"Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify". – Henry Thoreau

Now is the perfect time to find specialty storage containers for all your holiday décor. Stores will be selling color-coded plastic bins (orange/black for harvest, red/green for Christmas). In addition, The Container store, Rubbermaid, or Stacks n’...

  Who is rich?  He who rejoices in his portion.  ~The Talmud

  As we begin to prepare for the Holiday Feasts, it’s a good time to pause and think about those in our towns and cities who are struggling to put food on their tables from day to day. The rising unemployment and tough economic times mean that food...

Times are tough for many of us so the first step in getting organized for the holidays is to decide what you can honestly afford to spend this year.  Write your dollar figure at the top of your list.  Below your budgeted amount, write down all your...