There’s a difference between leading a small life and living small. And it’s huge. Leading a small life: Living within your financial means. Staying on top of your “stuff” so your home isn’t filled with junk. Going for walks. Spending time in the back yard (or the park, or going on a drive) with someone you … Continue reading
It’s already the end of June! I can’t believe how fast time has whizzed by. It seems like no time since I quit my full-time desk miserable job, took a month off and began writing full-time! It’s been awesome! I’m also part-timing at a company I have always loved, and feel so happy to be a … Continue reading
I read a fantastic article a few days ago and just had to write about it, since it hit so close to home in terms of what I experienced in my last job. Tell me if this sounds like you: You haven’t gotten a raise (or may have even taken a paycut), but your list … Continue reading
It was 10pm on a Tuesday and my best friend and I were deep into her wedding preparation. We’d affixed labels to 144 beer bottles brewed by a friend, gotten the music set, gone over her vows and were planning on working out the table numbers when it hit: the desperate need for a break. … Continue reading
It’s a busy world over here. My best friend is getting married this Saturday, it was my man’s birthday last Friday (which included the actual day, the day of his party, and the day we celebrated with his family), and it was Father’s Day. Though my schedule has become so much freer in the last … Continue reading
You know. You do – you really do. You don’t need to go looking, or write it down in your journal, or spend an hour in meditation, or go for a run on the beach. You already know. You know where you’re feeling pinched, suffocated, resentful, overloaded, burned out, unappreciated, struggling, anxious. You know where … Continue reading
This is guaranteed to make you smile, maybe even cry.
I love Gala Darling and have been a devoted follower of her blog for over two years now. She posted a fantastic piece today on the simplicity of living with less, and how having too many choices can make us miserable. She did an amazing job writing this piece and I highly recommend checking it … Continue reading
One of the missions of Small Life, Slow Life is to decrease the amount of time spent obligations and increase time spent on personal freedom. Obligations include all the things you have to do that you may not love to do. Some examples: Going to work, brushing your teeth, running your kids’ carpool wagon, doing … Continue reading
“What I want is so simple I almost can’t say it: elementary kindness.” – Barbara Kingsolver Four words that will make your life easier, more connected, more meaningful and deeper: I totally get it. Seriously, try it today. When your coworker is complaining about how your boss never says thank you, or your mom is telling … Continue reading
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