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Written directly from Ryan’s heart
My EPIC FAIL at 4pm
Yesterday, I took a big ol' running start, and fell FLAT on my face. (not literally, so not to...
“Alexa, play songs from Rage Against the Machine”
October 20, 2020 -- Yesterday at about 5pm, I noticed a restless energy within myself. I felt...
Monday at 10:28am…sometimes it’s just the right time for a good cry
October 6, 2020 -- Yup, yesterday I just fell apart at 10:28am. Mondays are MY DAY, y'all. I LOVE...
Flying through the air…in a good way
October 2, 2020 -- I love October. It's my favorite favorite month. I think it stems from my love...
“yay” that today is not yesterday
Sept 29, 2020 -- wow, yesterday was baaaaaaaaaad. Sunday was no picnic either. So add those 2...
When all else fails…Garage Therapy to the rescue!
September 25, 2020 -- I should strive to blog more during 2020…the material just is like no other....
Sentimental or incendiary???
August 18, 2020 <-- This date, as in this very day as I write, was supposed to be SO MANY...
Be SELFISH. The world needs that!
August 10, 2020 -- I love a fresh week! It feels like an expanse of potential time to get a series...
I’ll take “DONE” over “perfect”, please
July 27, 2020 -- Well, well, well...here we are looking at the tail end of July: July 2020, it's...
Lava lamps and moms…
July 21, 2020 -- We are better together, no question. Each one of us has a wealth of knowledge,...
the Dichotomies of 2020
I had a ton of fun thought time on these...ENJOY! I love being at home all the time. I hate being...
Feeling all the feels…
June 17, 2020 -- Life is precious. 100%. 100% of the time. Even when we aren't front-of-mind...
in my head, and in my eyes (serious post)
June 5, 2020 -- Remember how slow March was? And April too? Why does it feel like May was fast and...
When change brings GOOD things…
May 27, 2020 -- I have always loved that saying that goes, "Today is the first day of the rest of...
If you don’t like today, just wait a minute
May 25, 2020 -- This saying has so much deep wisdom that I doubt we even fully comprehend it. We...
The Flylady, Mel Robbins, and Marie Kondo, oh my!
...part 2 from yesterday "Are you my mother?" May 21, 2020 -- As a stay-at-home mama of littles, I...
“Are you my mother?” A tale of seeking
Note: I use Myers-Briggs lingo in this post. I am an ENFP, known lovingly as a Squirrel. I refer...
What you think about, you BRING about
May 18, 2020 -- Happy Monday, y'all! I just love a fresh week! I am certain that you have heard...
Front ends and back ends
May 15, 2020 -- Do you have periods of deep thought that can last days or even weeks? During those...
Carpe diem, ugly bits and all
May 14th, 2020 -- If we were going to get philosophical for a moment, (it's rather constant these...
We are MAGICAL beings, so what’s our deal?
May 13, 2020 -- In the Old Normal, BC ("before COVID-19"), today I would have awakened in the...
Observe your own sunset
May 12, 2020 -- Do you have any clue what a mess I was yesterday?? It was Monday, and normally I...
Eyes on the Prize
May 11, 2020 -- I love really powerful statements like these: teamwork makes the dream work, we...
Thanks, Lilo and Stitch:)
May 8, 2020 -- I have family on my mind this morning for several reasons. Yesterday, May 7, my...
Incredibly, outrageously irrational
May 7, 2020 -- It's hilarious, really, how we expect so much of ourselves. And by hilarious, I...
Guess what? WE ALL SUCK.
May 6, 2020 -- (Ha I bet I got you with that title!) I am flying high after yesterday's Instagram...
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Taco Tuesday on Cinco de Mayo than with #GivingTuesdayNow
May 5, 2020 -- Hola! Do you know something that I love to see? When a person out in the world sees...
May the Fourth Be With You (this is NOT a Star Wars spoof post FYI)
May 4th, 2020 -- I'm not sure how, or why, but I feel so lucky and happy. My house is a filthy...
Dreams come true, so keep your eyes peeled!
May 1, 2020 -- Hello, May! So when we were in the trenches of March and early April, it was as if...
Happiness Life Hack!
April 29, 2020 -- In order to be happy, as in, deep-in-your-soul happy, do things that make you...
Happiness life hack
April 29, 2020 -- It burns in me right now to share this with you. In order to be happy, as in,...
I’m literally obsessed with non-profits and service…apparently since I was a teenager
April 28, 2020 -- Did April feel fast for you? After the drip-drip-drip surrealness of March and...
Just put it out there…”woo woo” post alert
Monday, April 27, 2020 -- I hate selling things. I really do. 10 times out of 10 I would rather...
One of my ULTIMATE #yayme moments
April 24, 2020 -- Do you feel things speeding up again a little bit? Is your schedule feeling...
LET GO OF OLD SH*T (brutally honest post alert)
April 23, 2020 -- Growth. Maybe it's "Earth Day Energy" lingering on me, but I feel this...
Birthdays and other celebrations in the time of coronavirus…
hAPPY Earth Day!! April 22, 2020 -- Happy Earth Day! As I sit down to write today, I am not...
Some things I miss, and some that I don’t
April 21, 2020 -- Today's musings from the New Normal…I miss a few things, I DON'T miss others. I...
Thank you, Bill Murray
April 20, 2020 -- Greetings to another week! I absolutely love a fresh week. It is a new cycle...
Tantrums in the time of coronavirus: sometimes the lid blows off the pot
April 17, 2020 -- Greetings from my quarantine to yours! Not that I can conceive of this as a...
Finding some sweetness in the time of coronavirus
April 16th, 2020 -- Are y'all as over the word "unprecedented" as I am? Why that word has gotten...
I’m doing something super scary.
April 15th, 2020 -- If ever there was an indicator of the "New Normal" it's the fact that today is...
High-waisted acid-wash jeans came back, so apparently any history can repeat itself
April 14, 2020-- As I write today's date, I muse that if we were still in the Old Normal, we would...
Your brain is like a salad bar
April 13, 2020 -- Alas, we did not have an Easter Egg hunt yesterday nor did I get my teenaged...
The “New Normal” is so “Old School”
April 9, 2020 -- With this much craziness going on worldwide, affecting absolutely every single...
Are you (like me) doing too many things at once??
April 8, 2020 -- Greetings! So, the "freight train hamster wheel" lifestyle is on pause…have you...
Are you a self-improvement junkie like I am?
April 7, 2020 -- If you don't know me by now, I'm a card-carrying squirrel, a seeker of...
As we grieve for the Old Normal and settle in to the New Normal
April 3, 2020 - Hello and Happy [some day they call "Friday"]! This morning I was pondering the...
You can’t deny the wisdom from certain Disney characters
April 2, 2020 -- I hope you made it through the most surreal April Fool's Day on record. If you...
Please someone say, “April Fool’s!”
April 1st, 2020 -- Hello, April, 2020. I can't say that this particular March flew by like every...
When EVERYTHING breaks…
March 31st -- Yesterday was a Cat in the Hat rainy weather day. Perfect for a Monday. It started...
Heads up: vulnerable blog post
March 30, 2020 -- It’s a fresh week! I love a fresh week but honestly I’m still pretty off....
Your “pause” button has been pressed…
Stress goggles! March 28, 2020 -- Is anyone feeling a bit trepidatious of when we are "let out"...
Collect lots of ZOGs in your life
March 27, 2020 -- (This post was inspired by some good energy flowing around) Naturally, we spend...
Time for some new filters, but not the Snapchat kind (although those are so fun!)
March 26, 2020 -- Here's a lesson I welcomed into my reality yesterday: sift your priorities...
Are you getting distracted by “OPGs”? I sure am…
From my daily affirmation book today! March 25, 2020 -- Hello, Wednesday that feels like any other...
A thank you to someone I’ll never be able to directly thank (a tale of perspective)
March 24, 2020 -- I woke up really "off" this morning, partially because I had some really weird...
Make Frida proud!
I had a "lightbulb moment" this morning in my creative thinking time: the USE IT OR LOSE IT...
Advice for our “New Normal”
March 18, 2020 -- It's undeniably crazy out there, y'all, so here's my advice: FOLLOW YOUR ENERGY....
What is PaperPalooza? And why do you need to attend? read on…
Are you drowning in paper as tax time approaches? There’s hope!
The weirdest things end up in your closet.
(this odd blog post was inspired by one of my client photos from 2018) You know it's true. You go...
Tidying up plus EDUCATED donating: a combo that SPARKS JOY for this eco-organizer
March 11, 2019 -- "Tastes great!! Less filling!!" Remember the ferocity of that chant? Well, it...
on being “too” prepared…
July 23, 2018 -- Are you automatically frustrated when you get home with items you just purchased...
Obvious question: Are your kids BORED?? (Help is on the way!)
July 10, 2018 -- I know, Master of the Obvious here, but I want you to know that there's...
I love surprises…
June 28, 2018 -- There's nothing that makes you feel more "legit" as a business owner than when...
Thred Up Goody Boxes can make any ol’ day feel like it’s your BIRTHDAY while still keeping it Earth-friendly (& a link to my new YouTube video)
June 22, 2018 -- Whew. I write that date and wonder "where did June go??" I'm here to tell you...
Why organizers need to get organized too…
June 5, 2018 - It's been a little while since I have posted here so I'll blame May: end of school,...
“Thred Up” for Dummies…clean out your closet and do a good turn. (win-win-win)
May 22, 2018 - Wouldn’t you like to combine having cute clothes in your closet (chosen for you by...
Why I can’t drive past this and not create a blog post…
May 4, 2018 -- Wow, it's really May! While we've been enjoying a cooler than normal Spring,...
Why 3 hours in a garage can be the most fun and valuable time you’ll spend all week!
April 8, 2018 – Do you know the saying, the days are long but the years are short? Lately,...
Musings on my most recent experience of selling our old bed frame (instead of giving it away)
March 22, 2019 -- To sell or not to sell? While donating something doesn't actually give you that...
Don’t think about EVERYthing you have to do, just think about the NEXT thing you have to do…
March 20, 2018--Wow, March is flying by! This Friday I'm going out of town for 3 consecutive...
Tip of the day! Spring Break is coming SOON…
Are you going on a trip in March? For some of us that is NEXT WEEK!! Start your packing list...
on being brave…
. Feb 27, 2018 - OH BEAR OH BEAR!! 🙂 Those of you that know me personally and/or on...
So…how “expired” is expired, really?
Feb. 18, 2018 - Hello, all! One of the main objectives I have for this blog is to educate you...
When an obsession turns to inspiration!
Feb 10, 2018 - Greetings, all! I am constantly amazed at the power that ONE PERSON can have to...
Box tops, pop tabs, and more
Feb 4, 2018 - Wow! My 2nd blog post ever. What's whirling around in my mind right now? (fingers...
Let’s celebrate my 1 YEAR Biz-versary!
Feb 2, 2018 -- It's mind-boggling for me to believe that I've already been in business as an...
Why Choose Love Your Space Organizing?
Why Love Your Space Organizing? Let's face it; we could all use a little help. With the demands...