I don’t recall the moment that I decided that I had had enough of buying things that didn’t make me happy. Or the moment that I realized that the reason that we never have any money was because we spent it all on stuff. Or […]

A lot is going on for my family and I this week . My daughter has two tracks meets, each of which lasts about 5 hours, as well as a soccer game and a piano recital this weekend. Steve is nearing the end of the […]

Yesterday was a nice relaxing Saturday. Th sun came out for the first time in a week, and even though it was a little humid from the days and days (and days) of rain, the weather was great for all kinds of outdoorsiness. My daughter […]

My condolences to Courtney at Be More With Less on the loss of her dear companion Guinness. Courtney’s readers knew Guinness through the stories and photos she shared on her blog, and through her personal website. Guinness was a constant source of joy to her, […]

As you may recall, I have pledged to get rid of 80% of my stuff. Since that time, I have been making slow but steady progress by defining decluttering areas, breaking down types of items in those areas, and determining ahead of time how to […]

OK, so in my last post, I enthused about how I was going to kickstart my dining room decluttering project by tackling the Small Bookcase. You remember the Small Bookcase? If not, see above. Of course, I procrastinated until it was dark outside, so the […]