The Possibility of Paperless
We know our excessive use of paper is bad for the planet, but it’s also bad for our brains. Paper clutter shows up on the refrigerator, the kitchen table, our cars, offices and other places. You sort it, shuffle it, file it, and ignore it. It’s distracting, destructive and it’s got to go. When I [...]
Choose Joy over Comparison
image credit: Lisa These simple words reminded me about why I quit my job, got rid of most of my stuff, and redefined my life. There is a fine line between comparison and competition and neither are particularly productive when it comes to feeding a happy, healthy, joyful life. I am no stranger to comparison. [...]
Less Advertising Creates More Freedom
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jenny at Ex-Consumer Have you felt the crushing disappointment upon realizing you always seem to fall short of achieving the elusive sense of fulfillment you hope is just one more product, service or vacation away? I have. In the past, I spent my days pining over what [...]
The Fine Art of Limitation
You are faced with endless decisions to make each day. You are blessed with the power of choice and often cursed with too many options. Just think about a trip to the grocery store without a list. You could be lost in the cereal aisle for hours. You can have everything you want and more, [...]
When You Have a Bad Day
We all have them. The days where we aren’t ourselves. The days when nothing comes together the way we’d like. The days when we want to throw in the towel. A bad day can take you by surprise or show up right on schedule. For me that day was yesterday, and every 28 days from [...]
A Plea for Phone Free Zones
When I started to intentionally live more simply, one of the first changes I made was shutting my phone off in the car. As a very busy woman with a very busy job, I thought I had to be connected all the time… and I was. I would pick my daughter up from school, still [...]
How to Get Your Groovy On
Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last. Just kicking down the cobble stones. Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy. Take 1 minutes and 54 seconds out of your busy day, play the video and close your eyes. When was the last time you felt that good? That relaxed? That [...]
One Small Change
We stopped using our dishwasher last October and sometimes leave clean dishes in a drying rack overnight. My husband usually wakes up before me and on some mornings, he puts all the dishes away. Even though I have plenty of time to do it when I wake up, he does it first. It takes less [...]
Everything You Need to Know to Start a Microbusiness
Before I start today’s very important post (and my longest post ever), I want to remind you that the Make Time Course starts on Monday. Register here and join Tammy Strobel and I for 3 weeks of discovering where your time goes and how to spend it doing things you love. You’ll enjoy articles, videos, [...]
Simple Blogging Virtues
My friend Joshua Becker recently wrote about what he’s learned from blogging in a post called 11 Life Lessons Learned from Blogging. It’s wonderful and I agree with every thing he said. I’m pleased to share his post and borrow his idea. I’d like to add a few virtues that you will develop and strengthen [...]
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