The Simple Sisters

The De-clutter Queen

From the Rochelle files...

For years now I’ve been a fan of Julie Morgenstern. She writes books about getting organized and time management and about work. Something about her philosophy really clicks with me. Well somehow I missed that she has  new book out call SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life: A Four-Step Guide to Getting Unstuck. This is [...]

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getting back on the horse

From the Marissa files...

I was in Pueblo this week which was greatly relaxing and nice, however, not good on the ‘ol diet. As mostly everyone in the world knows- it’s hard to stay on a diet for longer than a week- well for me longer than a week. Most people probably have more staying power. Pueblo is like [...]

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HGTV Therapy

From the Rochelle files...

So this week has not been my best. Work was heavy, and I spent three nights this week on the computer doing design work. Let’s just say that my household suffered. Dishes piled up, the coffee table got junked up with stuff, the carpets need some serious vacuuming, and the cat box….well lets not go [...]

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Clutter Struggles

From the Rochelle files...

Okay, so I’m all about this clutter challenge to get rid of 100 things, and I know I can do it. What I really need to do is to go into the depths of my drawers and closets and truly purge the crap that means nothing to me. I know that, so why don’t I [...]

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Overcoming the guilt

From the Rochelle files...

One of my fears when we decided to start this blog was that I would feel guilty for not always working in life improvement mode. This was a big issue for me, because that is usually how I tend to fail. So I had to decide if I could go forward with a project like [...]

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My toothbrush never lets me down.

From the Marissa files...

Smokers have bad teeth. College students have bad teeth. I have to be honest with you, I often only brush once a day. Gross huh? I don’t know why. It’s one of my most embarrassing habits, and now that I’m a non-smoker, one of my grossest. I’m trying to get better about this. Not get [...]

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Working out. takin names.

From the Marissa files...

Part of my new years’ resolution was to get in shape. I have to be particularly careful about gaining weight because of the whole not smoking sitch- I haven’t smoked in a month basically, I’ve sneaked a few, but I’m pretty much done smoking. I’ve been trying to work out as much as possible because [...]

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Vision Boards

From the Rochelle files...

Almost two years ago I learned about vision boards from my friend Amanda. Very simple concept and exercise with the potential for a huge life impact. Here’s the idea: create vision boards, however you see fit that represent your ideal life and your ideal world. Your vision boards will activate the law of attraction, as [...]

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It’s that special time of year

From the Rochelle files...

Tax time! Okay, I know a lot of people hate tax time and I don’t blame them. First, paying taxes is never fun, even though it goes toward making our country a better place. Second, the preparation is annoying, and the filing, and the math, all icky. For me, I personally like it because I [...]

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D to the CLUTTER: 100 things update

From the Marissa & Rochelle files...

We’ve heard from a few people that they are IN! Remember, the rules are to get rid of 100 things by February 28. And as we’re realizing, it’s a lot easier than we thought it would be. Marissa cleaned out her closet and donated tons of old clothes. She believes she got her 100. Rochelle [...]

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