Purge Just 7 Things – A Weekend Challenge
This was originally published in April, 2009. Getting bogged down with stuff? Me too. It’s no secret that I love simplicity, decluttering and organizing but I’m by no means perfect in any of these regards. In fact things are starting to pile up around the house and I feel that there is stuff everywhere. But [...]
Listbean Revealed and Decluttering – How To Get Started
Hello everyone! It’s Monday, we’re just coming off a great weekend and I am proud and super excited to introduce you to our newest online project. It’s been several months in the making and while it’ll be a continual labor of love, today is the day we release it into the wild. I hope it [...]
5 Things To Do Today To Get Your Yard in Gear
The winter months provide excellent opportunities to tackle the clutter we have inside. For several long, dark and cold months we’ve had plenty of time to purge, clean, sort and organize inside and now that the nice weather is raising its weary head, it’s time to take it outside. There are a lot of things [...]
A New Way To Get Organized
I’m very excited to be able to introduce you to Serene Journey’s very first sponsor! The folks over at Simplify 101 are lovely and really know their stuff. You can check them out by following any of the links in this post and you will see them all month long over on the right as [...]
Put Some Spring in Your Spring Cleaning Step
Yay it’s that time of year again – spring! Even though we awoke to a couple of inches of snow on the ground this morning I’m willing to over look it and continue on with all things spring; and that includes spring cleaning. At just a mention of spring cleaning there seems to be a [...]
How I Keep Things Moving Merrily Along
I’ve been a little busy lately. I have so many projects that I want to tackle and I feel my head is a swimming a little. I’ve experimented with setting directions as opposed to specific goals. I found it didn’t work so well for me. While I know what direction I’m heading and where I’d like [...]
Eliminate Clutter Part 1: The Cost of Clutter and Where Does it Come From?
This post was first published on January 21, 2009. It’s 7:36 am and I’m already 10 minutes late. Now where did I leave my keys? Where is my wallet? I’m supposed to mail that letter but where the heck are my stamps? I’m starting to get a headache and I’ve not had time for breakfast. [...]
Intentional Parenting: A Review and Giveaway
Jamie at Steady Mom launched her new book, Steady Days, last week and asked me if I would review it and host a giveaway. I said “Of course!”. It’s no secret that I’m always looking for new inspiration to be able to do my job as a parent better. Although it’s title is Steady Days: [...]
A Change Of Scenery May Be All You Need
A while ago I wrote about how I was feeling as though I was stuck in a rut and in fact asked all of you for help on getting out of it. Your suggestions were all amazing. You had everything from mini adventures and “me time” to striking up a conversation with a complete stranger [...]
Essential Serene Journey – 2009
As 2009 draws to a close I would love us all to take a moment and look back at what we’ve accomplished. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised and maybe even amazed. As for me I created Serene Journey in mid January and began learning the ins and outs of blogging. Serene Journey has grown [...]
