Where to Start with: Self-Care  Life can be overwhelming - and maybe that’s an understatement! We all get up and go through our day to day trying to do our best with whatever life throws at us. Sometimes, you feel on top of the world. Some days, it feels like you’re at the bottom of the ocean. You may have heard the term “self care” more frequently these days - it’s a movement that’s become increasingly popular, especially as the world around us becomes more unpredictable.  While some people view self-care as self indulgent, there are some benefits that we think are worth highlightin ..read more

For the most part, mail has decreased over the last 10 years due to e-mail, paying bills online, and a general shift towards digitizing our lives. But, mail still comes! Whether it's thank you notes, credit card offers, government documents, invitations or bills, your mailbox is likely to have something in it every day. And that can create a lot of clutter! Especially when it sits for a few days, or when you’re out of town, or when life just gets busy.  If mail clutter is something you struggle with, we’ve laid out a few ways to help tackle the paper beast of snail mail.  Lynne, t ..read more

Creatures of Habit You hear all the time that “humans are creatures of habit”—maybe you make your coffee the same way you’ve made it every morning since college. Maybe you always slightly adjust the mirrors in your car before pulling out of the driveway. Whatever it is, habits are all around us: woven into the fabric of our daily lives more than we may even realize. Habits are effective, because they allow us to put our brain on autopilot, and quickly and efficiently accomplish what we are trying to accomplish. Some habits can be good and helpful, some can be quite the opposite. This phrase i ..read more

Have you ever had something that you really want to accomplish, but no matter how hard you try it never seems to get done? Maybe it’s that your schedule keeps getting in the way of those exercising goals. Or maybe you come down with a cold on the day you planned to start your new meal prep plan. Perhaps you want to declutter and organize one small space in your house every morning, but a few late nights on family vacation throws things all out of whack. Life has obstacles - that's a fact! And holding yourself accountable to your goals can be challenging, even for the most motivated of people ..read more

Have you ever kept a piece of clothing that no longer fit you, because it was really expensive? How about maintaining a relationship that wasn’t working, because you moved in together and it would be difficult to move out? Or maybe staying in a job that you hate, waiting for it to get better because you’d already stuck it out for so long?  Whether it's time, money, energy or love, what makes us reluctant to end an investment that isn’t paying off? If you’ve found yourself in one of these situations, you have experienced the sunk cost fallacy. You might have heard this term applied to mon ..read more

It’s that time of year again: flowers are blooming, it’s getting warmer out, if you live in the Northeast you may have one more weekend of winter… but more importantly, Spring is here! If you’re anything like us, that means you’re getting ready to do some spring cleaning. And we have the perfect products to help you on your spring cleaning journey! Before we share those, have you ever wondered where the idea of spring cleaning comes from? Spring Cleaning: A History   Believe it or not, this beloved tradition has roots in religion!  In Jewish custom, it’s linked to the holiday P ..read more

Here’s something that we can all agree on: people love to win. Think about the rush of scoring a winning goal, or placing a tetris to clear your entire board. How about getting the right answer in a trivia game, or kicking your family's butt at monopoly?  Playing games and winning makes us feel good - so if you could chase that feeling while decluttering your life, wouldn't you?  Let us introduce you to the life changing concept of gamification: coined by Nick Pelling in 2002, the term gamification refers to “applying the typical elements of game playing to other activities” (https ..read more