Stockpile or Hoarder?
Somewhere in the space between the Minimalist and the Hoarder lies a perfect balance. In that place we hold onto exactly what we need, what makes us smile and what we find useful. Many of us will spend...
View ArticleStep Out of Your Comfort Zone
I’ve been in a bit of a down mood lately. It’s not depressed, lonely, or bored. After a lot of self-analysis (probably way, way too much), I think I just felt stuck in a rut and a bit housebound. In my...
View ArticleFeeling Overwhelmed
This past week I felt overwhelmed, and it paralyzed me. I looked at all I needed to do and just stopped. I couldn’t figure out where to begin, so I just avoided, retreated, and sunk into some place...
View ArticleGreat Depression: Timeless Tips
What if you didn’t know what you didn’t have? How would your attitude and outlook change if you focused only on the things you do have in your life, without knowledge that others have more or that...
View ArticleNew Year, New Look (Same me)
What an amazing, crazy, exhausting, joyful year it has been! Thank you to those that have stuck around through my ups and downs, blogging learning curve, and somewhat schizophrenic topic selection....
View ArticleGoal Setting: The Action Plan
Goal Setting Workshop Part 2, The Action Plan I have a diary from when I was in eighth grade. In it – among the notes about crushes and guinea pigs – I made lists of how to achieve perfection. These...
View ArticleGoal Setting: The Payoff
Goal Setting Workshop Part 3: What’s the Payoff? Whether you call it Making Resolutions or setting goals, the hardest part is not coming up with them. The big challenge is sticking with your plan...
View ArticleOverwhelmed? Tips to Stay Motivated
Planning and making elaborate lists is part of my genetic makeup. My dad has developed his own systems to record data on birds, baseball, movies and music. My sister wakes up each day ready to plan out...
View ArticleImpulse Buying, A Teen’s Perspective
My son is just like me: he has to learn lessons the hard way. Stubborn and independent by nature, we need to try and fail at things ourselves in order to get the message. I have raised him to learn...
View ArticleStop Negative Self Talk
Imagine you are at a football game and in the moments before the field goal is kicked, the cheerleaders launch into a loud chant. They aren’t shouting words of encouragement, however. They are hurling...
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