“What we hunger for perhaps more than anything else is to be known in our full humanness, and yet that is often just what we also fear more than anything else. It is important to tell at least from time to time the secret of who we truly and fully are . . . because […]
Clarity in Clutter???? How can anyone see or feel anything but overwhelm and a mess when they look at clutter??Going through the de-clutter process can be very freeing. It is like a physical weight has been lifted off your body. While you go through your clutter, piece by piece, bit by bit, you become very
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Yesterday, while talking with my sister-in-law, I was reminded of this verse. What a great verse to remind us all that there are seasons of life and that we cannot stay in one season of life forever.We all grow older and can’t stay young forever. We all have very hard seasons of life that we go
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(photo courtesy of vectorolie/freedigitalphotos.net) Several conversations, over the last couple of weeks and months, have prompted this post. People, as a whole, are looking for a magic bullet. We are all looking for the easiest way to get in
Ok. I know. Not sure I should have used that title but I just couldn’t come up with a more appropriate word. Not sure what that says about my vocabulary but there it is. As a professional organizer I spend a lot of time talking to people about their clutter. We go through all the
(photo courtesy of digitalart/freedigitalphotos.net)I think I have messed myself up…..not the first time. I have been looking at some challenges that run for 30 days (sound familiar?). These challenges, on the face of them, seem manageable, important for my
The thought of de-cluttering leaves many people totally paralyzed and totally overwhelmed. I have many clients, surrounded by clutter, physical clutter and emotional clutter, initially incapable of attacking the piles, stacks, worries and problems. One of the first steps I take, when working with a client, is to break things down into smaller sizes. I
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There are few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them. ~Andre Gide~ Do you want to know why you can’t attack that pile of paper? Why you can’t go through those boxes in the attic? Why you can’t seem to move forward in your life? Why you can’t end that relationship you know
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(photo courtesy of Rasmus Thomsen/freedigitalphotos.net) When car alarms were first introduced, they were intended to alert someone that their car was being broken into or tampered with. Now, when we hear a car alarm, we just look around to see what schmuck has pushed the wrong button on his remote clicker or who has tried
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As I struggled to write an email to a friend that has been given a short time to live, I am somberly contemplating goodbyes. I realized, a long time ago, I am not good at saying goodbye. As a child, I was the girl that was homesick at camp; I cried when my parents