Pat Snyder

It's April 1! But the Unpacking Stories newsletter that came out today is no joke. Good advice from a couple of experienced rightsizers :).

Help! A Wonderful Idea One of the special pleasures of facilitating Unpacking Your Stories workshops is meeting participants who share such interesting stories about their own rightsizing experiences.

Rightsizing your space and your stuff? Maybe you should create a ritual!

Rightsizing Rituals Especially compelling for this group was the idea that sharing stories can be so simple. No need for fancy video equipment. No requirement that a long tale be recorded in writing. And you don't have to be an eager spinner of tales. Just a note on the back of an item or slipped in the pages of a memo...

How's that rightsizing going? June's Unpacking Your Stories newsletter uncovers THINK-provoking treasures, including a new way to think about Swedish death cleaning.

A Tribute to THINKing The last one, a church potluck event, was bursting with intrigue. One gentleman popped in with Civil War discharge papers from a great-grandfather and decades-old drawings from a gifted nephew who had died way too young. Two more participants brought in large picture frames that housed beloved perso...

Mothers Day is around the corner. And the day before (10 AM Saturday, May 11), I’m facilitating an Unpacking Your Stories workshop for Upper Arlington Parks & Rec, where moms can tell their sons and daughters the stories behind some of the treasures they’ll one day leave behind. What better Mothers Day gift than to bring mom to the workshop! More details, including registration information, on my webpage.

Home page | Pat Snyder Online Does your life feel more complicated by the day? Are you struggling with balance in your “post-pandemic” life? Over-run with “stuff”? Help is on the way.After more than two decades of writing a column about the humorous side of her own overbooked, out-of-control life, Pat Snyder is here with...