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Read MoreSometimes the smallest annoyances add up to be the straw that breaks the Mama Camels back. I've got 3 tiny but mighty organizing tips for you today - hope they spark ideas or solve a problem for you, too.
Read MoreStudies vary but the most conservative says Americans look at their phones 80 times per day. Some studies show that number being as high as 2,000 times a day. Wow. So why not declutter your phone so that picking it up makes you feel calm instead of like you've walked into a jam packed room with clutter in every corner?
Read MoreLet's pretend life hands us a menu. On that menu is "crazy busy" and "overwhelmed" but also "calm" and "present." Let's just say you've been ordering crazy busy every day for years . . .
Read MoreBobbie is a wife and mom of 2 boys, ages 7 and 10. She is in the process of starting her own business. She made a conscious and financially difficult decision to leave her corporate job because it all felt like too much. Bobbie felt she couldn't be present with her family because she was overwhelmed with work. Everyone in her family was running at a frantic pace and she just had to make a huge change to make it stop . . .
Read MorePicture the slice of calm to be the lemon in a drink. It's not the main ingredient, but it can change the flavor of the whole thing. Adding a slice of calm to a plain-glass-of-water kind of day can make all the difference. It can give it a little pep, make it feel more colorful and special and relaxing.
Read More“Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of non-forgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.”
Read MoreToday I had one of those days where I was going, going, going . . . all day long. I am putting the finishing touches on an online class I'm offering starting in August (click here if you want to be notified when the sign up opens!) and recording a video for the intro. I had the pleasure of chatting with clients, and taking my kids to the library*. I wrapped up the day with meeting a friend for dinner, cleaning up after my puppy for the 18th time today, and folding laundry.
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Read MoreAt the end of the day, do you ever look at your to do list and feel like a big ol' failure? I did! Even though I was working hard at everything all day, the to do list was never ever DONE. If you start the day by making an exhaustive list of to dos that never get checked off, you are likely setting yourself up for failure . . .
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