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Who's ready to Netflix and "Spark Joy"?

If your facebook feed and email box seem to be filling up with talk of things that “spark joy” or images teaching you “a way to fold your clothes that is truly life-changing” it is more likely than not inspired by the Netflix series Tidying Up With Marie Kondo that was released earlier this month.

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Children's Artwork: To Recycle or Not to Recycle That is the Question

One of the most common questions I am asked by clients is about children's artwork and more specifically: what should they do with it? It is often a question that appears to be asked out of guilt.  Should they save it all and let their children decide what they want later in life? Recycle most of it? Display it all over their house?

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Giving Back Without Leaving Your Home

Piggybacking on last week's entry, I'd like to talk about an easy way to help with the final step of getting donation items moved from a pile in your house, out the door to a donation location.  Putting together a group of items for donation is hard work, both emotionally and physically.  Make sure that effort is not wasted!

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