The Magic of 15

31 Day Challenge: Day 25 I had my first two children while I was attending college full time. They were 16 months apart. Yes. We will not discuss my planning skills at this time. What those years taught me was to use every second of time that I had available. They taught me to love […]

Old Ways, New Ways

31 Day Challenge: Day 23 When you are trying to establish some order in your life, one of the things that you have to do is to change your ways. My hero, Albert Einstein, once said that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. How often […]

Getting Your Wardrobe in Order

31 Day Challenge: Day 22 How do you feel about the way you look? And what about the way that you dress? Are you putting your best face forward every day or are there days when you hope you don’t run into anyone you know? I used to be pretty good at putting outfits together […]

10 Minutes to Order, Restored

31 Day Challenge: Day 18 Restoring order to your home doesn’t have to take days. Not all at once anyway. Today was a day of cooking in my kitchen. My son, Andy, is a great cook, but a messy one. And he uses too many anchovies. I believe that I completely cleaned the kitchen, including […]

Real Life is Messy

31 Day Challenge: Day 17 I like to call this photo “Still Life with Caulk”. Isn’t it lovely? Sorry for the blurriness; I had to use the camera on my phone. Can you see which side of the table belongs to me and which side belongs to my husband? I bet you can. All month […]

Restoring Order: The List

31 Day Challenge: Day 16 Yesterday we talked about why order is a problem for us; today I’m going to list some possible solutions for you to try. Ready? Here goes: Make sure that everything in your home has a designated spot to be stored De-clutter daily Remember to put things away when you are […]