“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein Do you have a place for all your stuff? Or is your stuff stuffed into places where you can’t find it? Could you describe a lot of your stuff as clutter? Decluttering has been a popular, or should I say prevalent, term in recent years. If you have stuff that…

You might be closer than you think… Dictionary.com defines poise as a “state of balance or equilibrium”; or “a dignified, self-confident manner”. Does that feel like you? Is it something you want for yourself? I’ve always admired people who I consider to have poise and grace. It is not a…

When I retired from education, I floundered. I didn’t know what to do or what I wanted to do. But these “great ideas” kept popping up. My mind kept drifting to ways I could help others with my knowledge and experience. My thoughts came as if I were writing down…

As much as many of us choose to overlook it, there is a lot wrong with the way most of us currently live our lives. We sit in chairs all day long gaining weight, we eat processed foods and we face constant stresses from work, from our relationships and from…

It was stress compounded. It seems as though the number of emails I’m getting that are ready and waiting to solve my every problem have increased dramatically. Am I wrong? Emails abound from an undisclosed source with a “too good to be true” subject line and only one thing in…

Have you found it to be harder to stay organized these days? I used to think I was an organized person. I developed a plan and worked the plan to accomplish my goal. …

“When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” ~ Tecumseh We have been living in uncharted times. The stress of not knowing what is going to happen…

I know — sounds crazy, right? What can a jigsaw puzzle teach anybody? But it did, so stay with me and I’ll share everything. I love puzzles, but haven’t put one together in quite a while. That’s because I know myself, and I know that once I open the box…

Does the term “spark joy” mean anything to you? It does if you know about Marie Kondo, the tidying queen. Kon-Mari is her signature method of tidying. Marie has published two wildly popular books, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Spark Joy. She also has a Netflix series, Tidying…