When you walk into your home, how does it make you feel? Do you feel relaxed and cozy? Is anxious the first thing that comes to mind? Does your home make you feel welcomed and at ease? Or do you put blinders on and just try to shut out the chaos around you? If your...
If there’s one thing I know for sure it’s that our thoughts can affect our reality. Take housekeeping for example. I told myself for years that I was lousy at it. As was evidenced by my cluttered house. I’d walk in from work, take one look at the...
Despite so many folks having to work from home means we should have adjusted, I know for a fact that many of us still struggle. I have been self-employed since 2003. Though I occasionally took project to put me in a client’s brick and mortar offices, for the bulk of...
I have to say, my heart just jumped into my throat when one of my favorite Disney folks on Instagram made a confession in her Insta Stories.. She was so overwhelmed when cleaning. Well, needing to clean. In fact, she was sitting in her car, in the driveway. Not...
Sometimes, darling, making decisions is hard. We run up against a big choice — a job change or a move— and suddenly feel lost. It isn’t just the big decisions that we can struggle with. When we get tired and overwhelmed, our brains short-circuit, and the next...
It’s time to dive into spring with gusto, and for me that means a little spring cleaning over the next month. Cleaning the deck off and preparing it for dinners and morning coffee. Cleaning behind the fridge. And yes, cleaning windows. My mind is often overflowing...
After being away from home for fifty-one out of the last ninety days, to say I’m a bit discombobulated is an understatement. We’ve been home for three days and I’m still feeling edgy and irritable. It’s hard to know where to begin to get back on schedule. Yet...