On Friday I learned that my closest family friend is moving away from Chicago. Karen is my third friend in the last few weeks that has told me she was moving. My three friends are heading off to Wisconsin, Wyoming,…
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Lego creations falling apart on cookie sheets throughout the house, Pokémon cards stashed in your favorite Tupperware container, heaps of mismatched doll shoes piled in a corner. . . Sound familiar? While we love the child that comes with the…
I recently heard Gretchen Rubin speak about her newest book, The Four Tendencies. As the bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before, Rubin drew in a big crowd at The Book Stall. Everyone wanted to hear how…
I’m all for seeking out items that spark joy, but sometimes you just need to get down to business. Moving is one of those times. When you declutter before a move, it’s different than your typical spring cleaning weekend. You…
This is easy. To create a happy home, there are only three steps. First, get rid of things that don’t make you happy. Second, fill your home with things that do make you happy. Finally, fill it with the people…
It can be tough to make new friends when you move somewhere new. It can be particularly challenging if you’re self-employed and you’re not going into the office every day. When you work from home, you need to be creative to overcome…
When my husband and I lived in the Washington, D.C. area, it took me an hour to drive twelve miles from our home in Bethesda, MD to my job in Falls Church, VA. Dan’s commute was a ten minute walk. That’s…
On April 28, 2017, Marie Kondo took the stage at the Harris Theater in Chicago to share her decluttering tips. Hundreds of people waited outside the orchestra level doors to get front row seats in this 1,500 seat venue. We needed to…
One person can make a difference. Adam Lowy, Founder and Executive Director of Move for Hunger, changed the moving industry with a question that sparked a movement to end hunger. Adam and his family asked their moving clients, “Would you like…
The toughest part of moving comes after you unpack the last box. That’s when reality sets in and you realize, “This is home now.” It hits you that you need to start over and build up a new community from…