The ECHO

Clutter gives me anxiety and mental hives. It makes me itch. Picking up my children’s toys is my least favorite activity.

Many non-profits and charitable organizations are out there. Where does a person start? Start with something near and dear to your heart.

Christmas Day in the morning is like any other day in the barn. The horses are hungry. Our two dogs’ collars jangle in the dark.

How am I to meet all of these holiday expectations and homeschool? One of the hallmark benefits of homeschooling is real flexibility.

I felt that perhaps there are some folks out there who like me, keep wondering about things that the internet can answer.

Seven years after the opening of Strong Aesthetics, Kelly has more than proved to herself that being an esthetician can be a "real job".

And over the past two years, more than 400 have made the pilgrimage to 4,148-foot Gold Star Peak on 46 separate hikes.

The difficulty for many of us, I believe, is that WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO GET RID OF OUR STUFF, and a lot of folks don’t want it!

This issue about stuff: how to celebrate with it, what to do with it when you're done, how to enjoy it and how to separate yourself from it.

Last month, I had the absolute honor to attend Disney’s The Little Mermaid at the Atwood Concert Hall in Anchorage.

Since that first client, her new business “Declutter to Move” has been steadily picking up steam, officially opening in May of this year.

We aren't after the Emily Post, finishing school effect. We are after cultivating a heart of graciousness and hospitality in our children.

As I walked into Whatnot Consignment Shop, I was struck by the copious amounts of stuff and the distinct warmth of a gracious proprietor.

The trail up Bear Mountain from Peters Creek Valley was just below freezing and travel over the hardened ground was easy.