Lifestyle blogger – cruises, organizing, managing money, and parenting.
Newsflash! There is a HUGE connection between excess clutter and bargain shopping. It’s true. After all, that stuff didn’t just walk into your house all by itself. I get it, believe me. When something is such a good deal, it’s sometimes really HARD to pass it up, even if you don’t have some place to […] Read more…
Probably more than any other factor, your bad habits or good habits literally control your whole life. I find that so fascinating that I’ve devoted a lot of my life of working to smash those bad habits that are keeping ME stuck. In fact, a ton of the posts on this site are devoted to […] Read more…
Decluttering burnout is a real thing. It’s a major lifestyle change and that can bring a lot of feelings up in your life. Congratulations on making the decision to declutter and make your personal life one of minimalism and simplicity! It will bring you a sense of freedom and calm, but it is a major […] Read more…
It’s the #1 question from people who feel like organizing is their next best step. Where to start when you have a very messy house. Where’s the BEST place to start? Today I’m going to answer that, and give you a few tips in finding the motivation get going. It doesn’t sound like it — […] Read more…
If you’ve got clutter around your house, you are missing out on the peace and serenity that you could be enjoying. That’s one thing I learned after growing up in a messy house. However, there are so MANY problems which can cause clutter. Depending on which ones are your particular bugaboos, I’ve got some GREAT […] Read more…
Here are a few more tidbits I picked up from Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary during my recent all-day seminar. He’s quite a genius on teaching people to be more persuasive. Some of the contestants could really learn from him! 3 Ways to be More Persuasive Hey, you might not ever end up on Shark Tank, […] Read more…
I LOVE motivational speakers. I’ll bet I’ve listened to over a thousand hours of amazing speakers and teachers, both in person and in audio or video recordings. So, when I had a chance to attend a seminar this week that featured both Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary and the amazing Tony Robbins, it took me about […] Read more…
The world seems to be broken into two types of people – the morning person and the night owl. I am decidedly in the night owl camp, but this is the real world. I have a job that requires me to function as somewhat of a morning person – if I want to receive a […] Read more…
Here we are on Day Three of our New Year’s motivation series. Today, we are talking my best tips to clean/declutter/organize your home. I’ve got more than 100 posts to choose from in this category, so I couldn’t narrow it down to just five posts. Instead, I selected five different types of posts to help […] Read more…
This is the second post in our New Year’s Motivation series. After weight loss, I think people’s #2 resolution is to recover from their holiday debt, and learn how to manage your money. I feel it certainly is a worthy goal. To me, managing your money is less about getting rich and more about ensuring […] Read more…
Welcome to your New Year! These are my best weight loss tips to kick off your year. Every year, the #1 Resolution people have is to lose weight. First off, it is always perfect timing, just because of the way the holidays fall. Most folks start their holiday eating binge in November for Thanksgiving, then […] Read more…
Well, here we are again – ready to start off another New Year’s Day. Most people start out their New Year’s with a resolution (or three) for things they need to change. But sadly, but February 1st, they have made little to no progress on their goals. Sound familiar? Then you need some FOOLPROOF […] Read more…
Tomorrow is my second payday after Christmas. And tomorrow, I will write a check and poof! All my Christmas bills will be paid off. My holiday situation wasn’t always like this – like many people, I used to have Christmas bills from my holiday overspending that would take me months to pay off. But that […] Read more…
I did a post about saving money at the gym last year. I wanted to revisit it again as part of my New Year’s Motivation series. The first week of January is exactly the time of year when people start flooding to the gym again to try and get rid of a few extra […] Read more…
I hope you’ve been enjoying my series so far. This is my final post in the series, but I think it’s my favorite. As the head of the USDA, Brian Wansink was given a challenge to improve the nutrition in the typical school cafeteria. And I have to say, the simple and innovative ideas he […] Read more…