Decluttering With a Bad Back and Sore Hands: The Gentle Way I Do It Now
I still remember the day I sat down in the middle of my bedroom floor and nearly cried. I’d set out to clear one closet. Just one. But twenty minutes …
Slow Decluttering: The Gentler Way to Clear Your Home After 60
A few years back, I decided to declutter my whole house in one weekend. I’d read that you had to be ruthless. Rip the bandage off. Pull everything out, make …
If I Can’t Declutter Perfectly, I Won’t Start
There’s a closet in my bedroom I avoided for the better part of a year. Every time I opened it, I told myself the same thing. Not today. When I …
10 Easy Ways On How To Layer For Fall Without Looking Bulky For Women Over 50
Learn how to layer for fall without looking bulky for women over 50. Ten easy ways to stay warm and sleek using pieces you already own.
The Things We Keep When We’re Lonely
The house is quiet now in a way it never used to be. For years it was full. Kids in and out, doors slamming, somebody always calling my name from …
Just Five Things: The Two-Minute Habit That Actually Beat My Overwhelm
Have you ever sat down after supper, looked around the room, and known it needed picking up, but you just could not make yourself get up and do it? That …
What to Do With Old Letters and Cards From Someone You’ve Lost
I finally opened that box on an ordinary Tuesday, a few years after my mother passed. It was an old shoebox, soft at the corners, packed with letters and cards …
How to Part With Old Bibles and Religious Keepsakes Without Feeling Guilty
My mother’s Bible sat in my nightstand drawer for three years before I could look at it honestly. It’s worn soft at the corners, and the spine is held together …
What to Do With Your Wedding Dress Decades Later When Your Daughter Doesn’t Want It
Have you ever held onto something just because it cost a lot and meant a lot, even when it hasn’t left the box in thirty years? For me, that’s my …
10 Church Outfits For Women Over 70 (Look Pulled Together)
Not sure what to wear to church after 70? These church outfits for women over 70 keep you comfortable, warm, and pulled together.