1. Your mini-van’s runners squeak under the weight of sand, lollipop sticks, broken crayons, and hopeful optimism that this summer, you won’t run out of swim diapers by noon.  2.... Read more >>

Why do so much chaos, confusion, and uncertainty exist in the world today? If you look at all of the crazy weather patterns, the on-going wars, the thousands of foreclosures, the crumbling economic... Read more >>

Most of us are very familiar with the dance between peace and chaos. Everything is going smoothly or at least nothing stands out as being a major challenge. We feel like life has allowed... Read more >>

Sometimes organizing anything helps clear my head. Last night, I decided it was time to calm the chaos by organizing my stash of threads, yarns, and stitching paraphernalia. Here is the scenario: I... Read more >>

For many years, my goal has been to get myself together and do a better job juggling the responsibilities of home and work. You know: clean and tidy house, well-behaved children, crossed-off to-do... Read more >>

When I asked my friend Anne how her transition from stay-at-home mom to fulltime work had gone, she said, “I didn’t open the mail for six months! Something’s got to give.”... Read more >>

It is stressful, exhausting, and overwhelming. In extreme cases, it destroys marriages and has even caused death. It is called clutter. Clutter results from unfinished business, priorities that are... Read more >>

It is that time again—another New Year is here. It is a time when many people will set New Year’s resolutions. “Getting Organized” is the third most frequently set New... Read more >>

• Just say goodbye. If you haven’t worn something in the past year, give it away. Discard or recycle anything that doesn’t get worn, is out of style or does not fit. Put... Read more >>

We either know a drama queen, we are a drama queen, or goodness forbid, perhaps both! Some people run from high drama to high drama. They never really live the real drama of life: deep love, true... Read more >>