Good Things Come

One of the best parts about being pregnant with each of our sons was watching my husband’s enthusiasm grow as we prepared for each of their arrivals. My husband has very few, if any, good memories from his own childhood, so he reveled in the opportunity to plan and prepare[Read more]

The Gift of Organization

I began a new organizing assignment last week, tackling a client’s huge storage space and sorting through everything from old family photos to decorations for every holiday. I enjoy all of my clients, for different reasons, but this one is especially fun for me because I’m completing this project while[Read more]

Artist in Residence

I have wonderful news to share, thanks to a perfect storm of random conversations and perfectly timed interactions, over which I had absolutely no control nor any idea this would be the result. Honestly, a forwarded email led to a friendship that fueled some freelance work, that encouraged some movement[Read more]

Cloth Calendars

Raise your hand if you grew up with a cloth calendar hanging in your kitchen. They were usually made out of linen or cotton (like flour sack towels) and intended to be taken down and used as a kitchen towel when the year was over. However a lot of people stashed[Read more]

Let Me Handle This

Painful life lesson last week. We have new/different homeowners insurance and got a letter from the provider, pointing out that we have a tree limb hanging precariously over/near our roof and some roof tiles that are buckling and in need of repair. The insurance company informed us that both of these issues[Read more]

Mapping Our Bathroom

Our oldest son has always loved maps. One of his gifts, thanks to his place on the autism spectrum, is the ability to recall directions to and from any place he’s ever been and any place he’s ever studied on a map. One summer, when he was 4, maybe 5, I[Read more]