Letting go and Letting IN the World–an interview with Professor Dumpster. Jeff Wilson piqued my interest when I came upon an article in The Atlantic, last year. Who moves from a 3,000-square foot home to a 500-square foot apartment, and then down to a 36-square foot dumpster? What’s surprising? He’s an environmental science professor at […]
In this STUFFology 101 REVIEW, an older and little known work by Dr. Duckett entitled, The Mental Codes, contains the missing ingredient to our success. Remember the book, The Secret? Remember the book, The Mental Codes? Remember The Strangest Secret? They all sound familiar, right? Depending on your age, you may only have vague familiarity […]
Spring is a season of renewal. We plant the seeds we’ll sow in fall. It’s time to take a serious look around and do some spring-cleaning in the areas we define as clutter. Clear out the weeds so the fruits of summer can grow to their full potential. What are some of the cluttergories in […]
Friend and colleague, Ann Vanino of Moving Forward Coaching & Consulting writes in her monthly Working Happy Newsletter, “Clear away the noise and listen to what your heart is saying about your happiness.” Sometimes we need to clear the clutter—the obstacles to unencumbered living to release us. As we clear the areas of clutter in […]
The art of de-cluttering is similar to any other skill or talent worth developing. If you want to play better piano, you need to practice, Practice, PRACTICE. If you want to be a better basketball player, you need to shoot hoops and practice moves on the court. Whatever talent you wish to master, you need […]
While dealing with the STUFF of LIFE, we could use a helping hand with clearing the mental clutter swirling in our minds or the physical stuff that stops us from going after what we really want. When a helping hand is not an option, an inspirational reminder can lift us over the obstacles created by […]
It’s amazing what happens when we take steps to de-clutter. With tax season coming, we’ve run out of space to file our paperwork. My husband had removed older records from the filing cabinet, which made it so much easier to file current paperwork. Now, the IRS requires us to save the last seven years of […]
For all in the book biz, Publisher’s Weekly (PW) is a BIG DEAL! Getting a REVIEW by PW is an even BIGGER DEAL. So, even though we’ve shared our excitement about this via social media, we just had to go on record with this. … ‘stuffologists’ Avadian and Riddle have spent a lifetime dealing with […]
Last week, I cancelled my satellite TV subscription. Two years ago, I suspended service for two to three months. Since then, I wanted to let go of subscription TV but hit a roadblock—my husband. When he suggested giving up TV completely, recently, I jumped and cancelled our service. The following day, I received an unexpected […]
During the late sixties, I had a couple of pen pals. During the summer months, we’d keep in touch by writing letters to one another on pretty stationary. Since their stationary looked better than mine did, I made up for it with my calligraphy-like penmanship in different colors. We’ll come back to the good old […]