright sunlight flooding through the windows, warm breezes, a plethora of pollen (ah-choo!)...

What day is it? With everyone home every day, it’s easy to forget what day it is, and it’s easy to let our work slide because we can...

Here we go again, another post that hits very close to home. How do you manage your photo collection? Old memories and new memories, they...

It’s been a wild few weeks, hasn’t it? I’m amazed at how so many of us have been able to turn on a dime to change our entire routines....

Dear 2020, You are the year that started out with so much hope and promise. We were all coming up with our “words of the year” and fresh...

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...

I feel like I fell off the blog post-writing wagon last week. Sorry! And, not sorry. Building a a business and maintaining another...

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....

Ohhh, this is a tough one and it hits very close to home for me. I have always been sentimental about stuff and things. I was a collector...

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...

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...

So, my husband and I had a date night last night. Long gone are the days of wine and roses, late night movies and romantic walks through...

How I love the blank slate of mid-January. The hustle of the holidays is behind you, the gifts are integrated into the home, the diet has...

Okay, I’m starting to sound like a crazy internet headline generator. But seriously, did you know that if you spend just 15 minutes each...

There was a time in my not too distant past when I harbored dreams of opening a tea and spice shop. I had great branding ideas and...

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...

I was tempted to put this post off another day, but it occurs to me that it will be useful to those who are working on this very thing on...