Tackling Photographs!

March 2023 “What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” Is it any wonder that it’s so hard to part with photos? Read ahead to uncover some tips and tricks about reducing the volume. If you thought greeting cards were hard (last month’s topic), just wait […]

Tackling Old Greeting Cards

February 2023 “Greeting cards routinely tell us everybody deserves love.” — first half of a quote from Zadie Smith Perhaps that’s why it’s so hard to toss them,? Read ahead for some tips on minimizing the volume you may have amassed in your lifetime. Here we are – just fresh off another holiday that can […]

Getting Ready for Your Final Chapter

January 2023 “Whenever I prepare for a journey I prepare as though for death. Should I never return, all is in order.” — Katherine Mansfield Talking about the ‘final chapter’ can be very awkward and uncomfortable for some people. Others are very interested in talking openly about what happens when they are no longer around. […]

Papers in the House?

December 2022 “Sometimes what you’re most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free.” — Robert Tew Wishing you a happy, healthy and rewarding 2023. And what better way to start off the new year than having your files set up and ready to go! (I’m sure that’s what you’re thinking […]

Lightening Up the Laundry

November 2022 There are so many fun quotes about laundry, I couldn’t limit to just one or two, so here you go: Many people hate doing laundry. I remember spending so much time in the laundry room when my kids were young that I referred to it as my second bedroom….but I never really hated […]