Aging in Place
Aging in Place is something we usually don’t think about until it becomes an issue. 90% of seniors want to stay in their homes. They know where everything is, they know the neighbors and everything is familiar to them. They…
Category Living a Better Life
Gifts Are Given to Express Sentiment
Gifts are Not Given to Add to Your Clutter Happy girls exchanging gifts. The Expression… on those women’s faces says it all. Those expressions indicate the emotions of the act of gift giving. Both parties benefit from gift giving. Gift…
Thanksgiving Sanity Game Plan
Revised 11/24 The Thanksgiving Sanity Game Plan is a detailed timeline to help you prepare for the grand feasting day. Our tables should be filled with our favorite people and dishes and maybe some new ones. It also can cause…
Thanksgiving Shortcuts Plan
Revised 11/24 Are you short on time or experience? Thanksgiving is a family and friends holiday centered around food and family. The dinner is the epicenter of Thanksgiving and with the Thanksgiving Shortcuts Plan it will be great! Outsourcing what…
Representations of Memories
De-cluttering representations of memories does not de-clutter memories. The longer we live, the more we need to de-clutter the representations but not the memories we collect. Some collections are occupying too much living space and others are stored somewhere. More…
Emotional Attachment…is Attaching an Emotion to an Object
The problem lies in the emotional attachment to too many things The belief that objects are of greater value than just their function or appearance The Empty Chair is an emotional attachment and is symbolic of the missing person in…
Mental Health…Getting to a Happier, More Organized You
From where you are today, do you think you could be happier then you are now living in your current space? Do you think that you can improve your mental health by having less clutter? Where is your clutter? Is…
Being Organized is Good for your Mental Health
Mental Health Mental health was the overwhelming response to a poll I recently conducted. I asked the question “What is your ‘why’ for being organized?”. 79% stated their mental well being as their reason for being organized. The other responses…
Clutter Affects Your Health and More
It’s Difficult to Live a Normal Life in Abnormal Surroundings. Here’s how Clutter Affects Your Health, Relationships, Career, and Finances. How clutter affects your health and more were analyzed by Storage company Make Space through various studies on clutter and…
What Did You Expect?
What Did You Expect When you became… Are those the things you thought of? More than likely it was holding that precious baby. As a chef, the fabulous dishes you were going to create and how you were going to…