We’re finally to the Kelly Cottage office low budget makeover to which I’ve alluded a post or two ago. Since I’m slow as Christmas, I’m breaking it into two several posts.
Office LOW BUDGET Makeover Part 1
decluttering
The Stuff of Dreams. And 7 Ground Rules for Decluttering It.
We’ve talked about “stuff” before, in the context of “stuffitis.” (See this post I did last year.) But this week as I’ve been clearing out some stuff in my office, it’s gotten me thinking more about how our stuff is tied to our dreams. No, not the ones we have when we go to sleep… I mean our aspirations, hopes, goals, interests, passions, etc.
Continue reading“Spring Cleaning” the Tranquil Domesticity Way
I’m not being dishonest in my title here, but—full disclosure— I don’t really DO spring cleaning, per se. So I’ll share “spring cleaning” (imagine me making air quotes with my fingers…) the Tranquil Domesticity way.
TD TAH-DAH #2: The BIG Tiny Laundry Room Redo Reveal
It’s time for the big reveal of the second of Kelly Cottage’s 2021 series of extreme(-ly low-budget) makeovers: the laundry room redo!
How To Know If You Have STUFFITIS And What To Do About It
“Let It Go…“
We all have stuff. We Americans are notorious for having more stuff than pretty much everyone else in the world. I was recently in a conversation in which the term “stuffitis” came up. While it may sound like a silly, made-up word, I knew exactly what we were talking about. But how do you know for sure if you have it and what to do about it?
Continue readingDiggin’ the “Quarantine”
Wondering what to do with the unexpected gift of time AFTER you’ve done all the really important stuff?
You can dance, you can jive… as long as you remain six feet apart. (I actually spotted some neighbors doing this on their lawn on my Sunday evening walk. True story. I think there may have even been a tambourine…) But you can also do something productive that will benefit you even after the days of confinement are over.
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