You know one of my big strategies is to NOT organize, just declutter. It makes my life easier, helps me get started, and has made a huge difference in our home. Really, it was a game changer. It also keeps me from buying a bunch of containers I may never use. Not that I never use containers. But when I do, it generally works like … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2014
041 Defining Success Podcast
Defining Success!! I'm answering the question about how I do on non-negotiables now, five years into this deslobification process. Do I still have to do them ALL daily? Posts mentioned within this podcast: Year Two in E-Book Form How to Get the Musty Smell Out of Laundry Left Too Long in the Washer 28 Days to … [Read more...]
Déjà Vu? (Or Just Me Repeating My Mistakes?)
I'm not a big fan of déjà vu. It's a creepy feeling. Feeling like something happened before but knowing it probably didn't. And then there are times when things happen that I KNOW have happened before. That's not a creepy feeling. It's a mind-exploding, grumpiness-inducing, self-blaming feeling. Like these black pants. I … [Read more...]
You Know What Happens When You Assume?
A friend in college would often quote his grandma on this one. I'm going to crypticize the statement since I'm a prude. "You know what happens when you assume? You make a first-three-letters-of-assume out of u and me." Assuming gets nobody anywhere. And usually causes trouble. A big part of this deslobification process for me has … [Read more...]