It’s almost Christmas! The trees have been decorated, the smell of baking is taking over our homes and it’s time to get together with family. The first thing most people do when they visit a home this time of year is to stop and study the Christmas Tree. Invariably, it becomes storytime as each ornament…
Do you have too much stuff in your life? I’m not sure why this has become such an important thing for me to get rid of this excess stuff, but I’m very focused on culling out the things in my life I don’t need. Join me in this journey toward clutter-free living and let’s find…
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Every year many people make all the traditional resolutions and goals to get healthy, get out of debt, and get organized. But often these great resolutions are forgotten by the time the big football game kicks off. Let’s take baby steps together and move forward in 2024 toward a…
Have you ever been involved in a home improvement project and found yourself with a problem you needed to solve? Or maybe you have someone in your family that has experienced an injury or illness that requires you to step into the role as a caregiver. Sometimes the best way to solve a problem is…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in spring cleaning mode even though it’s middle of the winter. There’s just something about the new year that motivates me to get organized. I’ve been cleaning out tote boxes and making regular runs to the thrift store. I’ve listed things on Ebay, thrown out things that…
How do you organize school pictures? Now that the school year is over, this is a great time to close out everything from the school year. Every year I buy their school pictures, but I can’t even find the ones from the previous years. What a mess! I needed to find a super easy way…
There is one word that people hate to hear after they file taxes: audit! Even though an audit by the IRS is not something any of us want, a life audit is a great idea and a perfect next step for us all this week. What is a life audit? This is the chance to…
What happened? When and Where did it happen? And Who was involved? When you want to Organize Family History, these are the questions that can be answered in a concise, chronological manner by building a time line. By extracting dates, times, and places your timeline will quickly begin to tell the family story. This post…