Oy.
Exactly one year ago, as my New Year’s resolution, I started my other blog, Cluttercast.
Every day I posted an item from my clutter, and gave it away to someone who wanted it.
It was a big success—-most of all, for me. This was the first time in my entire life I successfully kept my New Year’s [...]
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Besides Daniel coming home, my nephew Aaron is also visiting–he’s the one who got us to—and from—the Obama inauguration. So since he gave me a piece of American history I returned the favor with some family history— going through some boxes with my father’s and mother’s notebooks from high school and college. To me, this stuff [...]
Though most communication these days is electronic, nothing beats getting a card in the mail, to let you know someone took the time to think about you.
My sister always sends cards to my family on special occasions. And in our mail today—right on time, of course—-is a Father’s Day card for V. I doubt her husband Paul [...]
As Cluttercast enters its 6th month, it’s the perfect time to come clean:
1. Cluttercast was my New Year’s resolution. I’ve never kept any other resolution more than a week, so no one thought Cluttercast would last—–including me.
2. People assume I’m running out of stuff to cluttercast. Not even close.
3. People assume the house must look better. [...]
I love when either one of my kids is in town. But something else comes with the territory whenever they come home. They morph into the kitchen police.
Alli walks in the door and immediately checks the expiration date stamped on every item in the refrigerator. As if I’m planning to poison her. (Okay, I admit she’s sleuthed [...]
Recently I got an email inviting me to a webcast event starring Oprah’s clutter guru Peter Walsh. I’m sure this had to be either an early April Fool’s joke or a cyber-Freudian mistake— even so, they didn’t have to twist my arm to get me to sign up. I wore Estee Lauder makeup for years mainly because they [...]
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It’s no joke. Shopping is our national pastime. We’re choking in consumer goods. Exploding in excess. We have way too much stuff. At least in my house.
I’m embarrassed to admit how much I’ve added to the planet’s overload with my own clutter. At this point in life, I’ve been there, done that, and bought more. [...]
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Why am I thinking mink today? You might want to come over to Cluttercast and find out.
I spent today cluttercasting—and wrote about it. So I posted over there- —on Cluttercast.com—with pictures and everything.
Hope you’ll click here and check it out.
