ALBION, Ill. – Is letting go one of your resolutions this year? Learn how to declutter and de-stress this spring at the seminar, Clearer Living: Simple Tools for a Calmer Home and Mind, hosted by Illinois Extension serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties.
The Clearer Living seminar will be offered in Fairfield and Albion on Wednesday, April 8. Both seminars will feature the same topics: Where to Start: Decluttering Your Home and Let's Talk About Stress. Participants will explore the causes of clutter and the negative effects of stress, gather strategies for organizing their homes, and learn how to utilize various stress management tools through discussion led by Illinois Extension Health and Family Educator Robin Ridgley.
“Clutter and stress often go hand in hand, and many people aren’t sure where to begin when trying to create a calmer environment,” says County Extension Director Tara Buerster. “This seminar will provide simple, practical tools to help participants start decluttering their homes while also learning strategies to manage everyday stress.”
The morning seminar will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Wayne County Extension Office, located at 2B Frontier Dr., Fairfield, IL 62837. The afternoon seminar will be held from 2-4 p.m. at Little Prairie Christian Church, located at 857 County Road 200 East, Albion, IL 62806. Participants of all ages are encouraged to attend and can register for either seminar online at go.illinois.edu/ClearerLiving or by calling the Edwards County Extension Office at 618-445-2934.
Additional seminars are scheduled for May 20 in Lawrence and Richland counties and will explore memory and brain health, as well as the challenges of navigating change as one ages. To learn more about these seminars and additional events within the five-county unit, visit extension.illinois.edu/elrww/events.
For questions or if you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact the Edwards County Extension Office at 618-445-2934. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your needs.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 500 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through five program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, health and community wellness, and natural resources, environment, and energy.