book reviews
Slow Family Living: Author Interview
I’m super excited to share the following interview with Bernadette Noll, author of the book Slow Family Living: 75 Simple Ways to Slow Down, Connect and Create More Joy. I really connected with the premise of this book, slowing down, connecting and creating joy, so I said yes when I was offered a review copy.… continue reading…
Summer Bucket List: D is for The Book of Doing
Continuing on with our summer series, in my next few posts I’m going to share a few add-ons for your alphabetized summer bucket list. The first one is THE BOOK OF DOING: Everyday Activities to Unlock Your Creativity and Joy by Allison Arden.… continue reading…
From Zero to Four Kids in Thirty Seconds: a book review + giveaway!
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, then you know that when I do book reviews they are typically on self improvement books, organizing books, or decorating books, as these are the kinds of books I most enjoy reading.… continue reading…
Christmas Gift Ideas: Books
One of the items on my Christmas wish list each year is at least one book. I love it when I find a book under the tree, especially if it’s one loaded with inspiring photos.… continue reading…
Is Perfectionism Preventing You from Getting Organized?
If so, this book may help.
This past summer I had the opportunity to review the book Being Happy: You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Lead a Richer, Happier Life by Tal Ben-Shahar.… continue reading…
After Organizing Do You Get the Itch to Decorate? (Plus a Great Giveaway)
During the last session of Quick + Simple Clutter Control there was discussion in the forums about decorating. Several workshop participants were inspired to decorate and put the finishing touches on the spaces they had decluttered during the workshop.… continue reading…
The Stocked Kitchen – An Organized Approach to Dinner
If you’re like many of the people who take my online workshops, meal planning is on your “get organized” to-do list. That’s why I was super excited when I was contacted about the book the stocked kitchen by Sarah Kallio and Stacey Krastins.… continue reading…
Holiday Gift Ideas for the Organizer on Your List: Books
Have you started thinking about your holiday gift lists yet? Creating gift lists is one of the many holiday related items on my to-do list this weekend. I’ll be asking my family members to create their wish lists, and I’ll be putting together a wish list of my own.… continue reading…
27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home: a book review
Boy, it’s been a long time since I’ve done a book review, hasn’t it? Well, this one is a fun little read, but don’t let the size of this book fool you.… continue reading…
Perseverance
If you’re anything like me, your college years were filled with two primary areas of focus: studying and having fun. (And if I’m being completely honest, for me those two priorities were flipped.… continue reading…

