Oh... the photos! One of my "inherited treasures" from my sister was her collection of thousands (not kidding here) of photos. My sister traveled all over the US and at every State or National Park entrance. She would stop the car and take 4 photos. All were the same shot of my nephew, … Continue reading Decluttering Stumbling Blocks: Photos
KonMari Insight Blog Series
What to do with the small stuff (or how I learned that I had outgrown my great ideas).
I'm going back a couple of years here. When topics come up my facebook KonMari Tidying group that everyone seems to struggle with, I can't help but add my two cents worth. And since it's Spring, and I'm freshening up my home, the topic of purging the little things, seems timely. One of the hardest … Continue reading What to do with the small stuff (or how I learned that I had outgrown my great ideas).
Perfecting Your Life
( KonMari Insight Blog Series) Perfecting your life? No, I'm not talking about being perfect. No one is perfect and I think it would make for a boring world. I'm talking more about how our lives are unfinished and constantly unfolding. A question that came up the other day in our Facebook Group - … Continue reading Perfecting Your Life
Ditching The List, Week 2
Last week, I was telling you about how I was ditching my "list" of projects and tasks, because it was running my life. I thought I share a quick update on my listlessness journey. Last week was pretty busy for me, so on Day 1 and Day 2, it really wasn't so bad. There were … Continue reading Ditching The List, Week 2
Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Gardeners: #2
Fellow gardeners are some of my favorite people. They usually are pretty down to earth (pun intended), and have nuggets of wisdom that are pure gold. Here is another one of my favorite thought provokers: If the grass looks greener somewhere else, maybe you need to water your own grass. Usually we think this … Continue reading Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Gardeners: #2
Lagom … Not Too Little; Not Too Much.
Having grown up in a Swedish influenced household, the thought of having just enough isn’t a foreign word to me. It’s how we lived, while I was little. We didn’t have an overabundance of things. We had our family time. We played out of doors a lot. We learned to horseback ride. We had a … Continue reading Lagom … Not Too Little; Not Too Much.
Teddy Bears and Tidying
A client once asked me why her house still felt “off,” after we decluttered her home. This was in 1988, so the words tidying, and KonMari, were way in the distant future. . At the time, I wasn’t quite sure what she meant. We sat at her lovely dining room table, drinking … Continue reading Teddy Bears and Tidying
Just How Much Value Should We Get From Our Stuff?
Last week I cleaned out the shed. Or maybe I should say, I finished cleaning out the shed. Two years ago, when I tidied my home, I did this shed. The challenge I had at the time, was that I had tons of house projects that still needed to be done. So I saved a … Continue reading Just How Much Value Should We Get From Our Stuff?
A Few Words About The Just In Case Stuff
This seems to be such a hot topic lately, so I thought I’d share my 2 cents worth of insights about those ever confusing “Just In Case” items, that we seem to love so much. First off, just what do I mean about those Just In Case items? Well, they can be anything, actually. … Continue reading A Few Words About The Just In Case Stuff
Some thoughts about Sentimental Stuff.
Today our skies are filled with wildfire smoke, again. I have lost count of how many fires we have had, in just the last month and a half. The historically wet winter we had, has encouraged lots of cheat grass growth, which has now turned into dried out tinder. Several times, since I’ve lived … Continue reading Some thoughts about Sentimental Stuff.
Tread Joyfully 