Self-Care

Did you ever think that clutter might be making you sick or stressed, or that it is preventing you from healing? Living with less clutter can actually improve your health. Stress and overwhelm…

Weekend Wisdom: Owning less is gentler than organizing more. I wrote a section of my book, Gentle on this patio in the mountains so I brought her back to show her where we did the work.…

A daily decluttering routine has been an important part of my simplicity journey. A consistent decluttering routine allowed me to move from constant overwhelm to slow and stead decluttering progress.…

Weekend Wisdom: In the end, organized clutter is still just clutter. Last weekend, the temps cooled down and I went to the farmer’s market. I went to the gym, took a long walk and watched…

A few weeks ago, I had coffee with friends and we talked about how to spend less money. Our conversation was wide ranging and interesting. I noticed that my friends want to spend less money for…

Weekend Wisdom: Protect your peace by avoiding the news first thing in the morning and before you go to bed (and during the time in between waking up and going to bed). Never underestimate the…

When the Project 333 minimalist wardrobe challenge started on October 1st, 2010, I thought it would be fun, challenging and potentially revealing. What I didn’t know is how it would actually make my…

Weekend Wisdom: Instead of seeking productivity tips to get more done, consider doing less. Last weekend was dedicated to this book by author, Sophie Stava. It was unputdownable. I finished it…

We receive wake-up calls daily but life is noisy so it’s hard to hear them, and even harder to take action. So we often ignore them until it’s too late. But actually, maybe it’s…

Note: This article on 10 ways to gain an extra hour a day is written by contributing writer, Tammy Strobel. When I was stuck in the work-spend cycle, I never felt like I never had enough…