When I started ‘blogging’ I was working on a laptop in the kitchen or at a local coffee shop. As writing online turned into podcasting, then coaching, and then counselling, my office space evolved along with my career. Over the years, my office space has moved locations, layout and room size…. I have shared some … Read more
Time for another instalment of RECENTLY DECLUTTERED, where I share a space in the home I have recently decluttered and the deep thoughts my overthinking brain encounters from this practice. A little bit, often It all started with realizing how dirty my bathroom ensuite floors had become. I had taken before and after photos, … Read more
Decluttering The LINEN CLOSET! This has been on my ‘spring cleaning’ list. So I took some time this week to declutter it. We took out everything except all the games and puzzles (those were staying and generally well organized) We went through all the things and made a huge pile for thrift (including three bags FILLED WITH other bags! Taking … Read more
I was putting away my laundry the other night and found myself wrestling items into a bustling PJ drawer. I felt like ‘enough already!’ (as we say when we are face to face with a toleration). I pulled everything out, and sorted out the items I ENJOY wearing. (Cause when you are in your 40s, you decide … Read more
DECLUTTERING THE ENSUITE BATHROOM The other weekend, the kids had friends over and I didn’t feel like listening to them talk about video games and the corn song so I meandered into my bedroom and decluttered my bathroom drawers. I often feel that the ensuite bathroom is the Inner Sanctum. It is where my … Read more
I want to talk a bit about loving our space, even when we are frustrated by it. So grab a cup of something cozy and settle in, I have a lot of links and thoughts to share with you! WHEN YOU FEEL DISSATISFIED, INSTEAD OF INSPIRED If you are like me, sometimes all the HGTV … Read more
It is October 2022 and I am writing to you from a (still) half-finished kitchen (#neverendingreno), between client calls and kids coming home from school. The HGTV shows sure gave me false impressions that kitchen renos happen in a weekend (aka 22 minutes). But after a month in, we have adapted to life without *counters* … Read more
I love to share what I am decluttering with you. It helps me to be accountable and I hope it encourages you to keep an eye out for the little projects you can do here and there in your home. The hall closet. On a recent coaching call, I confessed to my ladies in the … Read more
I have shared before that one of the mental hurdles we have in our homes is thinking that once we declutter and organize that it should just stay like that. But, in my experience of doing the work and working with many women on these topics, the reality is that we live in our homes, … Read more
My office is a powerhouse for working two different jobs (hence two desks) and the holding pen for all the papers, files and craft supplies that our family uses. I know this space is small, but one thing I’ve noticed over the years is that I often wish my office had a comfy chair to … Read more