De-clutter Equals De-Stress

Did you know that living in a cluttered environment actually adds to your stress level? It’s doubly hard for me because I would like to be organized and live more minimalistically, but my husband is a collector…of many things!  Books, all things flyfishing, art supplies (he has taken up painting and is really very good).  So you can [...]

How to keep your house clean and green

You are probably going through your child’s clothes right now, weeding out the items that have been outgrown.  Perhaps we can apply that same  concept to our cleaning supply shelf.  Haven’t we outgrown the toxic-to-our-children-and-the planet, chemical-laden glass cleaners, bathroom scrubs and dusting sprays.  I looked in my cleaning supply cabinet the other day and I [...]

Carpet installation fiasco

At 9am this morning, there was a knock on the door.  It was our carpet installers, here to install new carpeting for our downstairs floors.  For the past week, I had been working like a mad-man (or mad-woman) to clear off tables, empty bookcases and clean out cabinets so that the installers would be able [...]