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Decluttering

But It Was So Expensive!

Posted on January 7, 2022 By Katrina
A few years ago one of my co-workers came to my office to ask a question, and I noticed she was pulling at her sleeves.   “Is there something wrong with your sweater?” I asked. “No,” she said, “It’s just that it’s made of angora, and angora makes me itch.” “Do you think you mi...
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Systemization

Doing Your Future Self a Favor

Posted on January 4, 2021 By Katrina
Not long ago I decided to transfer some of my retirements funds from one brokerage company to the other. For reasons that are too annoying and too complicated to get into, I had to do this manually through what’s known as an “indirect rollover”. The mechanics of it are simple: Brokerage #1 cas...
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My Story

The Duration

Posted on March 18, 2020 By Katrina
On March 2nd I spent the morning listening to the greatest hits of 1918. Coronavirus concerns had just started to get serious in Seattle, and many people were drawing comparisons to the 1918 flu (often referred to as The Spanish Flu despite its American origin). I thought listening to the songs migh...
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Systemization

On New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on March 4, 2020 By Katrina
By now, more than 80% of New Year’s Resolutions have been abandoned. If yours was among them, here are some possible reasons why: 1) You didn’t actually want it Perhaps you set a “should” resolution – something you think you should be doing that you don’t actually want for yourself. ...
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Decluttering

A Problem for Another Day

Posted on February 5, 2020 By Katrina
Margaret was a small business owner who worked and saw clients in her home office. She generally kept the space clean and inviting, but she wasn’t happy with how her set up was working and hired me to help fix it. Much of what we did to improve Margaret’s office was simple: rearranging furni...
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