Stage Your Home for Guests

 

Come this weekend, chestnuts will be roasting on the fire, bellies will still be full from Thanksgiving leftovers, bundles of packages will be wrapped under the tree & everyone will be tired.  It’s that time of year!  So much fun, celebrating, catching up & running around.  Family & friends will be descending on our homes for a meal, gathering or even overnight.

 

Are you ready?

 

There’s an easy way to make sure your guests feel comfortable & can find what they need in your home….by stepping into their shoes or if they are staying the night, their bed.  It’s true.  When you spend a night in your guest accommodations, whatever they may be, you will quickly discover ...
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10 Items Every Home Should Have

Architectural Digest recently wrote a blog about 10 Items Every Home Should Have.  I was intrigued.  Even before I started reading, I started wondering. 

 

Would they be:
  • Essential safety tools like flashlights in every room should the lights go out
  • Pantry staples like double stuff Oreos….What?  You know you love them! 
  • Unique items like garden clippers in your kitchen for easy fresh bouquets every week
  • Common organizational toolsmy personal fava label maker to ensure everything is labeled

 

My mind ...
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Celebrity Closets

Oh to have an amazingly beautiful closet like a celebrity’s where space is not a restriction and designer names drip from hangers and shelves.  Architectural Digest recently gave us a peek into several celebrity closets; Mariah Carey, Elton John, Khloé Kardashian, Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Nina Garcia, Gisele Bündchen, Brooke Shields, Ellen DeGeneres, Tommy Hilfiger to name drop a bit.  

 

We thought it would be super fun to peek in and compare our meager closets to their closet palaces.  

 

Here are 3 things I did notice:

 

  1. Space for most celebrities is just as restrictive for them as it is for us.  Some of the closets are not very large.
  2. Some ...
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Fabulous Kitchen Remodel Walkthrough

If your kitchen, closet, linen closet, or laundry room make you grumpy or cause lots of sighs, then how can you be a superstar?  Having a space in your home work for you instead of against you is like finally finding the right car, a wonderful work team, a marvelous masseuse or smashing shoes that don’t hurt.  It makes your life so much easier & you feel empowered.  It’s like walking on air.

 

Last year, I came up with a new design for my mom’s kitchen. She had been waiting since my parents purchased the house 40 years ago to redo it.  Now, we finally had a design(see bulleted list below)
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One Word To Get You Organized

Are you drifting thru life waiting for the next crisis to tackle?  Does your work schedule control you?  Does the day control you?    Do you wish you were ahead of the daily game?  Do you long to control the day & make it yours?  I have the secret for you!

 

It’s really simple.  It’s one word.  When I tell you, you’ll smack your forehead while saying, “of course!”  I’ve written about & promoted it a lot over the last 10 years.  You have to promise to be open-minded.  You have to be committed to trying it for 2 weeks.  And you have to be nice to this little word that gets a bad wrap.  Here, I’ll whisper it so ...

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Start World Peace – Don’t Organize

 

Have you ever approached that wasteland you call a pantry, determined to organize those crammed in cans and packages, and ended up eating a whole bag of chips and the cookies you hid from the kids? Organizing areas that have become chaos may be as unnatural for you as speaking a language you have never studied.

 

 A wise person, Kyla Martin of Kyla Martin Coaching & Consulting asked me a year ago to identify my Zone of Genius.  Honestly, I didn’t know to what she was referring.  I acted in the know, outwardly pondering which of my many Zones of Genius might be my most dominant.  Then, I did what any unsure person would do.  I asked her what she thought my ...
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5 Essential Back To School Preps

 

Adopt these simple strategies to kick-off the new school year with minimal stress—and less stuff.

 

 

The start of the school year is imminent.  Our local schools begin on August 12th!  If you are in a state of panic because you don’t feel ready to tackle a new school year, just follow these easy steps and we’ll have you there in no time.

 

1.  Stop Living in Denial

School is starting with or without you being ready.  If you haven’t scheduled some time on your calendar to get your family ready for the big day, week and year, it’s time to order in pizza and gather the family around.

 

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5 Ways to Get Out the Door…On Time

Nothing is harder than getting up every day to the same frantic routine after a bad night’s sleep or not enough sleep at all.  Stress awaits your whole day.  You might as well just pull the covers over your head & hide…..or should you?

Granted, daily living with an overscheduled schedule is a daunting task, but you are a smart cookie who has mastered much more complicated problems! You can master this too.  It just takes a little pre-planning & eliminating the earlymorning decision making when your brain is still half asleep.  Oh, and one more thing.  It takes commitment to make the ...
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3 Steps for Easy Peasy School Lunch

School’s back in session…or just about.  Do you dread the morning craziness?  Is everyone running around and into each other, trying to get out the door on time with lunch, backpack, the dog fed, breakfast eaten, and last-minute signatures?  Stop the morning madness just a little bit with these easy peasy school lunch packing tricks.

 

The Set-Up

Make the lunch-packing task seem like fun by making it easy for your kids.  Locate MomApproved lunch box items in fun pantry bins with easy to see & read labels.  Better yet, let the ...
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