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Top 4 Ways To Get Organized

On June 29, 2011 By

I have helped many people get organized over the years.  In almost every single case, these 4 areas were the most important in getting these folks to a more peaceful place in their homes and workplaces.

1.  Give away.  One of the first things I tell my clients is to go through everything and clean out!  [...]

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The 100 Thing Challenge

On January 4, 2011 By

I originally posted about the “100 Thing Challenge” back in Sept. of 2009.  That was really the beginning of my desire to start living with less.  Well, I just finished reading Dave Bruno’s  book about his 100 Thing Challenge and how it all came about.  In this book [...]

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Too Much Stuff

On September 1, 2010 By

I meet a lot of people that look at minimalism as something negative.   They see it as having to do without too much.  They see it as unnecessary.  They see it as sacrifice.  It is a sacrifice, but don’t we have to sacrifice when we need to make room [...]

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Creating Peace On Your Grocery Bill

On August 6, 2010 By

I am always looking for more and more ways to simplify our meals and save money at the grocery store.  I’ve been reading a lot about it and I’ve found some great blog posts and websites that I wanted to share.

I love this website that I found a couple of weeks ago.  [...]

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Clearing Out with Craigslist

On July 29, 2010 By

I love Craigslist.  Over the past two years my husband and I have sold hundreds of dollars worth of our stuff on Craiglist.  It is a great way to get rid of things and make a little cash in return. 

Why I love Craigslist:

1.  It’s easy to [...]

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Six Items Or Less

On July 26, 2010 By

I just read about this project, called “Six Items Or Less“.  The challenge is to wear only 6 items of clothing for one month.  Underwear, work-out clothes and outer wear are not included.  I have missed the start date, but I could do my own [...]

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Going Digital

On July 18, 2010 By

I really want to go completely digital with all of my paperwork, to-do’s, calendar entries, tickler files, bills, photos, and music.  I wish I could eliminate my entire file system at home and sell my file cabinet.  Anyone who knows me well knows that I love to get rid of things I do not need [...]

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Minimize Emails

On July 8, 2010 By

Sometimes, before I know it, I’m up to about 150 emails in my inbox. I have to admit that I do use my inbox as part of my to-do list. In other words, I will not file or delete an email until I’ve taken care of the action it is tied [...]

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Why Not Give It Away?

On July 5, 2010 By

There will always be items in your home that you never use.  I promise.  You might think that some of those items will get used “someday”, but I’m here to tell you from experience that most of them will not ever be used again.  You just need to let go of them.  Wouldn’t [...]

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Simplify Meals

On July 3, 2010 By

Meal planning is one of those things that I am always working on simplifying in our household.  Sometimes it can be difficult to cook for different people with different tastes as well as cook meals that eliminate certain foods like dairy or beef, etc.  Once I find something that we all like I [...]

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