Want to get control over the clutter in your life? Start in one small place. It can be the top of your desk, for instance. At the end of your work day take 15 minutes before calling it a day and tidy your desk. Do whatever filing remains. Make a list of the things to tackle tomorrow. Put pens, pencils, markers back where they belong. You will be amazed by how much you can accomlish in these few minutes and by the relief you feel the next day when you see your desk. Try it and let me know if…
If your house is anything like mine you have a lot of paper arriving in your mailbox on a daily basis. What do you do with it all? We get catalogues, magazines, some invitations, and bills. My husband likes to spread all the mail out on the kitchen counter into its different categories. I come along and take the different piles to their various homes. Magazines go to magazine holders, catalogues I want I look through and tear out the page which might have something for me to order the rest I recycle, invitations are responded to and then posted on the…
What did your first home look like? Was moving easy? Did you know where to put your things? My first home – away from my parents – was a small apartment. I was able to find some furniture in my parents storage unit that they no longer wanted so I didn’t have to buy as much stuff to furnish it. I hung some pictures on the wall but it did not have to homey feeling I was looking to create. I’d love to hear some stories about how you went about creating your first home.
Moving to a new city – country is really stressful. Moving across town to a new home can be just as stressful. Is there any way to be prepared? Can you (the person moving) minimize the stress to your family by anticipating the chaos and disorder? I’d love to know your thoughts – stories.