Why The Client Called Me A recent empty-nester, my client called me because she was overwhelmed at the thought of pulling our her 12 boxes of Christmas decorations. Not only was it physically difficult to bring the boxes out from her garage, but there were years and years of memories and nostalgia associated with all the decorations. Since the decorating season is here, she wanted to downsize her decorations, but she needed support staying focused. Solution We pulled out all

Let’s face it. We are on the slippery slope to the entire Holiday Season. Without raising your blood pressure at the thought of the holidays approaching, let’s do some simple planning. Here are my top 7 tricks for Halloween! Start with a List Make a checklist of everything you'd like to do for the Halloween season, such as making/getting costumes, having a party, attending a festival or pumpkin patch, carving a pumpkin, getting some scary books or videos at the library, and t

In our family, I’m the official holiday card maker. I know the painstaking process of selecting photographs, playing with the templates, and deciding how much money to spend on cardstock or rounded corners... So when the floodgates open in December and I’m the recipient of all those gorgeous holiday cards that represent people I love, and time spent making the card…what do I do with them all? (And yes, I do feel blessed to receive so much love at the end of the year!) First,