Romancing Your Rooms – February 2012 Newsletter

I’ve always been fascinated with the way space feels, and this is why I love working with people in their room, closets and file cabinets. Space invites and teases and opens its arms. It also can go cold and forbidding, hiding things or restricting movement.   This abiding flirtation with hallways and even public spaces [...]

Life Skills We Hate

There are other things that we love to avoid! One of them is really a basic life skill that few of us were really taught as kids or even young adults. Taking care of financial paper and filing in general. Sorry. You can use a body double for these tasks, but my tip for the [...]

When Syncing Doesn’t and other Surprises – March 2011 Newsletter

March Greetings! This month’s quote says it all….. I try to take it one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.  (Ashleigh Brilliant) Before regaling you with that story I have a major discovery to share. I now understand why so many people keep their Oprah Magazines. Sitting in the [...]

David Allens “Blended Stacks”

I just read this on David Allen’s Newsletter and tried to “share” it, but could not find a way…. so I am passing it on to you via my blog. His systems might be the answer for you, or not, but the concepts here are right on: The Numbness of Blended Stacks You will experience [...]

“Reactionary Workflow” – Ideas for Breaking the Pattern

Where do you really draw the line on your “to do” list? Some of the things we assign ourselves really are necessary; get our teeth cleaned, answer the jury duty summons, pick up the kids. Another category might be negotiable, and yet another list usually contains all those things we actually WANT to do. And [...]

Keeping Up While Fending off Overwhelm

It’s like flossing your teeth…. a job that never really ends. So how can you figure out how to manage it without making it a big deal?

Beginning Steps to Meditation

Let’s assume that you’ve heard about meditation, and that it can be a helpful skill. I think we can also figure that many of you have some ideas about how hard it might be to sit still , much less make it a habit. What after all, will it really DO for us? Most people [...]

Get UnStuck: January 2010 Newsletter

The reviews of 2009 are rolling in some want to remind us of the positive while others focus on the bad, bad, bad. The articles I read seem to swing back and forth between attitudes of deep gloom and determined optimism. I wonder if it might be more functional to stand somewhere in the middle. [...]

Beyond Home Make Overs

More people than ever are committed to living and working in attractive and functional spaces. The popularity of makeover shows, feng shui books and lifestyle simplifying continues to draw those who want to make changes. The challenge is finding time and energy to realize these goals in an already busy life. Hiring an expert can [...]