One of the muscles we need to develop is what I call our “Decision Muscle.” The Decision Muscle is the intuitive answer we hear when we consider whether to keep an object in our lives or move it out of our lives. Call it your gut, your third eye or listening to your heart. It’s that instant, often ignored feeling that tells us the truth about whether to keep an object in our life.
Read MoreWith spring on the mind, a lot of us have begun clearing out the old to make room for the new. We take bags of outgrown clothing to donation centers (or at least banish them to the trunks of our cars), list furniture on Nextdoor, shred all the last bits of our “I may need this someday” mail, but what on Earth are we supposed to do with the junk filling up our medicine cabinets?
Read MorePiles of laundry and endless To Dos are exhausting, but they can actually mess with allaspects of your life-not just your daily schedule or orderly home. "At the end of the day, being organized is about having more time for yourself, and enabling you to live a more balanced life," says Eva Selhub, M.D., author of Your Health Destiny: How to Unlock Your Natural Ability to Overcome Illness, Feel Better, and Live Longer. Clearing away the clutter can help you make healthier choices, improve your relationships, and even boost your workout.
Read MoreUnless it’s a nice fat check, papers universally do not spark joy. Being overrun by paper has become a nightmare for most.
Read MoreNow in my sixth year of retirement, I am about to embark on a whole new relationship—grandmother to a baby girl.
Read MoreTackling a Marie Kondo Tidying Festival is like climbing a ladder. Each step of the ladder gets you closer to creating a peaceful, calm home.
Read MoreAfter deciding which clothing you love and want to keep, the next question is what to do with those clothes you no longer want.
Read MoreFebruary is a perfect month to assess your clothing and create the clothing scenario of your dreams! By now, you could be getting tired of bulky wintery clothes.
Read MoreDo you have mountains of unlabeled boxes filled with old photos hidden away in the back of your closets or attic? Me too. The sorting-through-photos-project looks overwhelming and, honestly, it can be.
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