I am a product of drug addicts and alcoholics. When I was seven my sister Mckaila was born, and from that day forth I had to be her mother. I had to stay home from school to take care of her, my parents were not capable because of their actions. When I was almost eight my ...
So the book was all written, and then I said, what am I gonna call this thing? And you know, we’re talking about people’s money and, and where it’s gonna end up. So you’re, it’s your money and it’s your way as opposed to me telling you where you should leave it or...
One was never really taught. One of my parents has distinctive hoarder tendencies and never throws away anything, and the other usually too busy dealing with their partner’s messes to worry about actively teaching me how to deal with these things. I mostly learned through negative example that...
So I am sitting here, in the comfort of my books, looking around at my living room. My empty living room. Even after a decade in real estate, I never get over how different spaces look and feel without furniture. Space. It is the thing we crave more than anything. Moreso, even, ...
After a few years of joining the Kindle cult, I am back to my old bibliophile ways. I do this not just out of compulsion, but aspiration.
I am well aware of the costs of neatness, having co-authored an entire book on it. But I have also discovered that few people do the accounting when it comes to making a rational, thoughtful decision about how much tidiness might be enough, or even too much. ...
Okay, admit it. Open up your refrigerator door and count how many bottles of mustards you have. Care to share? I’ll go first… ten. I have ten. Before you think that I’m just a mustard hoarder, let me explain. My story.
I pared my burgeoning cookbook shelves back to just the essentials. It had to happen. No one likes a hoarder. If I recommend a book, it’s because I’ve cooked from it and love it – not because someone’s given me a free copy. Occasionally, I may review other types of food writin...
I am a leader who has a vision and can communicate how to achieve that while also creating space for individuals to influence the process and outcome. I believe that if you set a goal, communicate it well, staff well and set up an environment where people can share ownership of the pr...