About Us:

Hi! We're Laura and Alison — sisters who created Inspired Everyday Living in 2003 to teach the principles and practices of clutter-free and intentional living to expose the transformative power of our homes in manifesting lives we love. When we love and care for our homes with awareness, appreciation, and intention, our homes become powerful vehicles for realizing the unique and heartfelt visions we hold for ourselves and our lives. In this way, our homes serve as meaningful channels for allowing the dreams and desires that we seek to flow freely into our lives. We meet you at the intersection of home organization, life coaching, and spiritual transformation.

We started clutter-clearing and organizing when we were 9 and 6 years old. We spent hours cleaning out our mother’s closets and rearranging our own bedrooms for fun. It was also very healing for us. During that time our family experienced a loss and we found creating more peace and order in our physical surroundings, helped us create more peace inside ourselves. Little did we know then, that our childhood pastime would someday become our calling.

In addition to working with clients in their own homes, we co-authored three books: Love At Home: Live in Love and Find Your Soulmate; Clutter-free Parenting: Making Space in Your Home for the Magic of Childhood and the Joy of Parenthood, and; The Peaceful Nursery: Preparing a Home for Your Baby with Feng Shui. We were also regular speakers at the Sun Valley Wellness Festival, we have created three online courses, and we have been featured in local and national media (to view press videos and clippings, click HERE).

Laura Forbes Carlin

Laura received a Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, and her Bachelor of Science in Communications from Northwestern University. She is a KonMari CIT and Simplicity Parenting™ coach. She also graduated from the Western School of Feng Shui ™. Laura lives with her husband and two sons.

Alison Forbes Van Hook

Alison has a Master's Degree in Education from Harvard University and BA from Tulane University. She has also studied life coaching at the Co-Active Training Institute and is a certified Graceful Lifestyles Interior Re-Designer™, a Denise Linn Soul Coach™, and a graduate from the Western School of Feng Shui™. In addition, Alison is a nonprofit management consultant. She's also a wife and proud mom.

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