A big welcome to today's guest writer, Lilly Neubauer of Open Hearted Home! Three years ago, I sat front row in an auditorium listening to Elizabeth Gilbert speak on creativity. Going out on a weeknight to sit smack in front of a favorite author seems like the chosen activity of a woman with her …
How to Detangle Productivity and Your Self-Worth
I grew up with three siblings and four double cousins. Our moms are sisters and our dads are brothers, which means we have the same extended family on both sides. On one side of the family, we often heard the words “Williams are workers.” On the other side, we come from a long line of incredible …
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43 Hard Things Women Are Struggling With—Right Now
I have a friend who always seems like she has it together. (Maybe you have one too?) She's been this way for as long as I've known her—almost 15 years. When we were in college, it seemed like juggling classes, work, and a social life came to her as easily as breathing. She had plans laid out …
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8 Questions to Help You Let Go of Your Hard-to-Let-Go-of-Things
She'd had an easy enough time getting rid of the crib, the pack n' play, and the baby swing. They were bulky, and she was happy to get her space back. As her children grew, even their clothes were relatively easy to part with, because most of the time, those clothes had been worn to threads. …
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How to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for JOY
Eight years ago, I sat in an old rocker while my young kids played on the floor in front of me and the sun painted soft strokes of gold across the sky behind me. I was hundreds of miles away from family, raising our kids while my husband traveled for work, and trying so hard to be everything …
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The Declutter 365: A Decluttering Habit Tracker [PDF]
There's a story (disputably) attributed to Jerry Seinfeld. Back when Jerry was still touring as a comic, a young, aspiring comic asked him for advice. Allegedly, Jerry told him to put a giant calendar on his wall and to put a red X over every day he wrote some jokes. "After a few days," Jerry …
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