Yesterday was beautiful weather after 11 straight days of the heat index being over 100 degrees. With it being a Sunday I decided to “seize the day”. We went to a local park. Forest Park is to St. Louis like Central Park is to New York. It’s a park that was established when the 1904 [...]
Before I talk about summer clutter I want to first apologize to anyone who may have sent me a comment during the last couple of months that didn’t get posted here. It seems that all comments ended up in the spam folder and I forgot to check them. After 15 days the blog company (WordPress) [...]
Decluttering Tips – What area do you struggle with? Volume 2, Issue 23 June 23, 2009 This past year I’ve written about many areas where I struggled with clutter. Most of my readers seem to have the same problems. But I was curious. What areas do you struggle with? Over the years I have read [...]
From an early age we are told to finish what we start. And many times this means completing one task before starting another. Sometimes it just can’t happen that way. It’s hot out here in the Midwest. And it’s suppose to rain again. The grass loves all this rain. Heat, rain, high humidity, and wet [...]
Decluttering Tip Newsletter – Travel Clutter Volume 2, Issue 22 June 17, 2009 When we travel, especially for vacation, we encounter two forms of clutter. The first is what we pack to take on our trip and the second is what we buy to remind us of the trip. How many times have you thrown [...]
Here is last week’s newsletter. I want to post it here so people can leave comments if they would like. We all make mistakes. Most of the time we learn from our mistakes and move on. When it comes to clutter “mistakes” sometimes we hold on to the clutter as a constant reminder of the [...]
Last night I walked in the survivor lap for the first time at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. I have walked as a caregiver/family member with my mother (19 year survivor) pictured with me below. This is also the first time I have worked at fundraising for a cause. I’ve donated to many [...]
Have you planned your summer vacation? Are you going on a big trip or just a few mini-vacations this year? Are you going to be staying close to home this summer because of the economy? If you have decided you are not going anywhere this summer it doesn’t mean you have to be bored to [...]
It has been a couple of weeks since I sent out a tip newsletter. I’ve had some health issues to deal with but I plan to get back on track now. Because I promised to send a weekly tip and I didn’t, it became an incomplete project. This weighed heavy on my mind. Incomplete projects [...]