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SIGNS OF SPRING: CROCUS AND CLEANING LIVE SIMPLY THAT OTHERS MAY SIMPLY LIVE... ELIZABETH SETON   We live in a consumer oriented culture. Everywhere we turn we're bombarded with messages that tell us we need the latest gadget, trendiest new fashions, updated furniture,  and on and on... It's hard to resist! But the end result can be a cluttered home, overspending, and too much time spent just taking care of all of our "stuff". So spring is a good time to de-clutter, simplify, prioritize, and  re-organize our lives. So today I'm focusing on DE-CLUTTERING...everything but clothing...that's for  another time. Here are three steps to DE-CLUTTER: 1) Find three large boxes and label them: DONATE, THROW, SELL 2) In deciding which box each item should go in, ask the following three questions:      a)  Do I need this? ( ie Have I used this in the last year? )      b)  Is it useful?      c)  Does it ad...

FLOWER PHOTO FROM PINTEREST It's that time of year again! Time to let in the FRESH AIR OF SPRING! Spring Cleaning may not be the first thing you look forward to with the coming of SPRING  but I'm hoping that with a little "creative coaching" you can put some SPRING LOVE into your SPRING CLEANING! First of all you need some... INSPIRATION: 1) FLOWERS  Decide you will reward yourself with a small bouquet of fresh flowers when you're all done. SMILE! 2) FRESH COLOR   Visualize how you might bring in some fresh pastel colors into your living space to brighten things up for spring. Maybe it's as simple  as moving some pillows into the living room from another room. Get ideas from magazines or the internet. DREAM! 3) FRESH AIR   Open a window and let the fresh air of spring inspire you!  INHALE! 4) VISUALIZE  NEW SPACES  Sit down in your favorite spot with your favorite spring beverage and visualize your home as being FRESH AS SPRI...