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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Part III)
Konmari all the things. In the past two days I have gone through sweaters, shirts, pants, skirts, scarves, socks, bracelets, shorts, necklaces, rings, bags, books, notebooks, binders, magazines, and pictures. We made one massive trip to Goodwill with another planned. I recycled three paper grocery bags full of papers. I condensed over three boxes of photographs…
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Part II)
Now you’ve heard my idea of a future tidy life but Kondo doesn’t stop there. “Why?” she asks. Why? Why? Why? Why? 3-5 times she asks for each desire. Why do I have clothes out the night before? To take a decision out of my morning. To get ready earlier. To be on time. To…
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Part I)
This Christmas, I asked for Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: the Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. If you’ve read any articles on Kondo’s method of tidying you may feel that she’s slightly batty. Or entirely batty. But you may also feel that she is onto something worth learning. Kondo begins her…
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#TBT
Tonight I arrived home from a two-day work trip in Massachusetts after this sweet baby had already gone to bed. I’m exhausted but I find myself craving her sleepy dead weight on my chest. So much so that I will tiptoe into her room, slide around the creaky spots in the floor, and peer over…
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Meatless Monday: 1 of 52
It was a crazy first day back in the office today and I didn’t leave to pick up Emma until 5:30pm. This meatless meal took 45 minutes to cook but it was well worth the wait, even after forgetting to put in any of the seasoning. đ Thanks to Taste Love and Nourish for the recipe!
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Resolute in 2016
The New Year always holds promise for me. Isn’t there something wonderful about reaching the end of a calendar and opening a brand new page, new agenda, new possibilities? I’ve made a few resolutions this year, as I do most years. Drinking more H20 didn’t make the list this time but Meatless Mondays did. As did replacing…
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Strolling past Santa
Santa and I had a date that we were running late for. Emma had screamed the entire ride home and was now refusing to eat and, with equal fervor, refusing to let me clean her up. Her daycare clothes needed to be changed and her pigtails had been pulled out throughout the day, leaving a…
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2015 More to 2016 Measure: New Year Resolutions
It’s that time of year again. The time when you look back at what you’ve accomplished and what you’ve put off. The time to decide if you’re going to give your resolutions another go, replace them, or ignore them. 2015, I promised you some things: Be a more conscious consumer. Over the past year, I…
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Travel Blues
Tonight I miss my husband so much that I actually hurt. That’s crazy. We’ve been ships passing in the night for over a month now. Flying in for a restless night, partner’s bags packed for the morning. Heading off to tackle the next show, the next training, the next, the next, the next. Planning, scheduling,…
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Dear Emma,
I know how it must seem… I’m your mom and here I am leaning into my career and picking up travel days. I know your days at daycare aren’t perfect, as made evident by today’s bite mark on your cheek (although you could’ve fooled me with those smiling eyes when you ran to greet me – you’re so…
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