Declutter Your House by the Square Foot

I’d been on a mission to declutter the house, to get rid of everything we didn’t use that wasn’t nailed down. It was a daunting task, but I’d turned it into a manageable task by tackling it one item at …

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Declutter Your House the Easy Way

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Having a sheriff traipse through your house with eyes on EVERYTHING is like somebody shining a spotlight through a magnifying glass onto a pimple. Suddenly, you see every embarrassment that you’ve hidden away, every secret stash of unmentionables. But sheriffs …

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Somebody Wants Your Junk!

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Yes, we’ve all heard the old adage, but what does it mean for you today? How can your old junk create a win-win scenario? The answer is two-fold: recycling reduces landfill overload, and …

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Did you have to be so nice to the crazy lady?

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We’d just eaten lunch at the Big Chicken, a major landmark Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Marietta, Georgia, and as we walked through the parking lot afterwards, my husband asked, “Did you have to be so nice to the crazy …

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One Person, Many Ripples

I’d reached that point in life where you wonder what impact you’ve had on the world, what legacy you are leaving behind, how will people remember you? How many people would actually miss you? Those questions were haunting me as …

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Freebie Recycle

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Got a bunch of rocks in your yard you want out of the way? How about that broken down old computer? Ready to clean out the attic or garage? There’s an EASY way to recycle your old junk. Recycling has …

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Cell Phone Rudeness

Cell phones make us rude to our friends and family in ways most people don’t even think about. The phone becomes more important than whoever you are with. You are sitting in a restaurant with someone or maybe a group …

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The Perils of Procrastination

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We all do it. We put things off and sometimes years can go by and we still haven’t done the deed. We figure the thing will always be there when we get to it. The trouble is that’s not always …

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Be The Laughter

The pebble in the pond, that’s how we affect the world. If you are happy, you will spread happiness to those around you. Joy and happiness are infectious. If you are miserable, you will suck the joy right out of …

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Quit Smoking Method

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Quitting smoking was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I tried most of the conventional methods of quitting and they didn’t work for me. After many years of trying and failing, I finally had a flash of inspiration and it …

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