Tag Archives: Organization
Make Your Guests Feel at Home
Store Personal Belongings Safely…Nobody wants to casually throw their belongings in a corner of your home or have to dig through a pile of coats and bags when they’re trying to leave. Creating a designated space to safely store your … Continue reading
Faces I’ll Never Forget
Emptying a drawer that for years had sat unsifted, I found old computer disks, a yellowed newspaper and a stack of senior photos of my first students. In our classroom in Watertown, Minn., these kids had watched me fumble with … Continue reading
Getting Beyond Grief
I am a single gay man in my early 60s. I am having a real problem getting beyond grief. My ex-partner died almost five years ago. We were a couple for 11 years but lived together a total of 21 … Continue reading
Gilded Jars
Rescue glass jars bound for the recycling bin for this upcycled project. Clean out the jars, poke a hole in the top of the lid, and screw a cabinet knob through the hole. We paired gold knobs with gold lids, but you … Continue reading
Declutter for 30 minutes a day
“We recently moved to a smaller house, and every day, I spend 30 minutes working through drawers,” “Having less stuff is so much better for your mental health.” If she puts together a pile to donate, she’ll drop it off … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 