3… 2… 1… Book Launch!
02/01/2019
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Tag: uncluttered
5 Ways Living Uncluttered Frees You
01/25/2019
Because sometimes less is more. … More 5 Ways Living Uncluttered Frees You
Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul
12/28/2018
Ever feel buried by your stuff? Run ragged by your schedule? Constantly distracted by your digital devices?
Help is here.
[Plus, read the first chapter of Uncluttered for free!] … More Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul
So… I Wrote a Book
12/18/2018
So… over the past couple of years I wrote a book. Last March I submitted the manuscript for Uncluttered. Later that spring I revised, hunted down citations, and worked with a fabulous team of editors who alternately served as exhorters, critics, and cheerleaders, depending on what each paragraph needed most. I got a first peek … More So… I Wrote a Book
Words of Wisdom
11/13/2018
Because we’re deep into Newbornlandia over here (mad props to my mom, who is saving our sanity with laundry and kid wrangling and newborn rocking so I can actually get a gosh darned shower now and then), I don’t have any words of my own to offer this week, but I do have some fantastic reads for … More Words of Wisdom
Embracing Limits (Soul Space Thursday)
10/26/2017
Early in my high school years, I broke my ankle at soccer practice. I’d just started getting playing time, and even scored a goal in a game (my first) the day before. Then Lindsay Vetter and I went for the ball at the same second in a drill (she won), and I came down hard … More Embracing Limits (Soul Space Thursday)
Knowing No (Soul Space Thursdays)
10/19/2017
There’s a great short story by Herman Melville about a notary with a rotten boss who suddenly decides he’s had enough. After years of drudgery, serving as a legal scribe without adequate compensation or respect, one day when Bartleby’s boss asks him to examine a paper, he hesitates. “Bartleby,” writes Melville, “in a singularly mild, … More Knowing No (Soul Space Thursdays)
A Laser Yes (Soul Space Thursday)
10/12/2017
When I was eleven months pregnant with our second child (okay, okay, it was only eight-and-a-half, but it felt like eleven), I picked up our three-year-old at preschool only to have his teacher stop me at the door. “You know,” she said, reaching behind her for a clipboard, “Lincoln hasn’t taken the bird home this … More A Laser Yes (Soul Space Thursday)
Cook Slowly (Soul Space Thursdays)
09/21/2017
Daryl sometimes jokes that I’m a crock pot. Apparently when you go 10 days overdue with one baby and then five days overdue with the next, you get labeled a slow cooker. The thing is though, I am in love with my crock pot, so I don’t care. One of the easiest ways to simplify … More Cook Slowly (Soul Space Thursdays)
Jettison the ‘Just in Case’ (Soul Space Thursday)
09/14/2017
When it comes to clutter, I can be pretty ruthless. I don’t like excess stuff hanging around, and I’m not very sentimental. Still, everyone has a blind spot when it comes to accumulating junk. My Achilles’ heel is saving unnecessary and sometimes random stuff just in case. Anybody else? I get this from my dad, … More Jettison the ‘Just in Case’ (Soul Space Thursday)
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