I rearranged my family room again last Friday. I get an itch once in a while to do this (frequently, really), and what I like about it is the chance to try different furniture layouts and perspectives and deep clean the spaces which are usually obscured. Generally, I have a pile of things left over… Read More Stalled Decluttering – Why?
As predicted, my reading took a nose-dive in May, because the busyness of school wrapping up and plans to travel just gobbled up so much of my free time and energy. That said, I did get some meaningful reading time in during vacation (if less than I’d hoped), so hopefully I’ll be back on track… Read More Free-Thought Fridays: Books for May
As I mentioned in last Saturday’s post, this month’s recap is a little wonky-donkey because I didn’t track effectively while I was on vacation in Mexico. I do, however, now what I packed, and because it was so limited, can pretty effectively estimate how many times I wore each item, so I am just going… Read More Wednesday Wardrobe: May 2022 Recap
One of the things I did right before we left for vacation (see previous post if you’re just tuning in) was to set up my own FlyLady control journal. I looked at some online, and while I’ve been working from a summary sheet (which was nice to establish the basic framework and habits), I wanted… Read More Minimal Mondays: Flylady in Earnest
The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley.Robert Burns Well, here we are, almost week later than I planned to return to blogging. I’m posting on a Saturday to lay out the why and when – MWF should be normal May-update posting. During our hiatus, I prepared for, went on, and… Read More Of Mice and (Wo)Men
…and shopping and budget updates for May. I was able to post while I was feeling under the weather, but found that the combination of struggling to get back to feeling normal plus the end of the preschool and grade-school year just kept me on my toes and I didn’t have extra time to sit… Read More In/Advertent Hiatus
After Saturday’s All Day Declutter, I decided to adjust my 100-item wardrobe. I decluttered the following from my primary wardrobe: Eileen Fisher silk sweater (shrank it in the dryer by accident) Birkenstock Gizeh sandals (too worn) Earth Shoes Mary Jane (so close but felt dowdy in them) And the following from my secondary (PJ/athletic/lounge wardrobe)… Read More Wardrobe Wednesdays: Adjustments
On Saturday, my online decluttering course/group hosted an all-day decluttering session, focused on storage areas, sentimental items, children’s items, and clothing. I continued to feel a bit under the weather, so I used the day to clear out storage procrasticlutter and go through my clothing purgatory. I filled the entire back of my van and… Read More Minimal Mondays: All-Day Declutter
Feeling much, much better today, and hoping our household is on the way up, so that’s good. In this post:APRIL PURCHASING/BUDGETINGMAY WARDROBE AND DECLUTTERING PLANS In April, I purchased the following items: April 27, 2022: Renewal of Stitch Fix Style Pass ($49.00) This is an annual membership that allows me to get my 5-10 fixes… Read More Miscellany (on a Thursday)
Well, my plans to spend Monday morning posting about decluttering and simplicity and gathering information for Wednesday wardrobe updates was upended by some illness in our house and shifting around our myriad appointments and all that fun stuff that happens in 2022 when someone’s under the weather. We are all hanging in there, but it… Read More It’s May // Little Bit o’ Everything