Streamline Your Errands SAGE Column July 2009
Streamline Your Errands
Running errands is often the most stressful part of the week. Naturally, you should ask yourself whether you need to do the errand at all. Do you already have something else that will suffice? Can you order online and save yourself the gasoline and hassle?
Simplify your errand running by making decisions ahead of…
Radio Interview
Miriam is interviewed on Thrive in Balance.
Previously recorded on, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
The conversation revolves around multi-purpose rooms, and how to get the most out of them.
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Miriam begins at around: 02:00
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Simplify Your Bathroom SAGE Column May 2009
Simplify Your Bathroom
The bathroom is one of those spots where clutter can accumulate quickly. People tend to store too many things in their very small, often weirdly shaped, cabinets. Cabinets are also notorious for medicine and cures for ailments you don’t have and ‘try me’ items that linger after you decide you don’t like them…
Adjust Your Expectaions: SAGE Column April 2009
Spring is almost here and thoughts are turning to cleaning, purging and storing winter items until next year. For some this is scary: so many tasks and not enough time. Much of this stress is due to expectations far beyond what modern life allows. We simply don’t have the time for a week of nothing…
Read more »Your Piles Could Cause You Harm: SAGE Column December 2008
Safety – Your piles could cause you harm
It may seem like no big deal to have stuff accumulating in piles in your house. But at a certain point this practice will become a hazard. Have you ever stopped to consider the health and safety implications of your piles?
Beyond the obvious concerns about trips and falls,…
The Real Cost of Clutter: SAGE Column November 2008
The real cost of clutter
Here’s an excuse I hear all the time for keeping items that aren’t used. “But I paid good money for it!” But have you examined how much more it is costing you to keep it?
The cost of something doesn’t stop when you get it home. Are you paying rent on a…


