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Denise Frakes
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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
Apr 20, 20243 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...
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Denise Frakes
Mar 14, 20242 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...
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Denise Frakes
Feb 12, 20241 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...
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Denise Frakes
Jan 14, 20242 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. ...
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Denise Frakes
Jan 1, 20242 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Denise Frakes
Feb 26, 20231 min read
Is Gruntled a word?
Did you know gruntled is a word? My hubby came in the office and said where are all the gruntled people? We hear a lot about the...
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Denise Frakes
Jan 31, 20232 min read
Chores and Breathing
"When you bring an awareness to your activity, even to ordinary things, that's what art is about. Drinking a cup of tea can be art." The...
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Denise Frakes
Jan 21, 20231 min read
Daily Chores and a Course in Miracles
Can we shift the very nature of how we see our "chores". How we speak, move even think of our musts. What defines a chore anyway? How...
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Denise Frakes
Nov 15, 20222 min read
Today is the leading edge of history
"We need a new way of thinking, a new vocabulary. We have nineteeth-century thinking, but technology is so fast. We have to change our...
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Denise Frakes
Nov 9, 20224 min read
WE All NEED DESERT! Chocolate Bark Recipe
Desert! What a way to start a blog! It's 6:30 in the morning and I'm already thinking about desert! Of course I am, because the desert...
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Denise Frakes
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Do you know what clutter clearing really is?
Clutter clearing is discovering your poetry. Poems remove the filler and fluff and go straight to the heart. Clutter clearing is a...
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Denise Frakes
Nov 1, 20223 min read
Spiced Pumpkin Muffins...
Below my chat is an incredibly easy, healthy, brain loving and delish recipe... Food is medicine but it doesn't have to taste like...
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Denise Frakes
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Creating Community...one you love...that loves you
One of my first exposures to what community is comes from a book called Wabi-Sabi for Writers. by Richard R. Powell. This book, is for...
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