Apr 30, 2024
Use May Day to Create Work/Life Balance
May Day is a holiday that has multiple meanings. Rural pagan societies tied observances to agriculture as their newly-sown fields began to sprout. Children danced around a maypole, gathered wildflowers and crowned a May Queen to mark the midpoint of spring. As the labor movement began to makes strides in protecting workers’ rights in the […]
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Apr 16, 2024
Earth Day 2024 Focuses on Reducing Plastic Pollution
Earth Day is almost here! The annual celebration of the planet and its ecosystems reminds consumers that it’s everyone’s responsibility to protect the environment and secure a sustainable and healthy future. The theme for Earth Day 2024 is Planet vs. Plastics. In order to protect human and planetary health, EarthDay.org is targeting a 60% reduction […]
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Apr 2, 2024
Viewing the 2024 Solar Eclipse Safely
A rare celestial event is coming April 8. The moon will pass between the earth and the sun, blocking light from reaching earth and producing a solar eclipse that will be visible from Arizona to Maine. It’s the second total solar eclipse that has been viewable in the U.S. in less than 10 years, and […]
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Mar 19, 2024
Make Spring a Time of Personal Renewal
Spring — at least in places with relatively well-defined seasons — is a time of renewal. In the northern climates, crocuses and daffodils are already popping up, the trees are budding, and birds are chirping. Warm weather won’t be far behind. As nature wakes from its winter slumber, people often start to emerge from their […]
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Mar 5, 2024
Breaking With the Decluttering Trends
We at The Organizing Blog like to think that we’re a respected authority in the #decluttering knowledge space, continually lending tips and strategies to get your home and life in order while #donating the things you don’t need to a worthy cause. We weren’t the first on the scene, of course, and we won’t be […]
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