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Less Cluttered is More Relaxed
I love this time of year. The air is crisp but not yet cold (I live in SoCal), the dawn light is available to me in the morning when I walk the dog, and although I hate that it gets dark … Continue reading
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Difficulty in Decision Making
“I know what my decision is, Which is not to decide.” —On the Steps of the Palace, Stephen Sondheim I read an article in this month’s Real Simple Magazine about Making Decisions that has gotten me thinking about how our … Continue reading
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Shadow and Light
I was thinking this morning as I was listening to Joel talk about SimpleREV 2015 and walking Buttercup in the crisp clean November air, that I want my posts to focus more on the spiritual aspects of what I get out … Continue reading
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But Now I Need It!
When I was growing up, my parents saved everything. Because you never know! My mother said it was because she was a depression-era baby, and as she and my dad were both born in 1936, I’m sure growing up in Depression era/WWII austerity had … Continue reading
The Value of Simple
In the mornings when I walk my dog, Buttercup, I like to listen to podcasts. For the past 25 years, I have been a Books on Tape enthusiast, so I’ve long been listening as I walk, drive, clean my house, … Continue reading
The Curse of White Walls
I am actually a very organized person. I’m also a very cluttered person. Or at this point, a moderately cluttered person. I’m not sure if I have always been organized or if I have learned from all the organization … Continue reading
The People I am Thankful For, Part 2: The Last Few Years
In addition to all the people and websites that I noted in How I Got to Now (which is what this Part 2 post morphed into), for the past 9 months or so, my attention has gone in a different direction, and that is toward simplifying … Continue reading
How I Got To Now
This is the story I tell myself: Until my kids were in middle school, I pretty much lived most of my values. I was blessed to be a stay-at-home mom who worked part-time around my kids’ school hours, and I was focused … Continue reading
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The People I am Thankful For, Part 1: My Thirtysomething Self
In the spirit of gratitude, I want to pay homage early on to the websites, books, and wonderful group of people (none of whom know me) that have supported, and continue to support me, in my journey toward simplicity and mindfulness. The … Continue reading
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Simplifying When the Kids are Grown
I have decided that after putting it off, and many fits and starts, that the best advice is to “start where you are.” So this is where I am. In the middle of the process of simplifying my life, my … Continue reading