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…… Continue reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Part III)

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…… Continue reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Part I)

   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. 😂 Thanks to Taste Love and Nourish for the recipe!

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…… Continue reading 2015 More to 2016 Measure: New Year Resolutions

I don’t make a resolution every year but some years find me teetering on the edge of growth, looking for that extra push. That conscious decision to grow. Perhaps this year it’s motherhood, my daughter’s own teetering serving as a visual reminder of my own. Whatever the case, I have decided to make several resolutions…… Continue reading New Year's Resolutions

What will people say about me as I draw my final earthly breaths? If I could choose (and ultimately I do choose by the way I live my life), I would want people to say things like: She’s God-fearing. She had a great sense of humor. She loved her family. She was compassionate. She was…… Continue reading What Legacy am I Creating?