Want to know where to volunteer on Chicago’s North Shore? Check out the list below. If there’s a place I missed, please let me know so I can add it to the list. If you’re reading this, you probably already…
It’s not easy to have the talk with your kid about moving, but it’s a critical part of the moving process. I moved ten times in eleven years with my husband, and we made multiple moves with our three kids.…
We’ve all gotten pretty comfortable at home. Some may say too comfortable. As nice as the yoga pants and slippers have been, there’s something fabulous about sliding on the high heels, putting on some lipstick, and glamming up. Your home…
It’s been a ________ (choose your adjective) 18 months. Now it’s back-to-school time. The kids may be wearing masks. They may be a foot taller. (Seriously, how did that happen?!) Life changed, and the kids changed with it. If you…
Dear Adult Children, Hi! You forgot something at your mom’s house. She meant to text you, but you left your stuff there twenty years ago . . . before texting was invented. It’s time to clean your room, kids. A…
Whether you are a minimalist mom or an aspiring minimalist, Diane Boden offers actionable advice in her debut book, Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity. As I mention in my book, The Art of Happy Moving, I am not…
One of the worst parts about home staging is you create the perfect, gorgeous home for someone else to enjoy. Why do we do that to ourselves? We should make our homes beautiful while we live in them instead of…
I decluttered my wine collection over the weekend. I figured if I didn’t drink it in 2020, then I probably never would. When I offered a bottle of decluttered wine to a friend, she asked, “Are you moving again, Ali?”…
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Jamie Gold, author of Wellness by Design: A Room-by-Room Guide to Optimizing Your Health, Fitness, and Happiness. To watch the full interview or to listen while you set up your home for optimal…
With kids remote learning, people working from home, and the cat wondering when everyone will leave, it is a crazy time for all of us. You probably have 165 items on your to-do list, and yet you feel like you…
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