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May 27, 2019May 21, 2019 by NonnahsNo Comments

If your house is like mine, toys are everywhere — even the bathroom. They multiply like rabbits!

Do you find yourself wondering (or yelling) why don’t my kids pick up their toys?!
I have a few ideas why…
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April 8, 2019April 16, 2019 by Nonnahs1 Comment

Losing clutter is analogous to losing weight. Being organized is a lot like being in shape. And though everyone is unique, most people tend to fit in to one of these three clutter comfort levels.

Which of the following weight loss analogies best describes your clutter?

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April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 by Nonnahs5 Comments

Toby was a kindergartener with a very messy room. He was so excited after his room re-do he started labeling the bins himself the next day!

Scroll down to see an old video from 2010 of Nonnahs working in Toby’s room with his parents while he was at school one day.

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March 18, 2019March 29, 2019 by NonnahsNo Comments

Every bedroom has this pile. Our bedroom pile is on a bench. Lots of times you find it on a chair. Some people call it the chair-drobe.

A chair-drobe is one of those piles that just never seems to go away. (more…)

February 4, 2019February 5, 2019 by NonnahsNo Comments

Newsweek magazine* estimates that 15 to 20 percent of couples are in a sexless relationship.
Say WHAT?
Researching statistics for this article was pretty depressing.

Americans today are having less [sex] than Americans a decade ago. (Archives of sexual behavior)

Why would this be? (more…)

January 8, 2019January 22, 2019 by Nonnahs8 Comments

Marie Kondo is a professional organizer. She gets paid to help people throw away their excess clutter and organize what they keep in their homes.
Before January 1st when her Netflix show “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” dropped, many people didn’t know this was a profession.

I’m so grateful to the show for exposing you all to professional organizing! Organizing is a really great job. It’s also important and deserves screen time. However, there are some serious holes in the portrayal you are seeing on Netflix.
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August 27, 2018January 29, 2019 by NonnahsNo Comments

The best thing I ever delegated to my kids was their own laundry.
Never have I ever been reading a book or laughing at instagram videos and thought. “Shucks! I wish I could do the kids’ laundry for them again! This free-time I have now is really a drag.”
Never.
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