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Pick Three Things to Do Each Day During Self-Quarantine

In my first week of self-isolation during the coronavirus, I have found it challenging to set up a new routine. I am self-employed and was already accustomed to working at home so it surprised me that I found it difficult to create a schedule that felt satisfying. I felt scattered and anxious, which reduced my focus.

Lighter Living Task #12 Books

I love books and over the years, I have bought many of them. I have also had to develop the habit of thinning them out every year so that they dont take over my house!

Lighter Living Task #11 Digital Files and File Cabinets

Need new furniture? Consider secondhand furniture!

Coping Strategies for Coronavirus Self-Isolation

Staying home more during the coronavirus precaution period can have advantages. In order for us to cope and adjust to a change in our usual patterns, we must adapt to new routines. You may wish to create new structure to your day by setting up time blocks of activities.

Lighter Living Task #10 Secondhand Furniture

Need new furniture? Consider secondhand furniture!

Lighter Living Task #9 Curating Photos

[image error]Lighter Living is more than a book. Lighter Living Tasks are weekly suggestions to make progress on decluttering, organizing and simplifying your life. By working on parts of your home each week, you will breaking big projects into small, manageable tasks.

If your photo collection is not in a state of organization that would be considered a gift to your loved ones if you died today, you have work to do!

I suggest thinning out your photos to the most precious ones-those that capture special...

Lighter Living Task #8 Plastics and Reusables

Plastic clutter is overflowing in our supermarkets and landfills.

This week we will talk about plastics use and reusables. Our plastic usage has gotten out of control and is killing wildlife and filling our oceans and landfills. I read an article in Forbes about a dead whale filled with plastic. The article is entitled Yet Another Dead Whale is Grave Reminder of our Massive Plastic Problem. Seeing the plastic flowing out of the dead whale’s mouth was tragic.

It is time to assess our habits....

Lighter Living Task #7 Clothes

Lighter Living is more than a book. Lighter Living Tasks are weekly suggestions to make progress on decluttering, organizing and simplifying your life. By working on parts of your home each week, you will breaking big projects into small, manageable tasks.

Let’s talk about clothes. As a starting point, we need to understand Fast Fashion. According to Wikipedia, “Fast fashion is a contemporary term used by fashion retailersfor designs that move from catwalk quickly to capture current fashion...

Lighter Living Task #6 Getting Your Affairs in Order

Lighter Living is more than a book. Lighter Living Tasks are weekly suggestions to make progress on decluttering, organizing and simplifying your life. By working on parts of your home each week, you will breaking big projects into small, manageable tasks.

This week’s task of getting one’s affairs in order isn’t easy and may take time. I wrote a blog for HomeWatch Caregivers in 2019 that I want to suggest you read at the starting point.

By looking at the list of important documents to have in...

Lighter Living Task #5 Collections

Lighter Living is more than a book. Lighter Living Tasks are weekly suggestions to make progress on decluttering, organizing and simplifying your life. By working on parts of your home each week, you will breaking big projects into small, manageable tasks.

This week I will talk about collections. Collections can be meaningful for the collector. It can be fun to search for new additions. It may be a source of pride to show others your collections. I am not suggesting to stop doing something...