The Horrors of Moving

11Aug07

We are moving to Oregon (from Michigan) in just 4 days.  My boyfriend, Chris, me and our 2 labs.  I’m just glad I get to drive his car while he drives the SUV pulling the 12 X 6 trailer with some of our shtuff.  Those dogs brew some pretty horrendous smells in the back of the SUV.  [...]

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Perfection Exits the Building

10Aug07

A lot of what I write about is how to streamline your life so it’s easier, minimized & more organized (like, you actually know where stuff is … whoa!), but it’s important that I also make the point that perfection is just as bad as chronic disorganization and excessive materialism.  I have fallen victim to it [...]

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5 Ways To Start Simplifying (Without Feeling Overwhelmed)

08Aug07

Just do it!  That’s what people have told you in the past … just start small, and just start somewhere!  But perhaps your stuff & junk have become such an epidemic in your household that you are completely overwhelmed.  Oh brother, then where do you start?  Well, there are a variety of ways to get [...]

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Brightening Up Our Surroundings

06Aug07

This past weekend, my boyfriend and I visited a very small town in Ohio that doesn’t have very much going on.  We were visiting his mother in the town where he grew up.  Even with sunny skies for the first couple of days, it was still depressing … the town is old and homes and [...]

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