Peace

Tidying Up | January Book Club

You know by listening to my radio show that I tell stories on myself… One of the most common I share is how I have a simply awful time keeping myself organized! I’m often surrounded by chaos and clutter, and the moment I decide I need to do something about it, I’ll catch something shiny in my peripheral vision, and my best intentions fly out the window!

That’s why I was drawn to Tidying Up, this month’s Book Club choice.

It’s a fool-proof, room-by-room guide to decluttering your life and creating the peaceful sanctuary you desire, available in hardback, audiobook and Ebook. The 100 organizational tricks come from sisters, Ea Fuqua and Meg DeLong, cofounders of The Tidy Home Nashville.

Tidying Up promises joy and peace are just around the corner. In fact, they can be around every corner of your home, from the kitchen to the living room to that dangerously dark section of the laundry room.

In this handy guide, Meg and Ea, offer us a shame-free, straightforward approach to embracing organization as soul care.

Whether you have a studio apartment or an overflowing farmhouse like me, Tidying Up will help you:

  • Put into practice 100 strategies—organized room by room—that make an immediate difference

  • Create sustainable systems that free you rather than bog you down

  • Tailor your living space to complement your personal style and purpose

  • Discover how regaining authority over your stuff invites your brain and body to rest

These two sisters have seen it all and have helped countless clients tackle their living spaces and create peaceful and practical homes—so they know what really works and lasts! This book is a must for anyone navigating life with family members, roommates, or even solo-dwellers looking to maximize their space!

With fun, colorful design features throughout, Tidying Up is a perfect gift for for anyone making a fresh move into a new home, apartment, dorm room, or people you know (like me!) that struggle with “stuff”.

Get a copy for yourself and all those folks in your life that have a hard time keeping their laundry done and their ducks in a row!

Order: Tidying Up

Dear Friend | November Book Club

“Dear Friend: Daily Love Notes for Contemplation, Connection, and Clarity” is a lovely book by Michelle Maros, with a forward by her mother and podcasting partner, Barb Schmidt.

In Dear Friend, Michelle writes to you with the warmth and wisdom of a trusted friend, offering daily, bite-sized, loving notes that encourage connection, resilience, and true self-care.

This book will offer you a daily reprieve when you feel burned out, beaten down, or overwhelmed by the strains and stresses of modern life.

Michelle is the founder of “Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life,”, a nonprofit committed to enhancing mental health and fostering inner peace globally, and cohost of the widely loved podcast, “Life Happens with Barb & Michelle.”

The heart of Dear Friend began in the quiet mornings Michelle shared with her mom. Every day, they would sit together, reading affirmations or passages from Barb’s beloved books.

These small rituals—simple but powerful—set the tone for each day, grounding them in gratitude, hope, and love. Over time, these moments became a cornerstone of Michelle’s life, showing her the deep, transformative power of starting each day with intention, kindness, and a connection to what truly matters.

Dear Friend is an invitation for readers to feel the same support and connection Michelle found in those quiet moments, as they navigate their own paths with love and purpose; with 365 profound, heartfelt reflections offering inspiration as you navigate the ebbs and flows of life.

Here, you'll find encouragement to reconnect with your foundation and rebuild your strength from within. Because when you cultivate a deep connection from within yourself, you are equipped to manage all that comes your way.

It’s an absolutely beautiful book, with a gorgeous hard cover, a unique size, and a heft to it I appreciate. I’m going to be ordering multiple copies to give away for Christmas, and will keep a few on hand for birthdays, Mother’s Day, other special occasions - and of course one for myself! I suggest you do the same.

ORDER: Dear Friend