Entries by Ellen

COVID-19 Home Schooling Resources for “Traditional School” Parents

      “Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week.” – Shandra Rhimes   School is in session in homes across America. Parents are overwhelmed and underprepared for their new roles.  They are managing their work […]

Simplify your tax preparation

  Tax preparation can be more easily managed with a few short cuts. Two of these include finding your paperwork online and itemizing donation receipts all year long.   Online access to tax documents Access your important documents online.  It makes it easier than waiting for these documents and easier to find rather than sorting […]

Embracing Self Care recommended for COVID-19

  The news about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has us thinking about health and wellness. The news can be scary about immune compromised people and how the virus spreads.  There are many ways to protect ourselves from the virus. Most compelling is that self care makes a difference for us when it comes to this virus and […]

My Organizing Obsession: Packing Cubes

  When you find something you love and does the work so well, there  are so many ways to share your love of this item.  I declared my love of packing cubes publicly with Tiffany Craig.  Packing cubes make travel so much easier.  Here are my many reasons to love packing cubes and make travel […]

Questions to ask yourself while decluttering

  Letting go of stuff is hard work.  Besides your every present thought that “I might need this,” there is a pull at your heartstrings of an emotional attachment and a pull at your purse strings for what you paid for that stuff.  As I meet with clients, we are sorting through their items and […]