Joanie Leeds is the award-winning singer-songwriter of nine children’s CDs. Joanie Leeds received a Gold Parents’ Choice Award for her music, and has been featured in People magazine, Parents, USA Today, The New York Times, and many more. Her latest…
Finding Happiness
You made it through moving day. Congratulations. I knew you would rock it. (If you haven’t moved yet, here’s some advice on how to get organized before your move.) If you recently moved, you may look around your new home filled…
When my friend, Chris Beer, asked if I wanted to volunteer for the inaugural TEDx Wilmette Women event, I jumped at the opportunity. My job? To work as one of several speaker coaches to support the inspirational speakers. As with…
Sarah J. Halstead is a comedian, actor and podcaster. She has appeared in over 90 commercials, along with a slew of guest-star roles in both film and television. As an acclaimed standup comedian, she performs regularly at The Comedy Store,…
I am often asked, “What do I do with the books I don’t want to move?” One option is to take your books to a used bookstore and make some money. With ISBN numbers in hand, you can also check…
Before my family moves from a city, we create a bucket list of places we want to visit one last time. After ten moves in eleven years, we are finally settled in the Chicago area. However, if we were to…
I was thrilled to share some of my moving tips with Sean Lewis on WGN Weekend Morning News in Chicago. We talked about how to prepare for a move. First, schedule time to declutter and pack. Then, Marie Kondo your…
When Dan and I moved from Chicago, IL, to Knoxville, TN, we had three children ages three and under. Dan worked extra shifts to help cover the costs of our move while I handled the decluttering and packing. Just to…
Griffin Amdur, the Director of the Chicago Furniture Bank, walked into a single’s mom unfurnished apartment. An air mattress rested on the floor while two twin toddlers ran around the space and a newborn baby cried. “It was crazy,” Griffin…
The moving girl in me loves New Year’s resolutions. It’s that feeling of a fresh start without having to pack a box or find an apartment. If you’re moving over the holidays (like we did one year), you’re lucky. You…