Weight has a way of sneaking up on a person, just like clutter. FlyLady calls it “body clutter” and I think that is a brilliant description. I started having weight *issues* during nursing school. I was in my late 20s/early 30s, with two small children and a boatload of stress. Most of us gained weight…
The Power of Words
There’s this little thing about me that you should know. I am Queen of the Squeaky Clean Language World. The other day I was talking to my daughter on the phone and telling her about some stuff I was bringing over for her garage sale. Me: Some of it probably should be thrown away but…
Why I hate Wal Mart
Lots of people hate Wal Mart because of its business practices but my reasons are a bit less socially conscious: 1. The parking lot is as big as many small towns/villages and usually contains more cars than some third world countries have. When it looks like the Disneyland parking lot, you know you are in…
Feng Shui, Knitting, and Pumping Iron
I’m guessing that if you are reading this blog you have some interest in decluttering. But then again, I am currently reading a blog about knitting and I do not knit. I have no interest in knitting. I am too chubby to look good in bulky knitted items. But, wow! That knitter lady writes one…
Why I am a reformed/reforming packrat
After 40 some odd years of carefully maintaining my ever growing stash of stuff, why am I now committed to decluttering and downsizing? I mean, I do have enough storage space in my current home. The living areas of my home appear generally tidy and not especially clutter-y. And even though my closets, drawers, cupboards…
A recovering packrat
I’m at least a third generation packrat and I’ve had enough! Each time we have moved to a larger home I look at all the empty storage spaces and think, “Wow! I’ll never fill all that.” But within an amazingly short period of time it’s full. With one kid in college and the other married,…