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KonMari-ing My Kitchen One Area At A Time

February 4, 2019 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Last week a polar vortex made its way down to CT and for a couple days it was super cold. Like zero degrees. Literally. -17°F with the wind chill. That’s not as cold as it was in Canada or Chicago or Minnesota, but it was still pretty cold. Then today it was 61°F. There was […]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Timesavers Tagged With: decluttering, kitchen organization, konmari, marie kondo, organization, simplifying

The Subtraction Project

January 19, 2019 by not your average mom 5 Comments

How many of you vowed to declutter your house and get your sh*t organized on January 1st, only to find yourself too overwhelmed to begin? Or you had one bad day and a temporary derailment turned into a permanent one? How many of you have watched that Marie Kondo show on Netflix and say to […]

Filed Under: Moneysavers, Sound Mind Sound Body, Timesavers Tagged With: clutter, decluttering, marie kondo, organizing, The Subtraction Project

Sometimes It’s The Intangible Stuff That’s Really Cluttering Your Life

March 18, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I almost pulled a classic Susie move a couple days ago. But I caught myself. Thank God. You may have read that I joined the 40 Bags in 40 Days Challenge for Lent. I’m still on track with that. (Woo hoo!) You may have also read the post I wrote last summer where I declared the […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: 40 bags in 40 days, chaos, clutter, declutter, decluttering, Dr. Oz, harry connick jr, konmari, Life changing magic of tidying up, marie kondo, overwhelmed

4 hours + A Professional Organizer = HOLY SHIT!

April 7, 2016 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Last Thursday Sue Duval, owner of the Organized Hive, came to my house to help me get my office situation figured out. We got about half of the floor and surface areas decluttered and organized. Today we tackled the other side of the office. It started out looking like this: Behind all that crap on […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: decluttering, marie kondo, office, organized hive, sue duvall

More Lessons From Marie

October 13, 2015 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Timesavers Tagged With: decluttering, how disorganization costs you time and money, keeping your purse organized, marie kondo, organization, the life changing magic of tidying up

I’m getting organized. And I’m going to do it in style.

September 12, 2015 by not your average mom 4 Comments

My next e-course, Not Your Average Fitness Course, starts on Monday, September 14! It’s designed by me for real moms (and dads) like you who could use some help making exercise a habit! Manageable, sustainable, and adaptable to all levels of fitness. Make yourself a priority. You are worth it. Click here to register!     […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Get Your Pretty On, marie kondo, the life changing magic of tidying up

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