In the Fall of 2019, I learned an important lesson. Before you take a load to donate, remove EVERYTHING else out of your trunk that isn’t meant to be donated. It was our anniversary in November of 2019. I had been in charge of an activity the night before at church creating Meal Bags for […]
Good Enough for a Recovering Perfectionist
A little over 3 years ago, I wrote about The Vicious Cycle of Perfectionism and Depression. I didn’t come from the place of a professional counselor or therapist, I just shared the pattern I’d noticed after years of experiencing it myself. The main image from the original blog post, posted again above, has sort of […]
Copycat Chick-fil-a Yogurt
When our kitchen was being remodeled early last fall, we stayed at a hotel for 6+ weeks. We ate out almost every meal. (I won’t lie, I did not hate it.) I did become accustomed to an almost daily serving of Chick-fil-a Yogurt. It was my go to takeout breakfast and it was divine. When […]
2021: The Year of Growth
Earlier today I created a custom planner for one of my teen girls. It was a time and labor-intensive task, but she’s been asking for a while. She didn’t need one for adulting like I offer in my shop, she needed one for “teen-ing.” As I worked on it, I paused as I typed in […]
The Top 10: Declutter Inspiration
I write a lot about decluttering. Like, a lot a lot. If you want to browse everything, do that here, but maybe you have limited time and you just want to read the best of the best. I will say, it was very hard to reduce down my favorites to only 10, because there’s some […]
When to Avoid Garage Sales
The title probably makes it sound like I’m about to tell you not to shop at garage sales, but that’s not it. Buying used is great if they are items you really need. I actually want to talk about avoiding having a garage sale of your own. Maybe it’s cliche, but I love the thrill […]
Death, quarantine, two home floods, moving, hotel living, and a head injury.
Before I explain the title, let me just get a few points of business out of the way and answer the two main questions I’ve been getting. Yes, there will be a declutter challenge! I just posted the details. Yes, there is a 2021 planner! They were delayed this year, which I’ll explain in a […]
Knife Skills & Life Skills
When I was feeling so sick last week and my husband was feeling really overwhelmed with all of his responsibilities at the time, a thought occurred to me. I wished my oldest kids, twins Allison and Michelle, could cook more meals independently. They have dinners they can make that are easy, but they don’t know […]