Whether you’ve decided to eliminate debt from your life, or finally convert that school bus to be free to live that nomadic lifestyle on the road, you’re now ready to downsize your home. But before you start downsizing the family home, it’s important to understand that there are many potential missteps along the way. This guide will help you navigate common mistakes so that you can make the most of your new, downsized lifestyle. 1) Not setting goals before downsizing your h

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that in less than 24 hours we will be starting a new year ( and decade! ) . For the most part it was a great year – there were some ups and downs, lessons to be learned both professionally and personally, challenges along the way - but the good outweighed the bad. New Year’s Eve is a day where I reflect, think about the lessons I learned, and prepare for a fresh start to a new year. Reflection can be a powerful tool that helps us look ah

Happy Thanksgiving! For those of you who know me well, you know that I’m not a big fan of holidays ( except for New Year’s and Birthdays! ) - usually, there is an overload of food and a lot of people and logistics involved. Then today, on the commute to my client, I had a moment and thought about how much there is to be grateful for. Since it is Thanksgiving tomorrow, I thought it would be an appropriate theme for this blog post. What are the benefits of being grateful? Gra

When I was a little girl, I never really liked Halloween – the scary costumes, people wearing masks, and haunted houses ( I must admit, you still can’t get me to go to a haunted house today! ) . As a child these were “ scary things ” but as an adult, I can easily categorize these feelings as fears. Logically, I knew that people were dressed up just for Halloween and that haunted houses were just for fun, but easily my imagination and the emotion of fear took over and logic wa

There may be snow left on the ground but Spring is right around the corner. I traveled from NYC to Boston this last weekend and when I arrived it was 22°F ( -6 °C ) . I wondered to my Floridian self, how much longer can this last? How do people survive this weather? The weekend continued with 3 inches of snow which isn’t that bad except there was snow left from earlier in the week, so it seemed like there was a lot more snow fall then there really was. Fast forward to toda

Happy Valentine’s Day All! It’s that time of the year again and love is in the air! I went back and forth on what I should write for this month's tip and the obvious Valentine themes came to mind – celebrating love, chocolate, couples, etc. Then I thought, as someone who has not settled down (yet), what really makes me happy on a personal level? The answer is easy - it is spending time with people I love being around ( my family, friends, colleagues, and clients ) . My orga

In the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease , many loved ones feel that assisted living is overkill. After all, your loved isn’t hurting herself or wandering off, she’s just finding everyday tasks a little harder and more confusing. But at the same time, you know living alone isn’t an option. It only takes forgetting the stove is on once to start a house fire, and the symptoms of Alzheimer’s only worsen with time. At this point in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, many

Thanksgiving is a couple of days away, and you are either planning on going to a dinner or hosting one. A lot of preparation goes into planning holiday meals but in my experience, it is always good to have a plan, which leads me to today’s organizing tip: Cleaning after your Thanksgiving meal . So, here goes: 1) Before the meal ( a couple days before ) , clean out your refrigerator and make space for leftovers. If you plan on having leftovers, buy extra plastic bags/contain

Tip of the week – Seasonal Closet Switch ( Summer to Winter ) . I was living in denial that there was still a bit of time left before the temperature drops and summer is over. What can I say? I grew up in Florida and lived in Tel Aviv for years, sometimes I feel that I can't take the NYC cold! With sadness, I realized it was time to switch out my wardrobe from winter to summer. Here are some tips on making your seasonal closet switch an easy one: 1) Take out all your clot

Tip of the week – Organize your closet by zones. Our closets can be broken up by different " zones " (see picture by primermagazine.com): Hot (Red Zone) – things that we use the most/need access to. Blue (Cold Zone) – things we do not use often/need less access to. Yellow (Warm Zone) – minimal access items. Here are some tips for organizing your closet by zones: 1) Go through your clothes ( categorized, edited, donated /given away ) and keep what you need and love. 2) T