do you cram and overstuff it too?

If you’ve been doing the stay-at-home thing for a while, at some point you may have been bit by the organizing bug. “Well if we’re gonna be home for this long we may as well make walking room in at least one of the garages or finally donate the clothes circa 1999.” I did the…

Are You Chasing Someone Else’s Dreams?

HGTV has royally screwed us over. Not to mention House Beautiful, Southern Living, Veranda Magazine and every Container Store brochure. They are PERFECTION. Even the spaces that are “lived in.” The casually draped throw and the perfectly placed fruit on the table. I don’t remember anyone ever eating like that in my house. No crumbs,…

Why Everyone Should Do These Two Things

SWOOOOOSH. Elimination. Annihilation. The check. The cross off. The scribble. And just like that, “throw out trash” is off your list. I get a little shiver just thinking about it. Don’t you?! One less “to-do” on your list. There’s nothing more satisfying! OR IS THERE? 😉 Wanna know something even more gratifying than getting stuff…

When You Wake Up Feeling Overwhelmed

  Sink full of dishes. Nothing to wear. Packed schedule. Empty fridge. Email overload. Clutter everywhere. Misplaced directions. And….you haven’t even had your coffee yet… Feel familiar? What do you do on those days when you wake up and everything feels overwhelming? With so much to do, so little time and nothing going your way,…

This Breaks My Heart…

I find it amazing that the extraordinary women I get the privilege to work with, bring me both the greatest joy and the greatest heartbreak. In many ways they’re like you. Smart. Strong. Capable. Determined. They’ve had their share of ups and downs but their faith and positivity gets them up morning after morning. Without…

I Definitely Did Not See This Coming

I vowed that this year I’d be at my personal best. Reach new levels of shedding anxiety and overwhelm and make life easier, simpler…BETTER. I was euphoric coming back from a ten day getaway – getting a mental and physical break and re-energized to jump back in. Bring it on world. I’m gonna push through…

This Always Wins.

Remember when you were a kid and you wanted to do something and you would just…do it? I wanted to be a “Solid Gold” dancer (yes I know I’m dating myself). So my bestie and I choreographed dances until one in the morning. I wanted to become an artist so I doodled and drew whenever…

I Was So Scared To Do This…

I did something this year I’ve never done before. And it felt scary. You may need to sit down for this. 😉 Here’s what happened. We’re usually in town over Thanksgiving which is when we typically put up our tree. But this year we were away. The following weekend we were slammed with kids activities,…

5 Powerful Reasons I’ve Simplified

Although it’s not even August, it feels like summer is up in the Parikh household. The boys are back in school on Monday (I know, crazypants!) Maybe it’s not so bad considering it’s a steady 100 degrees these days – and not much fun being outside anyway. (Talk about overheating!) So today I have a…