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Hold the Phone
Hold the Phone It was a sad day…my cordless phone died…it had lived a good life…facilitated some good conversations…never spread gossip…only got lost a few times…which…I must say…is better than me…but…I digress. So…the phone died…and…I did what I had to do…no…I didn’t...
Spare those Busted Models and go Grillo Style
Spare those Busted Models and go Grillo Style Spare those Busted Models and go Grillo Style to see Sara’s live demolition of a busted Monte Carlo model. Come on Gen X, let’s get real. I’m not a big fan of those lofty, bookish, geek-touted financial models – and my...
Getting Organized at Home Feels Awesome!
Getting Organized at Home Feels Awesome! Are you in the process of getting organized? A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog…Confession of a Professional Organizer and I shared my personal story. Yes, the Professional Organized hired someone to help organize her space. I...
Love Saves the Day by Gwen Cooper
Books: Love Saves the Day by Gwen Cooper Major meow-wow! Within a few pages, I knew Gwen Cooper had done the impossible -- made me believe I was hearing the authentic interior monologue of Prudence, the rescued cat who is the major star of this novel. But not to...
Is Stress Making a Mess in Your Life?
Is Stress Making a Mess in Your Life? Stress is one of the messiest things when it comes to creating in life. (And you are always creating.... but most don't realize that they are doing it). When you are stressing out about situations, people, family, money, or...
Why is Staying Focused So Hard?
Why is Staying Focused So Hard? Staying Focused is Important and it seems to be a problem for so many. There are so many distractions that can draw you away from that you need to do. It seems to be almost at an epidemic level. No wonder our children have trouble...
Say YES To YOU By Saying NO To FEAR
Say YES To YOU By Saying NO To FEAR For the past year or so I’ve been doing a lot of work on myself re “fear”. I’ve been delving into “A Course In Miracles” (even facilitated a group that studied it) and practicing the very useful ideas presented in David Friedman’s...
Confession of a Professional Organizer
Confession of a Professional Organizer This is my Confession of a Professional Organizer. As business grew and morphed and grew and morphed, I found that I was not able to keep up with everything myself. I needed help! I needed help in order for me to take the next...
A Wise Teacher
...once said, it's a students questions they address not their answers they reply. A wise teacher once said, "We know our students not by their answers but by the questions they ask." When we were young and in high school, many of us pondered about where we should go...
Money Ninja
Money Ninja To see Sara’s introduction to this blog post, Money Ninja. With scams and fraud on the rise, sometimes it’s harder to stay rich than to grow rich. The world is full of haters and hackers, and once the wrong person gets hold of certain details, it’s a...
401k Funds
401k Funds 401(k)lutz to view this video blog on Google+. “I have no idea how much I have in my 401k, I’ll have to dig up the statement.” How can you not know how much money you have? It’s like not knowing your blood type. At any moment, you could be hit with an...
Typical 401k Questions
Typical 401k Questions Typical 401k Questions <Click here to see Sara’s video introduction to this post. This post covers some of the questions that I’ve heard from folks regarding investing in 401(k) and 403(b) plans. Q: What can I read to learn more about how to...
Wasting Time on Paperwork
Wasting Time on Paperwork Do you find yourself wasting time on paperwork and wondering how to get out from under the piles? We are inundated on daily basis with so much to do, in so little time. And paperwork can cause an enormous amount of stress. PILE MANAGEMENT...
FACING THE FEAR: THE THINGS THAT SCARE ME – DAY 1
FACING THE FEAR: THE THINGS THAT SCARE ME - DAY 1 In Vicki Ableson's second 30 Day Writing Challenge, we are supposed to write about what scares us. This is going to be an interesting 30 days. I wonder if I need to put Dr. Kay back on speed-dial? ~*~ Write about...
The Opinionated Bitch – On What Matters
On What Matters Today marks another sad day in American history. Hours ago, there was an act of terrorism, yes; I’ll call it that, at the Boston Marathon. What I won’t do is assign blame because we don’t yet know who did this. No matter what anyone says, we don’t...
Find More Time Every Day
Find More Time Every Day Wouldn’t it be great if we could really find more time every day? More time to relax and enjoy life instead of thinking of what is still on our To Do List? BE AN ACTION TAKER You may think that I have totally lost it, however, when make the...