Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life

Although it is only August 25th, it feels like the start of a new year for millions of families with children heading off to school.  Even if you don’t have children yet or yours are grown and out of the house all the advertisements and news on the TV reminds us. This is a good [...]

Back to School Tips

I sent out a newsletter yesterday that had a lot of links to help you set up routines to get the school year started on the right foot.  For all those readers that are not signed up to receive the newsletter I am posting it on today’s blog post.  To receive future newsletters in your [...]

Being Organized Is A Journey, Not A Destination

We all have hopes of reaching the “point” of being organized and our lives run smoothly.  Anything before that “point” feels like we aren’t there yet. The problem with this kind of thinking is that even if we reach that “point” we won’t be able to stay there for long.  Life is always changing.  Sometimes [...]

Moving Clutter and Trash

Have you ever noticed that when someone has just moved out of their house the trash waiting for pick-up is a mile high?  Have you ever wondered where they were keeping all that trash?  Why did they keep it? My theory is that things get stored out of sight and are forgotten.  Even if they [...]

Back to School Shopping

Many states are having the “School Tax Holiday” this weekend.  If your state participates then you will want to take advantage of it especially if you are in need of a big ticket item like a computer. This week’s Decluttering Tips Newsletter has suggestions on how to take advantage of these tax savings.  You don’t [...]