Category: happiness

Recoup My Coop – Dining Room Corner:  Progress!

Recoup My Coop – Dining Room Corner: Progress!

Remember a loooong time ago, almost a year ago, when I started the Recoup My Coup series? And remember a post entitled, Recoup My Coop – Dining Room Corner Declutter – The Plan? Well, I’ve finally made some progress! These were the main items that […]

Spa Day

Spa Day

One of the things that I wanted to do with some of our tax refund was purchase new towels for the bathroom. We have towels, in a variety of bright, cheerful colors, that are getting a little worn, but are still totally usable. But somehow […]

Being in the Present

Being in the Present

I am a planner. I love to plan. When I am making plans for something (such as now with the rose garden), I am completely single-minded. I can’t think or talk about anything else. I know that it drives my family crazy. On this project, […]

Merry Christmas From Our Somewhat Less Cluttered Home

Merry Christmas From Our Somewhat Less Cluttered Home

Due to a hectic schedule this holiday season, we have just finished decorating our Christmas tree. Last year, we decluttered our unreasonably large collection of Christmas tree decorations, keeping only those decorations that we truly loved. We packed up the others for donation to the […]

Be a Good Gatekeeper

Be a Good Gatekeeper

An MSN article reposted by Joshua Becker on Becoming Minimalist, which I discussed in a previous post, presents seven useful tips for decluttering. This is my third post in my series examining each of these tips, but today I am going to skip ahead and […]

Holiday Declutter Progress Week One

Holiday Declutter Progress Week One

Since I started my Holiday Declutter Streak, I have purged my home nearly 200 items. For those of you who follow me on Twitter, I have recorded my progress daily on Twitter with #HolidayDeclutterStreak. Day 1 The first day, I decluttered the cabinet above the […]