We are not talking about clutter control today. Instead I’d like to say thank you to the brave women and men who have fought for our freedoms. And thank you to my relatives that have inspired and encouraged me all my life.
On Memorial Day I honor them with flowers and thoughts of thankfulness for them. I remember my mother calling it Decoration Day. I’m not sure when the name was changed. I remember too people selling red paper poppies to pin on lapels as a remembrance of those who served our country. Do you remember those red poppies?
I wish you all a safe, happy and beautiful holiday today.
Remembeer to leave a comment on Friday’s blog if you want an opportunity to win the Purse Pleaser.
I have a fabulous product to give away on Product Review Friday. It’s a purse organizer to help with 
Are you pulled here and there with the demands of family and friends? I was organizing with a client and we were organizing clutter like mad. She got a phone call. It was her child at school who had forgotten his homework and was asking her to bring it to him. Very calmly she explained that she was working with me and would not be able to leave. (I bet that child remembers the next time to take his homework to school).
A word of warning: When you are getting rid of clutter it may be wise to use different colored bags (white verses black) for things to keep and things that are going to the trash.
Show ‘N Share Tuesday shows how to declutter a tiny drawer that was a jumbled mess and (we’ll call her Debbie) hated it. It is so small and there were too many things for the space.
As seen on TV. Professional Organizer Marilyn Bohn demonstrates how you can pack a carry on for a ten day trip that will help with 
We love playing board games at our home. Some of the best memories are the ones when we have invited friends over for a game night. My mother said in her family they never fought over games because her father wouldn’t tolerate it. One time they were squabbling over a card game and he walked over, picked up the cards and threw them in the fire. They learned very quickly to get along together when playing together.
I have short, straight stick hair. Everyone who has ever cut it comments on how incredibly straight it is. I also have a 1 ½ inch curling iron I use on my hair every day. It finally dawned on me that a 1 inch might work better. Holy Smokes—it does work much better.
School days for this part of the year are winding down. Do you know what paper and art work to keep of your children’s and what to let go of? Here are 5 tips for clutter control and what to do with all that paper.
Today is Show ‘N Share Tuesday and I have to show you this great tip from my client. I have been making a list of things that I need to buy when I go on an errand run. One of the things I need to do is buy batteries for two pedometers.
