Downsizing Your Life

Picture this: you’re driving through a neighborhood you love, and there it is – the house. You’re in your 60s, so this is your final move. Perfect backyard. Beautiful landscaping. Maybe even an extended screened-in area or a pool. In the yard is a big “For Sale” sign…

If you knew Gayle and Marc, you would think that it was entirely Marc’s idea for them to move into a cottage home. For years, Marc led a fairly frugal life. He carried the same briefcase to work. He had the same lunch with leftovers from the previous night…

Clutter is a thief of time and joy. You’ve been meaning to declutter for years. You’ve been promising yourself, “I’ll get to it… when things slow down.” But here’s what I see over and over again: Women wasting precious years cleaning, sorting, organizing, postponing the life they actually…

I haven’t shared this story very often, but today, it feels especially appropriate. That forgotten basket had been sitting in the corner of my basement storage closet for years. It was a plain white plastic laundry basket – the kind you might pick up at a big box store for $9.99…

“Much of what we acquire in life isn’t worth dragging to the next leg of our journey,” writes Gina Greenlee in Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road. “Travel light,” she adds. “You will be better equipped to travel far…” 

All of us desire a clean, organized, and streamlined home. So why is it so challenging to keep our home as we desire it to be? As a woman over 60, I can attest to the challenges of streamlining and organizing my own home. Over the years, I have also heard…

Hard questions surface when you’re looking at leaving your home with a category four hurricane heading right for you. What do we take and what do we leave? These decisions are difficult to make under any circumstances…

If where you currently live isn’t serving your soul, what is holding you back from moving to that seaside village, or adopting a country casual lifestyle or inner-city vibe? Is there a reason why you must live where you are currently residing? What is it that’s keeping you stationary?

Are you a knitter, quilter, or have some other crafting hobby that takes up substantial space in your home? Here’s what to do to keep your craft supplies under control so you can enjoy your hobby more. Items that are stockpiled and never used…

No matter how organized our lifestyle may seem, we all yearn for more ease and flow in the sacred space we call home. But streamlining our homes for inner and outer serenity can sometimes be easier said than done. In this article and the accompanying video, we will look…