No, not at the edge of a steep cliff looking down at the ground oh-so-far-away. Ready for something new! We’re on the brink of a new year and you’re probably hearing or thinking about how you want things to be …
Know what these things have in common? Moving. Retirement. New medical diagnosis. Job promotion. Marriage. Change within an ongoing health issue. If you said they are all life transitions, you are correct! With the end of one season of life …
As someone who likes structure, I’ve often heard, “Janice, you just need to learn how to go with the flow.” About 15 years ago, I started hearing about the “flow state” as it applies to productivity. If you’re interested in …
Stuff is stealthy. It creeps up on you when you aren’t looking. One day everything seems manageable and the next day…poof, there’s a big pile of stuff. It happens when you: don’t put items away after you are finished using …
How’s that for perspective? We all have the same amount of time each day, week, month and year. Whether it’s your neighbor, your relative three generations back, or Julius Caesar, we all have (or had) the same amount of time. …
What do these have in common? Butter churn, ice cream churn, and churning of the sea. All of these images indicate something spinning for a long period of time. With a butter or ice cream churn, there is a goal …
One may be the loneliness number, but it can also be a powerful number! When I’m feeling overwhelmed by stuff or tasks, it’s often because I want the whole problem to just go away. Unfortunately, neither the Organizing Fairy nor …
Did you know that the “back-to-school” season can affect you — even if you don’t have kids at home? Surprise! Today is a good time to start thinking about how the rush of a new school year can impact you, …
Yes, you read that right! Here’s the backstory: mid-first-COVID-spring, I started walking (sans phone!) in my neighborhood and on nearby greenways. The cardio was good for my body and my mood. In fact, it helped my mental state so much, …
You had regular habits BCV (before COVID-19). They may or may not have worked well for you, but you had them nonetheless. Now we’re in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of those routines have been blown to …