I was having a girls-night recently. I love these chances to catch up and frequently explore topics that only close friends would wander into. Even still, I was surprised when my update about joining Living Peace as a Professional Organizer triggered one of my friends to reveal that she had grown up in an extremely chaotic household...
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Aug 17 2010 - 11:00am
Having both a husband and a teenage son with ADD, I have learned a few strategies for coping with the challenges each of them face. While the diagnosis was not a surprise, it was simultaneously comforting and disheartening. I was glad to know there was a medical condition which could be blamed, but the day-to-day struggles of...
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Oct 11 2010 - 5:11pmMy grandmother has the right idea. She is currently cleaning out her attic and determining what she wants to keep and what she would like to offer to family before it goes to the yard sale.
After collecting a category of items (games, books, holiday decorations), she sends in invitation to her family...
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Jan 25 2011 - 3:00am
Karen Mansur, Living Peace Sales Associate, offers a tip on preparing your schedule for the week.
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Mar 3 2011 - 2:17pmCommunication is key when working toward maintaining a home with others. Everybody is "wired" differently and may not be aware of the the same household tasks that need to be accomplished. For example, if the dishwasher contains clean dishes, my first thought is, "the dishwasher needs to be emptied...
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Dec 9 2011 - 12:17pmMy sister-in-law recently had a major surgery. While the surgery was scheduled as opposed to emergency, the family was still apprehensive and emotional during the long surgery. To help keep our minds busy, we used the time to create a collage for my sister-in-law.
We...
