Best Life NOW! Blog

That's it.  As of today, April 29th, 2011 - there are 246 days left until New Year Day 2012.  What will you do with 246 days?  The letter below was written by a woman in South Portland, ME and was featured in body+soul magazine.  She has a great idea for getting rid of the clutter in her home.....one day and one items at a time.  Clutter Queen Last year, I finally decided to do something about all of the clutter in my house.  My plan?  Get rid of 365 things in 365 days.  I started with small items and soon found that viewing the junk in my home with an eye for decluttering helped me see more and more things that I no longer needed.  By the end of the year, I had reached my goal.  In addition to opening space in my home, I also freed up time, since I don't have to clean and pick up as much.  This project deeply changed my worldview about possessions, clutter and what makes a home. You have 246 days.  Can you imagine how different your life would be if you removed 246 items

I just watched Extreme Couponing on TLC last week.  I was curious to find out how one would walk into a grocery store with two carts stacked full and walk out only paying $6.00 - or sometimes less. What I learned was: 1.   These women will spend up to 6 hours daily clipping or searching for coupons. 2.   You sometimes will have to buy a dozen or more of an item because it only goes on sale once a year. 3.   You have to stand in line in the checkout and divide your entire purchase into smaller purchases to get the best discount. 4.   Because items only go on sale once a  year and you have to buy dozens, it is necessary to stockpile them. 5.   One woman stockpiles in every room of her home - even her daughter's bedroom. So, I ask you - what do you think?  Is it worth it?  Would you do  it? I'll tell you what I think (there's a shocker): 1.   If you have the time to clip or search for coupons, great.  Go for it. 2.   If you have room in your home and want to s

This time, it surrounded my coffee maker (a.k.a. my reason for getting out of bed in the morning.) I noticed that my coffee wasn't tasting as good as it normally did.  That's when it dawned on me - I hadn't run a batch of vinegar through the machine for a while.  Ah ha! So I ran a batch of vinegar through along with 3 more batches of water to make sure the vinegar was out of the coffee maker.  It made a world of difference!  So I pass this little tip on to you today to make your reason for getting out of bed in the morning taste better.