October Friday Favorites
I will be sharing some of my favorite items with you. These are products that I love and use and are worth the valuable real estate they take up in my home. The products will vary from organizational tools to things I just like that are functional.
Do the Hard Thing
Years ago I created the image below. Little did I know that I would be continually learning this. I’m not a huge fan of doing things that are hard for me. (Helping you declutter and organize is easy for me so never you fear!) I keep choosing to do the hard things first and I keep growing to be able to do more and more things.
Why Do You Buy?
Do you know what I did the other day? I bought a pack of 2 permanent markers. Do you know why I bought that pack of 2 permanent markers? Because I needed them. We have a problem in our culture. We buy things for almost every reason except for that we actually need them.
Is the Perfect Gift Even Out There?
I was listening to a radio show recently in which I heard a husband confess his horrible gift-giving abilities. The others on the show asked if he took notes on his phone when his wife mentioned something she liked or if he asked her good girl friends. “Yes,” he replied “but somehow I just can’t seem to get it right.” Then he told a story of buying her jewelry from her favorite jeweler.
What About the Sentimental Stuff?
Every February and August I run a fun game over on Facebook. Toward the beginning of the game I ask everyone what they think their biggest obstacle will be. Every round at least one person mentions "sentimental stuff." #LRSOMG is not the time to deal with sentimental stuff but I would like to address it for those of you who are ready to deal with sentimental belongings.
September Friday Favorites
Each month for the rest of 2020, I will be sharing some of my favorite items with you. These are products that I love and use and are worth the valuable real estate they take up in my home. The products will vary from organizational tools to things I just like that are functional.
Board Games
I LOVE to play board games! This family had outgrown most of their games so it was easy to make decisions on which games to keep around.
No More Junk Drawers
If I were to go on an organizing mission, "No More Junk Drawers" would be a top contender. We all have them (or have had them) and maybe there are multiple in your home. There is no need to feel shame and there is an easy way to get rid of them.
One Tennis Ball
I'd like to tell you a story about how a tennis ball changed my perspective on junk. About eight years ago I did my first spending freeze experiment.
Parents and Their Grown Children
Two of the most common phrases I hear when I tell people what I do for a living are, 1. "You should see my house," and, 2. "My parents need you." We have put ourselves into storage units with all the stuff we collect and keep in our homes. And sometimes it's not even our own stuff! Whether you are the parent or the adult child, there is something for you in this article.
August Friday Favorites
Each month for the rest of 2020, I will be sharing some of my favorite items with you. These are products that I love and use and are worth the valuable real estate they take up in my home. The products will vary from organizational tools to things I just like that are functional.
A Kitchen Issue: A Personal Story
I have had an issue in my kitchen that I've wanted a solution to for quite some time. I thought there would be a product that would be a quick fix but just couldn't find what would meet my needs. Sometimes the easiest solution is also the most simple solution. For example, instead of a complex strawberry huller, a knife will do. It turns out the same principle was true for my kitchen issue.
July Friday Favorites
Each month for the rest of 2020, I will be sharing some of my favorite items with you. These are products that I love and use and are worth the valuable real estate they take up in my home. The products will vary from organizational tools to things I just like that are functional.
Not Perfect
Twice in the past week I've come across the sentiment of perfectionism holding people back from doing anything at all at times. This can work its way out in many ways. You like to do crafts but you just can't get it right so you don't do it at all. You like to bake but the last batch of cookies you made were a flop so you aren't going to try again. You like to write but the words just aren't coming out on paper the way you want them to so you give up.
#LRSOMG2020 August
2020 has had more challenges than the normal year, amiright? Let's gather ourselves and get through another fun round of #LRSOMG2020. We could all use the encouragement and less stuff as well!
The Problem with Paper
The problem with paper isn't just that there is so much of it. The problem with paper isn't just that it's coming into our homes from every direction. The problem with paper isn't just that there is so much unsolicited paper. The problem with paper is all of these things on top of which we put...
How to Get the Answers to All Your Questions
We have turned into such a crowd source group of people (I am one for sure!) that we forget that we can actually go straight to the source to find out the answers to a lot of our questions. Is that store open and what are the hours? How do you pronounce that business name? How do I care for this product? How do I get rid of this product? Most of the time we forget that we should go directly to the source to answer our questions.
From Here to There: Moving Tips
'Tis the season for moving! So I thought I would offer up some of my top moving tips. It's not an exhaustive list but should still be really helpful.