The Happiness of Pursuit
Ask me what I'm thinking about in November of each year and I'll reply "goals." Ever since I first took Aby's Achieve Your Goals and Create a Life You Love class I usually start making lists [...]
Clutterfree with Kids Book Review
Clutterfree with Kids by Joshua Becker is a practical guide which will inspire you to think differently about the items in your home. Joshua writes at the blog Becoming Minimalist and authored this book to inspire parents that it [...]
Summer Reading: Small Books with a Big Impact
I read a lot of books on simplicity, organization, and time management and my favorite ones usually combine personal anecdotes with practical action steps to help the reader get started on their journey. Both the books [...]
The House that Cleans Itself: A Book Review
If you're still trying to finish your spring cleaning or if you're looking to reorganize your home this summer "The House that Cleans Itself" by Mindy Starns Clark might be just what you need. This is [...]
Slow Family Living: Author Interview
I'm super excited to share the following interview with Bernadette Noll, author of the book Slow Family Living: 75 Simple Ways to Slow Down, Connect and Create More Joy. I really connected with the premise of [...]
Summer Bucket List: D is for The Book of Doing
Continuing on with our summer series, in my next few posts I’m going to share a few add-ons for your alphabetized summer bucket list. The first one is THE BOOK OF DOING: Everyday Activities to Unlock [...]
From Zero to Four Kids in Thirty Seconds: A Book Review + Giveaway
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, then you know that when I do book reviews they are typically on self improvement books, organizing books, or decorating books, as these are the kinds of [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas: Books
One of the items on my Christmas wish list each year is at least one book. I love it when I find a book under the tree, especially if it’s one loaded with inspiring photos. Then, [...]
Is Perfectionism Preventing You from Getting Organized?
If so, this book may help. This past summer I had the opportunity to review the book Being Happy: You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Lead a Richer, Happier Life by Tal Ben-Shahar. Now I [...]
After Organizing Do You Get the Itch to Decorate? (Plus a Great Giveaway)
During the last session of Quick + Simple Clutter Control there was discussion in the forums about decorating. Several workshop participants were inspired to decorate and put the finishing touches on the spaces they had decluttered [...]