Happy New Year! If your goal for the new year is to live a greener lifestyle, you’re in the right place. To help you reduce your environmental impact, I’ve put together a list of 52 weekly sustainable living goals. Download your free checklist, join the challenge, and let’s make this the greenest year ever!
Holiday decoration storage tips from the experts
With December just around the corner, you may be starting to think about decorating your home for the holidays. I’m delighted to share that Redfin recently asked me to contribute to an article about holiday decoration storage featuring tips from top organizing experts.
Fall reading update – The road to 1000 books
Earlier this year, I set an ambitious goal to read 1000 books—something I expect will take me many years. My fall reading update covers what I read from July 27 to October 31, and a peek at what’s next on my reading list.
The Sunday Spark – Old photos and memories
Do you keep old photos of people who are no longer in your life? In this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, I consider the impact of the digital age on how we save and share photos. And I wonder if younger generations will come to regret erasing part of their personal history.
Decluttering challenge – Week 40 – Coats, boots and other outerwear
How is your fall going? Much as I hate to think about it, we’ll be getting out the winter coats and boots soon. I’m hoping for a few more weeks of warm fall weather, but this felt like a good week to sort through and declutter coats, boots, and other outerwear in the 52-Week Decluttering Challenge.
October 2024 roundup – Great reads and goals update
As I sit down to write my October roundup, I’m sad that my favourite month of the year is over, but grateful for the spectacular display of fall colour we enjoyed in October. Along with my goals update, my roundup has insightful posts on retirement learnings, asking the right questions, and keeping the magic in everyday life.
My new retirement coaching website is here!
It’s here! I’m so excited to announce that my retirement coaching website is up and running. Creating this website was a key milestone in my year of reinvention. It’s a place where I’ll share content about retirement lifestyle, healthy aging, and other areas of interest to older adults.
The Sunday Spark – November 11 is a day to reflect and remember
November 11 is Remembrance Day—a day to remember those who paid the ultimate price in the name of freedom. I reflect on freedom in this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, along with hubris, the importance of strength training, Travel Tuesday, and decluttering Halloween and fall décor.
Throwback Thursday – Apply mindfulness principles to your shopping
Are you an impulse shopper? When you look at your credit card bill, do you have difficulty remembering what some of the charges were for? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you may need to bring mindfulness principles to your shopping habits.
Decluttering challenge – Week 42 – Fall & Halloween items
We are well and truly into fall now. Here in Canada, we celebrate both Thanksgiving and Halloween in the same month—two great reasons to love October. I hope you’ll join me for week 42 of the 52-Week Decluttering Challenge. This week, I’m decluttering fall and Halloween items.
10 ways to save on home heating costs this winter
Halloween is behind us, and the Northern Hemisphere has “fallen back” to standard time. Like it or not, winter is just around the corner. In this month’s lead post for the Climate Change Collective, Molly from Transatlantic Notes has a roundup of useful tips on how to be sustainable this winter. To complement Molly’s piece, today’s post features 10 ways to save on home heating costs this winter.