Goodwill's Donation Movement

Goodwill is launching a new ad campaign called The Donation Movement. I love to donate to Goodwill. As a matter of fact, I went to the donation center first thing this past Sunday with my old Rainbow vacuum and a box of breakable stuff I didn't want anymore. I always feel great as I pull away having unloaded my car full of useful objects for someone else to use.

Go here to view the Goodwill campaign.

10 Tips to Ease Your Everyday Stress

I can't help it. I strongly like Gretchen Rubin and her Happiness Project. And her Wednesday post was full of great, easy, common sense ideas to help relieve stress. Go here to read her post.

Practice Makes...

Erin Doland of Unclutterer today on her blog writes about practicing simplicity. "...living simply requires practice. No one goes to bed one night in complete chaos and disorder and wakes up the next morning master of an organized and clutter-free wonderland. Transformation doesn’t happen over night, and achieving and maintaining it most definitely takes practice."

For those struggling to stay ahead of the clutter, take courage in the notion that simplicity is a day to day practice that you can perfect! I practice living simply every night before I retire by picking up shoes, putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher, closing drawers and cabinets...

So as your piano teacher always said, "Practice 30 minutes everyday," and you will soon be living the simple life!

A Hoarder Sees the Error of His Ways

On June 7, 2010, The Washington Post ran a piece about a hoarder who realized "my stuff is not me". Go here to read the full story. Even though by the end of the story he went back to his old ways, it is hopeful that he will improve over time!!

Blog Recommendation

There are a lot of us that love order. I have been following this blog for several months and I would like to recommend it to other list makers, habitual straighteners and all around right brainers.