Organizing Your Life

Is rushing slowing you down?

Are you a rushaholic? Sure, we all want to be efficient with our time – it’s our most precious commodity. But what if it’s more efficient to do things slowly? What if going faster actually slows us down? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, as we are going through a renovation at our…

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Be Careful What You Wish For: How Your Thinking Can Hold You Back

Have you ever searched for a missing ‘everyday item’ like your keys or your glasses? You checked in your purse, doubting they would be there, and of course they weren’t. But after you looked everywhere else they could possibly be, you went back to your purse and – lo and behold – they were right…

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Top 10 Ways to Balance Your Life

I was out for a walk by the lake this morning and noticed a fleet of boats from the nearby sailing school’s ‘Learn to Sail’ program.  I watched in fascination as the sailboats would tip to one side and, just when I thought they were going to overturn, the students would shift their body weight and…

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Easy Peasy Problem Solving

Ever have one of those frustrating moments when you can’t figure out a solution to a problem – then you take a break, come back, and find the answer easily? I’ll be the first to admit that I am technically challenged. I can easily transform a chaotic space into a calm oasis, but when it…

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10 Ways to Speed up Your Morning Routine

It’s no secret to anyone who lives or travels with me – I am not a morning person. If I can find a way to get even just 15 minutes more sleep in the morning, I’ll take it. Whether you are a morning person or not, there is a way to get out the door…

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