The world conditions us never to be satisfied with what we have. Every day, we hear that the key to happiness lies with the next purchase—that new pair of shoes, a shiny new car, or a big house to impress our friends. Today, I continue my May Simple Living Sunday tribute to qualities I admire in my mum, with a look at being satisfied with the blessing of having just enough.
Simple Living Sunday – How essentialism can improve your life
Do you ever feel like your life is a treadmill? Like you’re constantly running, but you’re not really getting anywhere? Last week’s Simple Living Sunday theme was about the search for balance in our lives. This week, we follow that up with a look at essentialism and how applying its principles can improve your life.
February decluttering update – closets revisited
At the beginning of this year, I decided to go back and start the 52-Week Decluttering Challenge over from week one. Like last year, I’m keeping myself on track by sharing monthly progress updates, along with any new decluttering tips I learn along the way. With that in mind, it’s time for my February decluttering update.
Simple living quotes from really smart people
Simple living may be trendy these days, but it isn’t a new idea. In fact, philosophers and great thinkers have been talking about simplicity for centuries. Today, I’m turning my blog over to some of the wisdom that has been shared over the years with my favourite simple living quotes from some of the smartest people the world has ever known.
Simple Living Sunday – Beautiful things
Beauty is all around us. With so much hatred and negativity in the world these days, it’s important to remind ourselves of the positives. That’s why it felt right to make beauty the Simple Living Sunday theme for this week. Because we are surrounded by beautiful things if we only take the time to look for them.
Simple Living Sunday – Finding peace
Amid the chaos of life, there are people who give off a feeling of peace and calm, no matter the circumstances. Do you know someone like that? I always wonder how they manage to stay grounded in a world that rarely promotes a feeling of peace. This week’s Simple Living Sunday theme is finding peace. Let’s work on it together!
Simple Living Sunday – Keeping things in focus
Hello everyone and welcome to week two of Simple Living Sunday. This week’s simple living theme is focus—an area most of us can improve on in some way.
Read on for three things you can do this week to improve your focus.
Say no to stress! 12 tips for a simple Christmas
Christmas has come to be synonymous with excess. Overindulgence! Overspending! Overscheduling! Sound familiar? It doesn’t have to be that way. Make this the year you say no to all the stress and focus on what matters. Today’s post has 12 tips for a simple Christmas that will bring the peace and joy back to your holiday season.
Extreme minimalism – Why it’s not for me
Oops! I did it again. I joined a Facebook group thinking I might pick up some helpful decluttering and minimalism tips. Boy was I wrong! Instead of learning something, I encountered what I call “Extreme Minimalism”.
There were some friendly and helpful people in the group. Then there were the others. Some of them were judgmental and downright nasty.
Coconut oil – 1 simple product, 12 beauty hacks
We buy a lot of personal care and beauty products, and many of them are unnecessary. Today’s post has 12 amazing coconut oil beauty hacks to simplify your life—and save you money!
Read on to learn how a $10 jar of coconut oil replaces 12 products I used to buy and easily saves me hundreds of dollars a year.