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Menendez Brothers Update: When it Rains it Pours

By Hazel Thornton | September 19, 2024 |

It’s been 30 years since I served as Juror #9 on Erik’s first jury. In that time I’ve observed lengthy periods of drought when it comes to public interest in the Menendez brothers murder case. But when it rains it pours, and we’re currently experiencing a flash flood. This time, the interest of media outlets…

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More Magic Little Words (that help you get organized)

By Hazel Thornton | September 2, 2024 |

  I once wrote a post called Those Magic Little Words (that help you get organized). The point of it was that there are lots of organizing methods, and different ways of describing them — what I call “magic little words”. And the BEST method, or catchphrase, is the one that works for YOU. Just…

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Do you have a voting plan?

By Hazel Thornton | August 15, 2024 |

Don’t keep your deepest-held convictions to yourself. Take them to the ballot box! Don’t be complacent, thinking that others will vote enough to obtain the results you desire. And don’t be discouraged, thinking your vote doesn’t matter. It does! If you already have a plan for how and where to vote, you can skip this…

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What do you mean, no top sheet?

By Hazel Thornton | July 21, 2024 |

                        Today I’d like to discuss something of utmost importance; something that impacts all of us on a daily basis: bedding. (Ha ha, but also true.) How I grew up doing it If you are like me, you grew up with your bedding assembled…

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Backup Gratitude & Fridgescaping

By Hazel Thornton | June 30, 2024 |

What are you always grateful for, if nothing else? My friend Jane and I have been complaining to one another for over 50 years. But we also count our blessings. And sometimes, when things look bleak, and we can’t think of anything current to be grateful for, we have certain reliable backups, like each other…

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The rainbow after the storm

By Hazel Thornton | April 22, 2024 |

It all started slowly and innocently enough, like the first drops of a rainstorm. I mean, it’s only natural for things in life to break sometimes, and need fixing and maintenance, right? Routine dental cleanings sometimes lead to fillings or reveal the need for root canals and crowns. It’s not just me. The older people…

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Menendez: 30 years ago

By Hazel Thornton | January 30, 2024 |

30 years ago this week, in late January 1994, both juries were declared hopelessly deadlocked in the first Menendez brothers murder trial. Who knew that 30 years later they would still be behind bars? Two Hung Juries I always say that Erik’s jury deliberated for a month — rather than reporting days or hours —…

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Don’t forget to remember!

By Hazel Thornton | January 29, 2024 |

As a professional organizer it was part of my job to help people find ways to remember stuff: Where are my keys? Where does this go? How do I remember tasks? Why do I forget appointments? Why can I never find the remote? Together, we created solutions and systems ala takeaways #2, 8, 9 in…

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Inspirational flow charts, graphics, and cartoons

By Hazel Thornton | January 22, 2024 |

If you know me at all, you know I love flow charts, graphics, and cartoons! I also love when people send them to me. I don’t care if they’re graphs, pie charts, or Venn diagrams. Sometimes I’ve seen them before, but you never know — what if I haven’t? Sharing on social media It’s been…

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Do I Practice What I Preach? (Habits, Maintenance, and Backsliding)

By Hazel Thornton | January 15, 2024 |

Dear Readers: I hope you enjoy this refreshed post from 2016.   I was helping a long-time virtual coaching client with email maintenance, teaching her about Inbox Zero, and I admitted that mine was currently more like Inbox 200. In fact, as I continued to say, I don’t do anything (maintenance-wise)  every day. She was…

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