Since we moved into our house six years ago my office has been a disaster. This is what it looked like in September 2012. Number 7 didn’t exactly help matters. I kind of cleaned it up, but by November of 2013, it was even worse. I mostly sort of cleaned it out again, but it didn’t […]
decluttering
Sometimes you just need a little help.
I get lots of emails from people asking me to promote their products, businesses, books, Etsy shops, etc. Most of them either don’t interest me or I mean to reply, but I just lose track of time or forget about the email altogether. But last week I got an email from a local woman who […]
Something You Want, Something You Need, Something To Wear, And Something To Read
I grew up in a small, affluent town in Connecticut. Most of my friends had huge houses and their parents drove BMWs or Mercedes or Jaguars. Some of the kids even drove those kinds of cars. They had pools and tennis courts and horses and they belonged to country clubs and riding clubs and gun […]
More Lessons From Marie
I never used to carry a purse. When I was young and single and way too cool and before cell phones were even a thing, I’d carry my money, ID, keys, and some lipstick in my pocket. Purses were for older women. You know… Moms. Then I had kids and I still didn’t carry a […]
Less is definitely more.
This quest to declutter has been quite liberating. Both literally and figuratively. It has not only lightened the actual load the house is carrying, but it has lightened the load my brain has been carrying. It all started when a friend gave me a copy of the life changing magic of tidying up. While I thought the book […]
2 quick things
Too much four-year-old birthday partying and not enough time to write the post I wanted to write tonight, so two quick things. I am still kicking some decluttering ass. I’ve been working hard in the office and here’s what I found today: Um….. this. I have a bad habit of not opening mail and shoving […]