Musings
Shop With Intention
Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Vivenne Westood, Fashion Designer Make Considered Choices...
Name and Tame Your “Clutter Magnets”
Later is the best friend of clutter. Peter Walsh Find Your Clutter Collection Areas Where do...
Decluttering Is Not A One Time Event
When you are overwhelmed, tired and stressed, the solution is almost always less. Get rid of something. Lots of somethings. Courtney Carver Decluttering Requires Vigilance It Is Not a One and Done Activity This is the next post in this series on decluttering and...
3 Steps for writing a new story
On a previous post, Preparing to 'let it go', I wrote about approaches to get a realistic assessment of a situation in preparation to let go of lasting regrets or self-recriminations. Easier said than done If I express regrets, friends often advise me to 'just let it...
4 Ways to Simplify Your Life
Minimize - Prioritize - Focus - Let Go Some time ago, I resolved to make a more focused effort to reduce the amount of stuff that I have accumulated. One of the main reasons that I started this blog was to track progress, create accountability and share my...
Goal to Minimize? Make a plan.
Have you been trying to organize your home without success? Do you find that you just keep moving stuff around and not seeming to make a difference? The first step might be to reduce, to allow yourself space to find a place for everything. This starts with a mindset....
100-Day project
What is a 100-Day project? It is a challenge to complete a short project every day for 100 consecutive days and has become a worldwide phenomenon with people from around the world challenging themselves and others to create - something - every day. History of the idea...
Begin to make a new ending
As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things...
The Power of Story – and TED Talks
Mystery can be an amazing inspiration for telling and keeping stories. When J.J. Abrams' spoke at TED, he talked about how mystery drives his interests - AND his storytelling. The thing is that [the unopened box] represents infinite possibility. It...
