The Power of One
One may be the loneliest number, but it also the easiest number to manage. I know this because I have… One husband One daughter One dog Two cats The cats are typically the trouble makers! Seriously though, It seems we fill our drawers and schedules with extras of everything, just in case. Stuff: we keep [...]
The Anatomy of a Zen Habit
There is a blog out there called Zen Habits. You may have heard of it. You probably read it regularly. If not, I highly recommend it. This post, The Anatomy of a Zen Habit will explain why we have made Zen Habits, (the website) part of our lives and the whys and hows of habit [...]
If Less is Good, More is Better
When you start to discover the benefits of less, emptying your closets and junk drawers seems obvious. Scheduling less becomes easier, and doing less is a welcome change. If less is good, more is better. More less that is. Imagine applying your principles of less to other areas of your life. Is there a benefit [...]
Moderation, Addiction and When to Say When
I gave something up for Lent. I’ve been thinking about giving it up for sometime. Ever since I read Inside-Out Simplicity by Joshua Becker, I’ve given a lot of thought to moderation, addiction, and when to say when. I’ve always had an interesting relationship with alcohol. In my early 20′s, I was a bartender. I loved pouring [...]
Share Simply and Genuinely
You may or may not be a writer, but I’m guessing that you are a reader. You are also a publisher. If you have a blog or a Twitter or Facebook account, you likely share information. You might publish your own work, or publish other material. Sharing is publishing and it comes with responsibility. What [...]
Track Your Spending: mini-mission
Because I’m a Dave Ramsey girl, I spend every dollar on paper. My budget has a few loopholes though. For instance, I have a category for groceries, one for restaurants and one for free spending. Sometimes the lines blur on those three categories and I don’t know where my money really goes. Is shopping at [...]
How to Get Simple When Your Friends Are Not
You’re giving away the stuff you don’t need. You are paying off debt. You are becoming more aware of what is really essential and starting to live life on purpose. You’ve probably realized that one of the essentials is friends. Spending time with people you love is on the top of the list. The only problem [...]
You Don’t Have To Quit Your Job
Make your life about embracing the good instead of escaping the bad. You don’t have to quit your job to live a simpler life. If you read blogs about minimalism and simple living, you might notice that it seems like everyone quits their job, travels the world, writes a book and lives the life of [...]
The Little Guide to Getting Simple
Accomplishing goals and making new habits stick is not as easy as knowing what to do. We all know what steps to take to lose weight. Move more. Eat Less. That’s it. If it’s really that simple, why is it so challenging? What about living simply? We know what it takes, but the complicated parts of [...]
25 Reasons You Might be a Minimalist
If you have been simplifying your life, or thinking about living more minimally, you might be further along than you think. My actions were screaming minimalism, long before my brain registered that’s where I was headed. 25 Reasons You Might be a Minimalist 1. If you have an empty attic or storage shed, you might [...]
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