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5 steps to help your kids edit their toys
Are your kids’ toys taking over your home? When the stress from toy clutter starts to take away from the fun, it’s time to teach your children how to pare down their collection and tidy mindfully. With your help, here are five steps to help your children get their toys in order: Do an inventory … Continue reading 5 steps to help your kids edit their toys
How to Find Joy at Home During a Pandemic
It’s right out of a sci-fi movie, the streets of New York have become desolate, and the store shelves are empty. The world now faces a new common enemy, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is changing the life as we know it, and joy is hard to find in these challenging days. Today, most parents around the … Continue reading How to Find Joy at Home During a Pandemic
Creating a Vision Board
Do you ever wonder why you keep on reorganizing the same spaces? Or why you continue buying things you don't need or hold on to things that don't spark joy? Chances are, you haven't been able to see clearly what your goal looks like to help you take action. And this is where creating a … Continue reading Creating a Vision Board
Practicing Gratitude
Honestly, I'm a little embarrassed to say that prior to practicing the KonMari Method, I probably only really thought about gratitude on Thanksgiving. Even then, I am not sure if I really appreciated what feeling thankful meant because I was too stressed out getting ready to host guests. Or I was thinking in generic terms … Continue reading Practicing Gratitude
The Joy of Giving
It’s the beginning of September and I’ve already seen a morning news segment on how to budget for your holiday shopping. It annoyed me as I watched them talked about how the average family spends $1000 on holiday gifts, and what are the best ways to start saving money now. This will only lead to … Continue reading The Joy of Giving
Gift Ideas After KonMari
If you've KonMari-ed your home, you know that many of the things you've let go were items gifted to you. You knew from the instant you unwrapped the present that it didn't spark joy, but felt obligated to keep it. Gift giving is very difficult even when you know the person intimately. That's why gift … Continue reading Gift Ideas After KonMari
Before&After: Tidying with Kids (Toy Organization)
"I need help with my shelves." said my 8-year-old client, a good sign that she was aware her current situation wasn't ideal. The good news is she has many shelves and baskets. The bad news is she has so many tiny objects, from stuffed animals to stickers, to hair accessories, that it'll take a long … Continue reading Before&After: Tidying with Kids (Toy Organization)
SPARK JOY MEETS THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS – PART 6
This is the final week of the happiness class I’ve been taking, an online course called the Science of Well-Being taught by Yale University. Although the format of the course has changed from 6 to10 weeks, the last 4 are for us to put what we’ve learned into practice on a regular basis. I and … Continue reading SPARK JOY MEETS THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS – PART 6
SPARK JOY MEETS THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS – PART 5
This is part 5 of the 6-week series of my experience learning the Science of Well-being from the Yale University class taught through Coursera.org. This week, we were given a lot of information on ways to switch to “better wanting” for things that have proven to help us feel happier. I’m going to highlight the … Continue reading SPARK JOY MEETS THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS – PART 5