The Case for Not Having a Bridal Shower

I got married on October 24, 2015 to my main squeeze. We met when we were 21 and within a month of dating, he told me he loved me. I was immature and had never had a serious boyfriend before so I spent the beginning of our courtship and relationship acting in a way that…

How to Get Your Kids Organized

If you’re a parent (or hope to be one someday), you probably dream about your future children’s adult lives. What kind of people are they going to be? How will they contribute to society? How fun will it be to visit their homes and play with their own children?? Hey, now that I think about…

Is Paper Clutter Your Worst Organizational Nightmare?

February is “National Archive Your Files Month,” which means that you should be archiving or saving your papers and files for future use. In order to archive your files, you need to know what you actually have for files and what archiving them really means. Let’s start by addressing paper files, then we will move…

Food Insecurity and Hunger in America

When the pandemic began last year, more American families than ever were thrown into the situation of not knowing where the next meal was coming from. Lines at food pantries snaked around pylons in parking lots as long as the Covid-19 testing lines. And while our country has been dealing with hunger for far longer…