This post contains affiliate links. This means that if you click on one of these links and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting my blog in this way! I have a confession to make… I am a bit of a hoarder. I’m not so bad that they’ll find […]
Decluttering and Just Saying No
This post contains affiliate links. This means that if you click on one of these links and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting my blog in this way! It’s January and everyone is talking about things like goal-setting, resolutions, and decluttering. I am all for making a fresh […]
Don’t Boo Me
It has come to my attention that there is this somewhat new practice of ‘booing’ your neighbors for Halloween. Evidently, this involves leaving a basket or bag of treats at their door with a cute little poem requesting that they pay it forward (i.e. that they then ‘boo’ other people in the neighborhood). While I […]
It’s Not Back to School for Me
It’s back to school week (or month, it seems). And guess what? I don’t care. Not to be mean or anything, but I am a mom to a toddler. This back to school stuff may be in my not-so-distant future, but for now, it all baffles me. I have spent the past month attending neighborhood […]
Saving Money… When You Don’t Need to?
First of all, I think everyone could stand to save money (I’m talking to you, Beyoncé). After all, why wouldn’t you pay less for something if you have that option? I could afford to buy my work clothes full-priced at Ann Taylor (while possibly sacrificing elsewhere). But I don’t. I know that every few weeks […]
Outsourcing…or Getting Professional Help
Today, I feel at peace with the world. Somehow my load seems a bit lighter and I have less stress. And I only have one thing to thank for this feeling of bliss. Hiring out an essential household duty… In other words, I have a cleaning service. A service which started as a nice one-time […]
The Week When ‘Nothing’ Got Done
In case you didn’t hear, we had a blizzard come through this past week. And while it was gone by Sunday morning, it has taken the better part of a week to dig out. The good news for me is this meant I only went into the office one day this week. But somehow, I […]
Blizzard 2016: Finding Ways to Connect
I spent part of my morning prepping for the blizzard heading our way. While some people dread storms, I love the snow. Everything seems so peaceful in the snow, and it looks so pretty. Of course, I am saying this before the storm has arrived, so ask me how I feel in a couple of […]
Organizing My Life with STEP
About a year ago, I received Getting Things Done as a gift. I enjoy learning about ways to be more productive, so it was actually a very thoughtful gift. The basic premise of the book is that by organizing your life and doing a brain dump as part of the process, you clear up your […]