My One Word: Simplify

  I love how people pick one word as their word to live by for the year. Last year, my one word was simply “God.” I wanted to make God the center of everything in my life…to the extent that every decision I made each day was centered around my faith in him. Overall, I think the year went pretty well. Obviously, I didn’t consider God with every decision…like Chinese or Pizza for supper…but he was present and accounted for in every {Read More}

Make-a-change Monday~The Fifteen-Minute Clutter Cleanup

Are you a pack rat?  I am desperately trying to simplify my life. Learning NOT to be a pack rat is one major change I’m making, and it is not easy.  For years I’ve read books on decorating, organizing, saving, displaying, etc. and there have been times I’ve spent more effort on moving around the “stuff” in my life than probably anything else. It’s ridiculous. It’s STUFF!  So today’s “make a change” is short and sweet, and I’m working hard on {Read More}