The Beauty of an Empty Bin

The Beauty of an Empty Bin

I am not a professional organizer. I’m a storyteller. So why am I writing (again) about the benefits of decluttering? Perhaps because there is SO MUCH CLUTTER? It’s part of my story. One of those stories which I hope will offer to you, my reader, a nice...
Have No Happy? 5 Ways to Make Time for Joy

Have No Happy? 5 Ways to Make Time for Joy

Not long ago at work I was Very Busy. But Not Very Happy. I was waking up bleary-eyed and arriving at work before 5 am, pushing through a whirlwind of a day that continued well into the evening. Outside of work, I was drowning in the deluge of demands of parenting and...
12 Ways to Spring Clean Your Story

12 Ways to Spring Clean Your Story

Are you spring cleaning? (Or, like me, maybe thinking about it but not yet doing it?) All that dusting and decluttering and organizing and airing out… It puts a spring in your step, thinking about a fresh start. So, what about your story? Doesn’t it...
Three Momentum-Stopping, Goal-Killing Words

Three Momentum-Stopping, Goal-Killing Words

There are a lot of shouldn’ts out there. And wouldn’ts and couldn’ts. Don’t forget about their negative cousins, the triple-threat of can’t, don’t, and won’t. These words are goal-derailers. Rounding out the list is the...
Honey, I Missed the Super Blue Blood Moon

Honey, I Missed the Super Blue Blood Moon

I missed something this morning, something I intended to see. Something that only happens every hundred years or so, I’m told. The Total Lunar Eclipse. The Super Blue Blood Moon of 2018. An ominous title for an extraordinary event. I was promised it would be...