Don’t worry if you are just joining us now or have missed some of the previous challenge tasks – jump right in with us here. Your master bedroom should feel like a sanctuary. Does it? Look around, think about what is in the way of you feeling peaceful in your room. Even if it is […]
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 […]
Week 1 – Master Closet & Bathroom {91 Day Declutter Challenge}
Welcome to the first week of the Declutter Challenge! I am so excited to start this adventure again. I wait all year for this! When I call this a Declutter Challenge, I do mean challenge. There will be hard days during the next 91 days, but you can do hard things. Keep reminding yourself about what […]
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
Yesterday I started cleaning up from Christmas. I found an ornament stacking bin that I no longer needed. I knew someone would want it the day after Christmas, so I grabbed my phone, snapped a picture, posted it in about a minute … and it was picked up off my front porch within an hour. […]
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 […]