Weekend Wisdom: Create more ease by putting your hands on your heart before you put them on your phone each morning.
I’m writing this in a jam-packed coffee shop on a chilly morning. In between words, I’m sipping my drink (cortado with a splash of vanilla and a dash of cinnamon), watching the trees bursting with color, leaves falling to the ground and thinking about my post-work walk in the sunshine.
I’ve been slowing my life down for many years for this. Now I get to enjoy moments like this, the soft, slow, gentle ones. I don’t need to escape my work, drown my sorrows (even though they still show up), or go overboard to prove my worth or explain my choices. I want to be sure to notice that it’s happening. If you work towards something and forget to notice and celebrate, you’ll just keep on striving for something else. I’m going to stay here for a while.
Ok … onto the favorites
Get rid of all that paper clutter here.
5 bad habits to declutter by the end of the year.
When you are ready to chill out and find focus, tune into this playlist.
8 small ways to opt out of modern life and live more slowly.
If you were wondering, this is why we love fall so much.
10 Nordic home habits for a simple, calm life.
Let’s keep encouraging each other to do this. (IG)
7 books that are helping me escape.
Heal a sensitive nervous system with these 10 tiny habits.
Fall decluttering to make room for new seasons.
Take extra good care through the holiday season with these 27 ideas.
How to be mentally flexible.
Body doubling will boost your motivation. Here’s how.
5 steps to build an emergency fund on a tight budget.
For better finances, you might need one of these.
This list of 11 new fall movies has my attention.
Currently reading this book and watching this show.
How to stop overgiving.
If you struggle to say and set (and honor) your boundaries, read this.
Yum.
I hope you enjoy these Weekend Favorites, do a little fall decluttering, or other seasonal letting go and notice something lovely in an ordinary day.
xo,
Courtney
