by Mary Elizabeth | Jul 1, 2020 | Family, Personal Journey, Telling YOUR Stories
Canada Day 2020 is not a typical Canada Day for sure. There are no big musical celebrations or firework spectacles. Social distancing guidelines still limit gatherings in most places and many are unable to travel to be with family. We are still planning some Canada...
by Mary Elizabeth | May 1, 2020 | Inspiration, Personal Journey, Take Action
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.Henry van Dyke I have been accused of being a perfectionist. It always makes me bristle. “Ridiculous!” I shout. And, as...
by Mary Elizabeth | Apr 11, 2020 | Challenge, Personal Journey, Telling YOUR Stories
Let it go There are some stories that we need to let go. Or more accurately, some related baggage that should be discarded. It’s important to keep the lessons but unproductive, even unhealthy, to cling to all thoughts of would’ve,...
by Mary Elizabeth | Feb 5, 2020 | Personal Journey, Telling YOUR Stories
Dad was born on February 5 so this day is always an emotional one for me. Dad loved his birthday, which usually turned into a birthday week. He saved all his birthday cards and every year around mid January, he would start to display them around the house, adding...
by Mary Elizabeth | Jan 21, 2020 | Organization, Personal Journey, Take Action
Organizing and Reclaiming Well, despite my best intentions, sometimes I fall back into collection mode. I have learned that the best way for me to handle that is to recognize that it just a slight misstep and doesn’t have to mean that I revert to previous...
by Mary Elizabeth | Jan 8, 2020 | Personal Journey, Telling YOUR Stories
WELCOME Welcome to my new – or more accurately new again – blog where I plan to challenge you to keep and share your stories while simplifying life by reducing the amount of stuff. I originally started this blog a few years ago and was generating content...