Wabi-Sabi the Art of Being
November 1st begins Wabi-Sabi Season. Each moment has beauty within...if we know how to see
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Denise Frakes
May 313 min read
Good Stewards
Less is more. Is it? Not always but in a world of overconsumption more is essential. Is the whole world overconsuming? Is it just a...
Denise Frakes
May 212 min read
Sea Lions - One flipper up
What would you think if you saw a sea lion floating on one side with a flipper in the air? A sea lion in distress? That's what we...
Denise Frakes
Apr 203 min read
One thing leads to another...
Have you ever heard of the broken window Theory? A few years ago, I was doing a green cleaning talk for the City of Fed Way. Reece from...
Denise Frakes
Mar 142 min read
Inspired Clutter Clearing
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was greater than the risk it took to bloom." Anais Nin Start Kindly. Say nice...
Denise Frakes
Feb 121 min read
Poems that Wake You Up
The Poet Pablo Neruda is a new discovery for me. This poem went right to my heart, like any good poem does. Poems wake us up. What's...
Denise Frakes
Jan 215 min read
Habits are Seeds
Habits are like seeds. If you can grow a plant...you can grow a new habit. Habits have behave like plants. You give them care, give...
Denise Frakes
Jan 185 min read
4 Habits of Joy and the Beginning
At the end of December, the day my mom went back home to Colorado, I was sad. Of course, I was going to miss her. But this feeling was...
Denise Frakes
Jan 142 min read
The habit poem
The first time I read this I knew. Do you ever have that? You read or see something and wham!, it goes straight into your heart. ...
Denise Frakes
Jan 12 min read
Beginning again...
Yesterday I was at Fred Meyer's. Popping into a grocery store this time of year is fun to watch. How things shift. This...
Denise Frakes
Dec 24, 20232 min read
With Kindred Spirits
Good morning, How are you? I was just listening to the wind and finishing up my morning writing. Whenever I write, you almost always...
Denise Frakes
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Cleaning out the Bones- Unconventional Clutter Clearing
Cleaning is ordinary...until you decide it's poetry...and then it becomes extraordinary We do what we know. I coach, teach clutter...
Denise Frakes
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Why uncluttering is my go to mental health tool
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” — Buddha Yesterday, I did a reboot....
Denise Frakes
Oct 26, 20238 min read
5 Essentials of a Healing Home: The Ripple Effect
Do you ever think about what makes your home a healing home? How your environment impacts your health & happiness? How you impact your...
Denise Frakes
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Wonder is Easy.. Or is it?
This is one of my favorite poems. It reminds me... Wonder is Easy "Wonder is easy when you travel to desert islands in search of...
Denise Frakes
Jul 9, 20231 min read
Things left behind...
Question: What do you leave behind? On any given day or week...what do you leave in your wake? Out for a walk this week, my girlfriend...
Denise Frakes
Apr 17, 20232 min read
Happy Cows
I was learning about microbiome this weekend. How to create a happy gut. It brought back lessons my dad taught me about feeding and...
Denise Frakes
Mar 23, 20231 min read
A Recipe for a Meaningful Life
“When you love people and have the desire to make a profound, positive impact upon the world, then you will have accomplished the meaning...
Denise Frakes
Mar 9, 20234 min read
Save your Brain Simplify your Cleaning
When I helped my grandma Ella move to Washington, I packed up her home. In her kitchen she had a 1 cup Pyrex measuring cup and a 1 cup...
Denise Frakes
Feb 26, 20234 min read
Got dust? Got Allergies? Asthma? Dust Bunnies?
Do you have dust problem? Dust bunnies hiding, multiplying, accumulating? You are not alone. Dusting is not the home chore most of us...
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