SIMPLY ORGANIZED LIFE

Sep 29

Sep 29 Fall Favorites 2021

Ann Arbor, cats, fall, lifestyle, michigan, television

It's become a bit of a tradition to share my fall favorites every September. Autumn has always been my favorite time of the year. And, reading back to my 2019 and 2020 posts, my favorites are fairly consistent. I am simple and straightforward like that.

Jul 26

Jul 26 Media Free Mornings

Carolyn

family, goals, lifestyle, simplicity, voluntary simplicity

For me, starting my day in as much silence as possible is always nourishing to my soul. However, my home is no monastary or ashram. My kids are noisy, our dog takes his watchdog duty seriously and my husband does what he does. I have to be very intentional in order to carve out the solitude I crave.

Jun 29

Jun 29 Summer Daily Decluttering

Carolyn

back to school, being organized, clear clutter, donations, lifestyle, minimalism, recycling, simplify

Clutter has no deadline. Now that the kids have entered their summer break and things seem to be on the up and up, it's time to put our house in better order again. My goal is to let things go and recreate the spaciousness I crave. Maybe now we can get back to our usual way of dealing with the things we no longer need.

May 31

May 31 Hopeful, Maybe

Carolyn

Ann Arbor, children, family, health, kids, lifestyle, minimalism, simplicity

After all that has happened in the last few months, I am hopeful, maybe, that we humans can do better than our 2019 normal.

Apr 30

Apr 30 Reading

Carolyn

books, family, organize, reading, resolutions, simplicity, time, travel, vacation

What have you been reading these days? I am so curious to hear from you! I seem to be reading a lot more recently compared to a year ago. Last year at this time, I felt so scared and disappointed. When things all closed down in March 2020, I was in the middle of reading an Eyewitness Guidebook on Portugal. Obviously, that trip was cancelled.

Mar 31

Mar 31 Looking Forward

Carolyn

being organized, environment, family, health, lifestyle, medicine, michigan, simplicity

Most of us look forward to venturing out slowly and cautiously. We look forward to so many things we did with ease in the past. Sometime last year, I am not sure exactly when, I started a "Post COVID Bucket List".

Feb 23

Feb 23 A Year Later

Carolyn

help, lifestyle, resolutions, simplicity, simplify, stress, time, voluntary simplicity, women

These can be hard times to keep a positive mindset, with many wrongs in the world and great suffering happening everywhere. At the same time, by taking care of ourselves, we are in a better position to right wrongs and to alleviate suffering. We can start with ourselves and work our way outward.

Jan 31

Jan 31 Current Cleaning Routine

Carolyn

being organized, cleaning, clutter, environment, family, get organized, health, laundry, lifestyle, organization, routines, schedule, simplify, staying organized

I thought I would share my current cleaning routine as a follow up to last month's post on gratitude and habit tracking. Hopefully, this will inspire you to create your own cleaning routine, or perhaps you have a few tips to help me stay more consistent with mine.

Dec 31

Dec 31 Gratitude and Habit Tracking

Carolyn

being organized, calendar, get organized, health, lifestyle, new year, planning, routines, schedule, simplify

There are so many creative ways to track our gratitude and habits. If you go to Google Images and search for "gratitude log" or "habit tracker" a seemly infinite number of beautiful ideas will appear. Through trial and error in my dot grid bullet journals, I developed a tracking format that really works for me. Because many of you have asked, I will share the simple format that I use, no special artistic skills required.

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