Spring Cleaning in Other Areas

Good Morning Everyone,


I hope you all had a great weekend, practicing social distancing I am sure. I did quite a bit of online shopping. Oh my gosh, I have about 6 packages arriving this week. 


I am sure that some of you saw on my Instagram that my 3-tier plate pedestal arrived and I couldn’t love it more!

I look forward to using it. Also arriving in the mail was my gorgeous pair of polka dot kitten heels from Ann Taylor. They were 60% off with free shipping!

I will share my other items once they arrive. Since I am home more that leaves more time for reading. My husband picked up a copy of Real Simple Magazine for me and as I was flipping through I saw an article called, “5 Things to Clean this Spring (No Elbow Grease Required)”. 


The writer gave 5 areas to clean in our lives besides our homes. 

photo credit: Annie Spratt 

1) Your conversations

I found this one to be interesting…


“One way we can “clean up” our conversations, especially with kids, is by talking about people as individuals rather than as a part of a group. You might think to tell your daughter that girls like math are good because you’re countering a nefarious stereotype. But in fact, when you talk about girls as a category, you set up a structure that allows others stereotypes to seep in. Get in the habit of talking about individual strengths; describe one woman as great at math, another as great at something else”. 


~ Katherine D. Kinzler, PHD

2) Your Schedule


This gave me new insight into my routines. 


“Look for commitments in our schedule that fill you with dread- those things you’ve been doing the same way for years, like a weekly staff meeting- and create new, less time-consuming ways to handle them. Try walking-and-talking meetings. Instead of sitting face-to-face, you can circle the block, which sets a natural time limit. You’ll also be moving and in the sun, and discussing hard things can seem easier. It works with kids and family too! Revamping how we fulfill our responsibilities can make them less onerous, and it carves out more time to do things we want to do”. 


~ Sam Horn
CEO of the Intrigue Agency 

photo credit Mary Becker Instagram

I hope that you all can find a copy of the magazine and read the other suggestions. I believe that spring cleaning all aspects of life can bring about great change and ideas. 


Enjoy your Monday!