Tag Archives: Simple Living

Take Stress Out For a Walk

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Thank you to Heather Waring with www.womenwalkingwomentalking.com for agreeing to be this month’s featured blogger! Enjoy!   When my head is full, when life is getting on top of me, when I feel as if the pressure cooker is going to explode,  I take myself for a walk. Walking in open space and in the fresh […]

Are you possessed by your possessions?

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Possessions or Possession? As Americans, we live in a society that puts a huge emphasis on possessions. Whether it’s advertisers telling us that we should have more, or trends and movements that encourage having less, there is always someone telling us that possessions, or the lack of them, are what define us. In a sense […]

The Life-Changing Magic of What?

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Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has been at the top of best seller lists and the talk of the Facebook town for long enough that I feel as though I must address it. The book even made a prominent showing at the 2015 Institute for Challenging Disorganization conference. My question is, […]

Barriers to Simplifying? It’s Okay.

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Last night I met with the Simple Living Discussion Group.  They are a group of folks that gather every month to talk about living a more simplified life.  In this case, simple living does not mean minimalist but it does mean letting go of the extraneous stuff.  We work through how to let go and […]

Yes, Pamela Druckerman, Letting Go of Clutter CAN Bring You Joy

The Joy of Decluttering

This is your clutter wake up call.   In 2004–when I started working with people to create systems, letting go of clutter and excess, and taking control of their lives–you would see the occasional article on clutter.  It would likely show up in a spring cleaning issue of your favorite magazine, or maybe Martha Stewart would offer a few […]

What is Professional Organizing?

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What is Professional Organizing? Professional organizing is a service that helps individuals gain control over their homes and/or offices, so they function efficiently, by creating systems & solutions tailored to the way they work and think. How long does it take to get organized? There are many variables to each organizing project that will determine […]

Better Than Chicken Noodle Soup

originally based on Double Chicken Dumpling Soup by Rachel Ray 4 ribs celery from the heart, chopped 2 onions, chopped 4 carrots, cubed/chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 fresh bay leaf Salt and freshly ground pepper 6 cups vegetable broth (6 c. of water, 2 T of Better Than Boulion) 2 c. chickpeas rinsed and drained. Dash freshly grated nutmeg 1 1 pound package  gnocchi […]