by Debra Smouse | May 2, 2025 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
In times of stress, our biggest challenges can grow to crystal clear awareness. Right after my father died, I become excruciatingly aware of one of my biggest challenges to keeping on top of all the tasks it takes to keep a house tidy: my tendency to not complete the...
by Debra Smouse | Mar 25, 2025 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
If you’ve been anywhere around the internet, I’m sure you’ve heard about Marie Kondo and how “Tidying Up” is the new black. I love that she’s inspiring folks to get rid of the clutter that doesn’t serve them. Because, truly,...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 1, 2024 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Two days after Halloween, I had an email from Starbucks announcing the Holiday Drinks have arrived. Everywhere I turn – be it in person or online – everything is screaming “The Holidays Are Coming”. And, that, my dear may be causing you to...
by Debra Smouse | Jul 13, 2024 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
When I was a little girl, my favorite person to be with was my grandmother. I’d go for long visits over the summer or the holidays and it was just me and her. She let me cook, play office, and take walks around the neighborhood. Despite my warm memories of all...
by Debra Smouse | Jul 8, 2024 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
One of the hottest new shows on Netflix is Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. It’s certainly inspiring folks to take a hard look at on It’s no secret that I believe clutter is one of the barriers between your life as it is and the kind of life you desire to create....
by Debra Smouse | May 3, 2024 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
As I write this little love note to you, the windows are thrown open and the fresh spring air is wafting through the house. The hyacinths are beginning to fade, but most of the daffodils and tulips are hanging in there. I’m grateful I planted a variety of late-spring...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 27, 2022 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Sometimes, the seasons bleed into each other without much fanfare. Sure, as Fall arrives you may grab that Pumpkin Spice Latte (or is that Pumpkin Spice Everything?). But the thing is, unlike cultures of the past, there isn’t a lot of rituals of transitioning...