We all have things that hurt us. I’m not talking physical hurt, but emotional hurt. Especially the ones caused by items we surround ourselves with.
You know what I’m talking about. It’s those items that bring up bad memories each time we look at them. They may remind you of hateful words said by the person who gave you the item. Or remind you of an embarrassing event you’d rather forget. …
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Every year I come up with the same resolution. I want to declutter my home and simplify my life. I’ve had some successes over the years plus some failures – at least with that resolution. …
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Mind Games – we all play them. We use them to help motivate ourselves to take action on something.
But do they really work? And what works better, positive or negative mind games?
Think about it for a minute. …
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Can changing one word make a difference in how motivated we are to take action?
In the field of organizing and decluttering we read different words to describe what we need to do to make our lives better. Although all these words have similar meanings each person has their favorites. Some words are used more in the home setting. Others tend to be used more in the business setting.
Simplifying, Minimalizing, Decluttering, Organizing, Consolidating. …
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A couple of weeks ago a house in my neighborhood went up for sale. It had an open house that day so I checked it out. There are some lessons we can learn from going through an open house. Since most homes that are up for sale are decluttered, at least temporally, it can be inspirational to see how a clean, simplified home can look.
I’m also curious what other people have done when remodeling and decorating their homes. It’s especially helpful when the house is similar to mine. …
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