As a girl, whenever I was impatiently looking forward to a special day, like the end of school, or going on vacation, or my birthday...

COTY season is here, that time of year when paint companies, after months of tea-leaf and tarot-card reading, announce their respective...

For seven years, Leticia and Maynor Aldana and their two children lived in a rundown apartment in Northfield, Minn. Raw sewage from the...

I get a bad rap for being the Stuff Police, the one who gets between you and the things you love. While it’s true that I harp on those...

Love comes at a price. How well I know. This October, I will host my third wedding in eight years. Not all mine, thank goodness. The...

Tell me if you’ve ever had this conversation with yourself: Self: “I don’t know what color to paint my walls.” “I’ll go with a neutral...

After We are all a little house blind. That is, we put off seeing what needs refreshing, replacing, updating or upgrading for as long as...

Before (obviously!) After Many people talk about clearing out and organizing their homes. Few actually do it. The ones who do usually...

Before painting. After painting. When my husband and I bought a beach vacation condo last fall, we knew the place needed work. But...

Friends! My newest book, Rightsize Today to Create Your Best Life Tomorrow , is now available as an audiobook . My publisher has given me...