Week 1 The 2014 Things Challenge: What Counts as Things?
Week 1 The 2014 Things Challenge What Counts as Things? Yes - we've survived the first week of The 2014 Things Challenge. Some of you have practically completed the challenge in the first week (this usually involves a huge garage clean out,) while most of you have had...
The Simple Kitchen: Why Having Less Stuff Makes Me a Better Homemaker
Over the weekend, Roger and I had my step-daughter, Amanda, and her boyfriend Shaun, over for dinner and a movie. Both these kids are over at our house on a pretty regular basis, so Amanda was understandably taken aback when she walked into our kitchen. "Wow! It's so...
The 2014 Things Challenge: How to Keep Track of Your “Things”
So you've decided to do it. You are going to get rid of 2014 Things in 2014. Or maybe you're feeling super desperate, and in addition to the 2014 Things, you are also getting rid of one thing for every thing you bring in. I'll be honest - I was shocked at the response...
The 2014 Things Challenge – Are You Ready to Live Lighter?
The 2014 Things Challenge - Are You Ready to Live Lighter? Robin commented: “We'll start purging again in Jan. The goal is for 2014 items to leave the house next year!” Oh Robin doesn't have any idea how she’s messed up my life… The above was a comment that she left...
When it Needs to be a Simple Christmas – You Have No Time
When It Needs to be a Simple Christmas – When You Have No Time There could be a million reasons you are time crunched this Christmas – family obligation, a huge project at work, etc. One of the things I would ask you to consider – do you feel a time crunch...
When it Needs to be a Simple Christmas
When it Needs to be a Simple Christmas This year we are doing “Simple Christmas” not because we want to create some more space in our lives, or we are intentionally making room to give more to the needy. This year it’s out of total necessity. As most of you know, two...
I’m Having Gastric Sleeve Surgery. Here’s What I Want to Tell You…
I'm Having Gastric Sleeve Surgery. Here's What I Want to Tell You... Tuesday morning, Roger and I will be at the hospital at 5:30 AM and I will be going in for the gastric sleeve surgery. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out the Wikipedia page.)...
What Do You Want to Get Done Before Christmas?
What Do You Want to Get Done Before Christmas? I am a list maker. I love a good list. As I'm sitting here making lists of things I want to get accomplished before the end of the year, one think looms heavy in my sight: Christmas. Don't get me wrong- I LOVE Christmas....
How to Never be Criticized for the Rest of Your Life
How to Never be Criticized for the Rest of Your Life Friday, I was standing in line waiting to have my license examined to see if I was legal to fly in to Dallas. As the TSA agent was inspecting someone's ID in front of me, a uniformed man walked up to the front of...