Stepping into this new year has been amazing. I am expanding and growing in so many ways and want to share some things with other heart-centerened entrepreneurs that may assist you as you step into your story and share you own gifts with the world. Below is my social media checklist for event/class/workshop success! I created this for a local retailer and have adapted it for other clients. Today, I share it with you in hopes that it assists you in stepping into the light. If you prefer to have this in a printable pdf, click below and print away!
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Plastics. You have them. I have them. These are those little plastic containers we buy at Kroger for storage, butter crocks that have been emptied then held on to for leftovers, plastic cups that you have either purchased for small children or been given at random events as marketing stash. I have a couple of friends with these collections who have large custom kitchens and the perfect storage solutions. And, then, there are the rest of us. When I say "the rest of us", I mean pretty much most people whose homes I go in to, be it friend, family or client. These little gems are the featured items on today's challenge menu. If you did Monday's challenge, I would say there is a very good chance you have a pile of these sitting right now on your kitchen table or in a pile on your counter, waiting for me to wave my magic wand and make them go away. Well, the only person weilding a wand today is you my friend. And, I am giving you the spell to make this happen. It's simple, really and I'll even given you the steps. 1. Go through every one of those pesky plastic dishes and match them up with their lids. Set aside. 2. Remember Monday when I encouraged you to get boxes or bins (garbage bags, even) and label them keep, discard, recycle or donate? Yep, we are going to do that with the plastic dishes that do not have lids. When doing this exercise, I have two words for you: BE BRUTAL. If you have 10 old Country Crock dishes with no lids, I want those bad boys put ASAP into the recycling or trash bin. No ifs, ands or buts. EVERYTHING MUST GO. 3. Now, do the same thing with your plastic cups. Well, sort of. Go through all of those water bottles and giveaway cups. Any that should have lids but do not, consider (strongly consider), removing from your world. Any of those little giveaway cups, feel free to keep, but stack them together. Now, if you have small plastic children's cups, again, you can keep them, but they need to go together. With that said, if you no longer have little ones and do not regularly have small children in your home, do yourself a favor, and just release the darn things. (I'll tell you a secret...for a thousand years, children were able to manage their drinks in containers not made of plastic and that did not have cartoon characters on them. Shocking, but true!) 4. At this point, you have sorted and should have what is remaining. (I hope you remembered to go through that stash from Monday that is piled either on the counter or table or some other random place). At this point, we will store them. My storage secret is not some elaborate or expensive method. In fact, I am guessing I spent about $3.00 on the entire thing. Plastic tubs. You know, the kind you bring home from the hospital, except these didn't come from the hospital. They came from the Dollar Tree or the Dollar General. We have all of our plastic containers in one large bin and the lids go into the drawer above it. This may not work for you. You may need two bins, one for containers and one for lids. The same is true for the drink cups. 2 bins, 1 cabinet. It's so crazy simple. So....what's the problem? Friend, I have been with folks who had 100 of these types of containers. They lived in fear that they may one day need one of these items, so to release it to its next life, was out of the question. This is what we are working with in this challenge. It's not just what we have, but how did we get here and now how do we get out? You may have a counter full of these items, a kitchen full even. You may only have 10. Your eyes may gloss over and you don't "see" them in their glory, spilling out of cabinets or littering your countertops, but they are there. Today, I am giving you PERMISSION to allow these items to find a new home and I implore you to not replace them. If you find that you simply MUST keep every Country Crock margarine dish, then I suggest you move to box margarine (butter is better for you unless you are vegan) which uses materials that really can be easily thrown away or recycled. I gave you the steps, now I want you to get moving, take this challenge and please please please send before and after photos! I cannot tell you how much better you will feel if you release yourself from the slavery of these items. Yes, slavery. When you have these items you become a slave to them. I truly believe this just as I believe that less is almost always more. Below are the images of our plastics storage. It is maybe not Pinterest worthy, but it works for us, it's simple, it's inexpensive. And.....this is the MORE IMPORTANT OF ALL - we are able to maintain it! You can have all of the beautiful systems in the world but if they are not easily maintained by you and the members of your household, they are completely useless. #functionoverform works in many cases. This is one! Happy organizing! Please hop onto my FB page or join my Clearing group for more dialogue today. Dana From top: (top) cup and water bottle storage bins, (middle left) random dishes being sorted, (middle right) plastic container storage bin, (bottom left) plastic container for containers neatly placed in cabinet, notice right side there are three larger items that do not fit and are stored vertically in cabinet, (bottom right) top down capture of cups, notice koozies on table - there were "released" to a new home!
Here we are. Week 2. So, first, my apologies. I took several photos of my kitchen counters this morning pre-cleaning. I can only find two of them. The main one I wanted to share was the complete covering of one entire countertop from breakfast and our daily prep. I SO wanted to share that with you for this discussion of the "tops". Countertops, table top, stove top fridge top. I wanted you to see that in 15 minutes I cleaned my entire kitchen despite the fact that it looked like I had just finished cooking a 10 course meal! (I do have 2 photos to share, but they are of the cleaner portion of the kitchen!) I did this because there is a place for everything, everything has a place and I work with less is more.
Beginning today, I want to encourage you to create the following boxes/bins:
As I considered what part of the kitchen to begin with today, it came to me that I want you to feel motivated. Your kitchen looks different from mine. Maybe your kitchen is mostly spotless and you just need some tweaking, maybe your kitchen is like mine - very loved and in need of three major clean-ups a day, or maybe, just maybe, you are in a state of overwhelm all of the time meaning no clean-up, no day, ever. Amen. I've seen all of these situations. It's that last one that gets me. Not in a judgy sort of way, but in the "please let me help you" sort of way. I have walked into many kitchens - clients, friends and family - with no surface in which to place a glass, leftover food everywhere, trash on the floor and hopeless. I would say we've all been there, but many people haven't, but I think many more people have and do not want to admit it. Whether you are in a desperate place or that place of just needing a cheerleader to keep going, we are going to move through the kitchen this week together. Just to be clear. I really like so many things about my kitchen. It's not my dream kitchen (that's in 2017). But, it is what I have today and I will love it and treat it well as it is what allows us to sit together as a family over a healthy meal on a daily basis. Why the tops? I have talked about this repeatedly, but we do some funny things with our eyes. One of those things to to not see what is in front of us. For example, we took all of the Christmas decorations and got them where they needed to go last week. Yet, I sat down at my kitchen table this morning, looked up and saw 20 Christmas cards hanging above my back door. How the heck did I miss those? Well, I have looked at them for the last month and they became part of the landscape of the kitchen. This is what happens to our countertops. How many times have I cleaned the kitchen, left, then reentered the room and saw the lone mug on the counter that I missed? Now, multiply that for many people. Currently, there is a Santa delivered snow cone maker on the counter. I have left it out for a couple of weeks for the children to use but during this process, as I clean out and reorganize, it will find a new home tucked away into the cabinet. If not, it will be June and I will still be wondering why a snow cone maker is on the counter. My eyes will simply cease to notice. I have seen mild forms of this and extremes. Though I think the extreme versions hold much more emotional energy, even a couple of things on the counter that are not part of your day to day existence can cause a strain. Today's challenge. 1. I want you to pick up every object on every flat surface in your kitchen. 2. If it does not belong on the counter, put it away. 3. If you do not have a place to put it, seriously consider whether or not you need it. 4. If you do need it but do not have a place to put it, begin a pile. Do this on the corner of a table or in a box, we'll come back to it. 5. If you do not need it, place it in either a discard, recycle or donate bag. Once you have done this on your stove, countertops, fridge top, I want you to clean all of those surfaces. Preferably with a natural cleaning product! If you look in my top right photo, you will see some crumbs that were lingering behind some things in the corner. If you do not move everything, you cannot get everything clean! The top left photo features a cookie tin filled with what I would call expired treats, the lid to a dish I used this morning and a dirty dishtowel. Darn it! I wish you could have seen the counter where the canisters live. It was completely full of dishes! The bottom photo is my kitchen in its current state after the cleaning. I'm leaving soon to pick up the kiddos from school and I can tell you that when I come home in 2 hours, I will be happy to begin dinner and to bring my family together at the table. I want you to have that joy as well and you can. If you are still having trouble getting started, get on my FB page or comment here and let's cheer each other on as we create this vision for a clean organized life. Peace, Dana [Posted with permission] From virtual friend and "Freedom Hunter", Joanna Hunter, a London based business coach. You Are Enough Meditation. (Follow the link and enjoy!)
There are a lot of things I am good at. Great at, in fact. Taking care of me...well, that's not one of them. Over and over again through the years, this fact has hit me in the face - like a Mack truck. The month of December showed me that again as I was the last of the 4 of us in our home to succumb to a nasty virus putting me in bed for 48 hours. I had a lot of time to think during that time. Good thing, too, as it was when this challenge and my dedication to self-care came together. And, I think "challenge" is the word here as this may be my MAJOR challenge this year, though I am determined to reframe this during the first quarter.
I want to acknowledge a lot of women do this self-care thing really well. They excercise, eat well, get their teeth cleaned, use moisturizer, get pedis...you get the idea. At one time I would have called these women high-maintenance. How's that for judgement? Now I am 44 and I call it self-preservation. The second week of November I gave myself a pedicure. Myself. We were attending a wedding and I was wearing open-toed shoes. I had to have a pedicure. But, I was unwilling to give myself the time or the space to do so. Fast forward to this week. I walked into my fave nail spa, stumbled in more like it, took off my shoes and was shocked when I looked at my toes. So was the nail technician based on the pointing and laughter. Not. Kidding. I had not planned on going in that day. Instead, I had planned out a full spa day for myself that would happen on Wednesday. My intent was to drop off The Moon at school, head down to the Salt Cave for an hour long detox (I have a gift certificate), take myself to lunch at Pei Wei (another GC) and then head to the nail spa. That small place in my mind that nags at me...the not enough place...not enough time...not enough money....not enough importance...said I couldn't have a full day just to myself. And then, I crashed. A few minutes later I found myself in the car, driving to the nail spa and then in a chair listening to a meditation (posted above) while someone spent 45 minutes massaging my feet and legs. It was heaven. And, despite that little nag that I need to resolve, the right decision. I didn't know how the self-care would manifest. Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Yes. I'm saving my Salt Cave GC and lunch for next week. After that, who knows, but there will be something each week. How are you taking care of yourself? Do you have the understanding that you cannot take care of: your family, your business, your home, your pets, your whatever, unless you are healthy, happy and whole? Are you
What does self-care look like for you? I really want to know. There may be some great things that I can use or my readers can use to bring more self-love into our lives. Post here in the comments or over in the Clearing the Way group. We are nearing the end of week one and I truly feel that this idea of self-care and self-love is the key to being successful this year and all years after. These small things that we have begun with this year - the purse, our cars, self-care - are big things and have eased us in. Next week, move to the kitchen. It's gonna get interesting...and dirty. And then....it will be clean and organized. Peace to you, Dana With 2017 just now rolling in, it's time to begin creating your story for the year. If you are an entrepreneur, visionary, teacher, psychic, healer, creative, this course is for you. Step out of Your Fear and Into Your Story assists you in creating an effective story to engage those around you and thus build your client base. Featuring an e-book, downloadable workbook and PowerPoint presentation with audio to walk you through, this is the course for you. Now available through my website for $9.99. What are you waiting for? Buy It Now!
Confession: I hate riding in a dirty car. Another confession: That means I hate my car about 50% of the time. When the weather is sunny and warm, my car stays clean. When the weather turns cold or is overcast and rainy, my car tends to be a disaster. Okay. Maybe not a total disaster. But, disaster enough for me. Have you ever pulled up beside a car in a parking lot and it had fast food bags, wrappers, and old mail in it? Yeah. Been there. Long, long ago in a Galaxy far, far away. When I was miserable. And, depressed. And, alone. Then I progressed to really being happy and keeping a fairly clean car. Then, I became a mom. My car wasn't perfect, but it also wasn't an embarassment. Instead of fast food bags (gave that up, too), you'd find modeling beeswax in the door (Waldorf moms understand), sand in the floorboard and sticks and rocks, also known as treasures, to be taken home and put on display. Though, they often didn't make it in the house and instead gathered like a little fairy village in the seats and floorboards of my car. Now, in this season of life, my days tend to be joyfully full and more often than not, we are able to keep the van (did I tell you I drive a mini-van) clean and organized, but there are occasional breakdowns in cleanliness. Like this week. But, seriously, it's been worse. It's been better, but it's definitely been worse. When walking into this challenge I really thought of the things that make a difference for us each and every day. I truly believe that a huge aspect of how we view the world is based on what our EYES see regularly as we navigate our space. Looking into our purses a hundred times a day, coming and going from our homes, and getting into and out of our cars. I am in my car approximately 2 hours every given day. Sometimes it is more. It has to support my dreams and visions as it is a part of how I make magic each day for myself, my family, my friends and my clients. It is my Magic Carpet Ride! I have a few ways that I organize my car. Seriously, there is no right or wrong. There are COUNTLESS options on car organization out there. Organization for business owners, moms, dads, kids, dog owners...what do you need organized in your car? You can find the product for you. In fact, after initially posting this, I made a Pinboard for cars. You can find all sorts of great, creative ways to organize. Just remember, sometimes LESS IS MORE (motto, time). When looking at other folk's pins, I am astonished at the waste and the items that surely no one needs (usually moms with kids). And, remember, no system is failsafe if you do not use it! Even within the organizing products I use, they are regularly cleaned out. In fact, I wash/clean out my car once a month from April through December. Those wintery months....it's hit or miss. Again, which is why I was determined to give it one last go before the cold becomes nearly unbearable for me. (Another discussion for another day). Many years ago, probably right after I earned my Feng Shui certification, I purchased my first organizing book. It was Organizing from the Inside-Out by Julie Morgenstern, who is one of the most widely recognized organizers in the United States. Julie showed me early on that I had to create my own systems that work for me and my family and now for my clients. Organizing is NOT a one size fits all. With that said, here are some images of what we use in the car to keep us organized! The bag on top is mine. I have had MANY incarnations of the "perfect" organizer in my car. This one wins, hands down. It is an open top Thirty-One All-In-One Tote (or whatever they call it now). It is small, measuring only the size of a standard manila folder, so basically 8.5x11 with pockets on the sides. It contains pens, scissors (sometimes you need them), a notepad, CD's and is generally where I store things that need to go places. For example, I just placed two books from our collection that I am donating to Arwyn's classroom library.
The second bag, the larger one, is Arwyn's. Arwyn is a child who needs something to do. We frequently listen to books on tape in the car, and during those times she is fine. The remainder of the time, not so much. I keep mints, gum, snacks and other "stuff" to keep her busy (and to hold off her major bouts with motion sickness) in this bag. Remember, I am the car 2 hours each day. At least one of those hours, she is with me. Again, we have tried crates, boxes, backpacks and other things to hold kid's items in the car. This one wins for us. Not only does it hold her things, it is easily transportable. If I need to throw this bag over my shoulder to take in somewhere to keep her busy, I'm ready to go. There is a third bag in the "trunk" or hatch of the van that holds things like jumper cables, emergency ponchos, etc..... Remember, this week is all about entry points and self-care. Taking care of your car is a major point of self-care. It is loving yourself enough to toss out the trash, get rid of the McDonald's toys (no one needs those in their life), and living intentionally by being aware of the space around you. Now, if you are in a warm climate, put on your sunglasses and bikini and get out there and clean out that car. If you are like me and in freezing temps, put on your thermal underwear, gloves and down coat and get out there and give your car some love. Peace. Dana PS....Watch for this to be revisited when it is not below freezing in Tennessee. There was a time that I kept bug-out bags in our cars and I feel that I need to do that once again. I went into Michael's yesterday after my walk with the intent to purchase a new wreath. My vision was somewhat cloudy as we always leave our greenery up until Imbolc/Candlemas (February 2). Making the decision to take it down was a real shift for me so I was THRILLED when I saw the little gem in the photo below - originally $79, marked down 90 PERCENT! Yes it was covered in Christmas ornaments and a big shiny bow, but I knew with a little deconstruction, it would be a simple and elegant wreath for my front door. So, let's talk about that front door and the entry to our homes. This can be a real challenge for many folks at this time of the year. You may be living with torential downpours or be under 5 feet of snow. For me, I am in Nashville. The weather went from Winter to 60 degrees in about 5 minutes and tonight the temps drop and we are expecting snow by the end of the week (please say it ain't so). So, I took advantage of the day today to change my wreath, clean the door mat and sweep off the porch. Here's the scoop on my porch. It's tiny. Almost "stoopish", in fact. 8 steps lead up to a tiny landing, though I can assure it can hold at least 4 people as often demonstrated by my family. It is not really set up for decorating. So, what's a girl to do? I hang a wreath each season on the front door. And, for 3 seasons out of the year, I have a lovely terra cotta pot filled with greenery or flowers on a hand-painted stepping stone (painted by moi, of course). Sometimes I long for my old porch. It was large enough for a settee and decorations regardless of the season as it boasted a lovely roof, shielding us (and my stuff) from the weather. But, that doesn't make it any less important in the scheme of this work. I can take steps, and so can you, regardless of how immense or how small your porch is. Let me tell you a story. Two Sundays before Christmas, my hubby was going out the front storm door to take out the trash and the window in the door shattered. Everywhere. For three weeks we have been without that window as we moved from a shattered window into all four of us coming down with a virus and then Christmas. Now, here we are in the first week of 2017 and I'm staring at that empty frame each day as I leave the house and then re-enter it when coming home. Is it tragic that we have a pane of glass missing from our storm door? No. But, each time when I see it it brings a level of anxiety into my awareness of one more thing to do, the possiblity of the kitten escaping (it did happen once already) and the embrassment of living with a broken pane of glass in the front door. (Okay, that one's on me.) This. Is. Not. Good. Guess what's on my list for the week as we work through the entryway? You guessed it! In feng shui, the entryway to your home is crucial. It can make or break many things in your life. That is why appearances and entryways were put at the top of the list when creating this challenge. I spent some of my sleepless night last night going through to find a couple of comprehensive articles that highlight the importance of the entryway to your home, apartment or office. Of course, I keep coming back to Katie Weber. Her article on front doors is comprehensive yet simple. As you are working on your entryway, here are things to keep in mind: 1. Ensure the walk-way to your home is clear of debris, overgrown vegetation, etc. This can be a challenge if you live in the Norther Hemisphere as it is WINTER but you may be in a mild area and can really work on clearing the path to allow for the flow of chi. 2. Sweep the front steps, porch, stoop, whatever you have! 3. If you have an old or worn out front porch mat or none at all, toss it in the trash then splurge and find one that makes your heart sing. I am completely serious. I get giddy over a new front door mat. With that said, I invested last year in a lovely black rubber mat (see photo) that I may have for the rest of my life. 4. Clean your front door. 5. Hang a new wreath or decoration of choice on the front door. 6. Add other decorations as desired with the intention of staying clutter free. You can decorate the front of your home as you will, but keeping mind that clutter prevents the flow of chi. I created a Pinterest board for this with lots of idea. 7. Be sure to take any before and after pictures and post to my FB page! Today, I want to stress to you that this week is about appearances. It's about how your home appears to you (consciously or sub-consciously) and how it appears to you guests. I want to be clear. This is not about judgement or giving a crap about how others view you. I always say that the biggest judger in my life is ME! But, I want your home to be welcoming for you and your guests. I want you to NEVER feel that you cannot have friends or family into your home. The Fly Lady calls it CHAOS (can't have anyone over syndrome). Gosh, this post is getting long, but I have so much to say on this subject! A few more thoughts. First, this is not a competition. My gameplan for my entrance, well, all of my entrances (more below), is simply to clean and clear and I added the new wreath to the front door. You need to decide what you will do for your space. It can be simple or elaborate. It may be that you clear and clean now and wait for the thaw to do a more elaborate decorating project. I am a big believer in LESS IS MORE! Quickly, even if your FRONT door is not your primary entrance, always treat it as such. Actually, it is ALWAYS best to use the front door if possible, but in the US, it is common to enter and exit through a garage door if you are a home-owner. Make that front entrance shine but check your other entrances as well. Sweep the back porch, knock down the cobwebs, add a mat if you need to. Garage door entrance as well, which tends to be where our biggest mess lies. Now, get to gettin' and post pics! If you post on Instagram, tag me: @fengshuimama Dana I couldn't sleep last night. Today my husband went back to work and the kids returned to school. I have always had sleep issues due to anxiety when my schedule changes. As most moms I suspect are - I am thrilled to usher everyone back to where they go each day and get back into a regular routine, which is what most people thrive on.
As I lay awake last night thinking about our entryway and this blog post, I thought of my parent's home. I grew up in a beautiful home. My mother had excellent taste and kept a spotless home. Everything was so clean all of time. No feet were allowed on the furniture, she didn't like for us to nap on the couch. She even bleached our toothbrushes. Not kidding. I'll be honest. A clean beautiful home didn't keep her demons at bay. She had her own internal issues that she wrestled with for many years and they finally took over as I (the youngest of four) entered my tween/teen years. There are many reasons that I will not talk about, but it is important to know that this work is not the cure-all for what ails the human race. What I can tell you (as I will say repeatedly), that this work will allow us to look at why we live like we do, what works and what doesn't, remove those things that do NOT SERVE OUR CURRENT LIVES to make room for the things we love. And, to SEE the truth around us. When looking at my life, my home, my friend's homes, my client's homes, there are threads that run through. Often times we live in such a state or have recurring hotspots that we avoid that our eyes no longer see. Then, disaster strikes, like a leaking water heater that is surrounded by boxes or a surprise guest from out of town but the spare bedroom has 4 years worth of mail stacked around or you have an emergency medical situation and no clean underwear. I've seen it all and quite HONESTLY, experienced it all. Now that I've waded through some heavy stuff...let's have some fun! Last night in my state of insomnia, I created a new Pinterest board for Entryways, Mudrooms and Front Porches. You'll see beautiful, expensive, DIY, recycled, simple - all of it. I tried to look for things that struck my fancy and things that can be duplicated without stress or breaking the bank. Let's start with my entryway. (I'm saving a couple of things for a second post, namely the front porch, feng shui, and a discussion of which door you should enter in and what you can do if you do not.) We do not have an entryway in our home beyond the front door, which I find to be a little on the annoying side, to be honest. What we are BLESSED with however, is a coat closet that is immediately to the left when you walk into my home. It is quite organized, even if I do say so myself. I'm not going to say it is pinworthy (remember, I sometimes err on the side of practical). But, I am happy with it everytime I open the door, okay, most of the time, until my son piles up his shoes with no thought, then I'm not happy and he fixes it! But, this closet serves as exactly what it is - a coat closet. Notice
Now, what can you do today, right now to organize or spruce up your entryway? 1. Take an assessment. Do you have an entryway that is it's own space? Do you have a coat closet? Do you need to create either of those spaces? 2. Declutter!!! I cannot stress this enough. As I tidied up the coat closet for this post, I pulled a coat that my daughter has outgrown and a plastic coat hanger that has no place in that space. Pull out the coats of years past that have not been worn, shoes that are no longer in style, mismatched gloves. Put them in your Goodwill box. (You do have a Goodwill box, don't you?) What about the items that don't belong? Sports equipment floating around, toys that were hastily shoved in, anything else that does not serve you leaving the house or walking in the door. Dedicate this space and make it a clutter-free zone! 3. Now, organize. What can you have remaining. Take a look at my Pinterest board. Also, there is a great article on Apartment Therapy on entryways. My fave picture is the 6th one down. It's for the home with an entryway but no storage and has some great ideas. Hooks on the wall. Open baskets for shoes. Love it! Here are a few images of my own entry closet that allows us to have a clean organized space just inside the door! I'd love to see some photos of yours as well. Share them here, on my FB page or in the Clearing the Way for Your Best Life group. Here I am. In the home stretch. I'll be honest, I'm a little tired. This kitchen has been dragged out due to a snow day, a kid home with an illness, MLK's birthday and a blessedly busy client schedule. In the midst of all of this I tackled a couple of other things like this junk drawer. I mean junk. This is the place where things in my kitchen are shoved when I do not have the time to deal with them or some other person leaves them on the counter. I was SO over this drawer and quite embarrassed for anyone, like my mother-in-law to look in there for anything. So, I headed to the Dollar Tree, spent $4 on little organizers and got to work. I began by completely EMPTYING the drawer.
How the HELL did all of that fit in there? I went through each item and either discarded it, returned it to its home or held on to it to be integrated back into the drawer. Then, I worked out exactly how the organizers would fit (take measurements before you purchase!) and inserted them into the drawer. The magic moment then arrived. I organized the items I held on to. Then, I took a photo and emailed it to the hubby and he sent me a text of a person weeping. He said, "this makes me SO happy". Yeah, baby. I read a quote recently that was something like, "it's not the big things in life that kill you, it's the messes". Truth. Find your messes, those things that clutter your world and impede your vision or weigh you down. Get rid of those: "I should's", "when I have times", "I might need it" ideas. I don't miss anything from that drawer that I discarded, I freed up time spent digging through the drawer and I have relieved another weight from my shoulders. Now, take out your ruler, measure your junk drawer, head to the dollar store and get to organizing. Peace out. Dana |
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Meet DanaI’m Dana Croy and I am a modern day mama. Balancing family and work is not always easy (not to mention a little self-care). Though being Mama to two fantastic kiddos is a huge part of my life, that was not always the case. I wear many other hats and invite to sit down and find harmony with me. Archives
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