Book Review: Sisu: The Finnish Art of Courage by Joanna Nylund

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Just completed Joanna Nylund's Sisu and WOW! From Goodreads I present to you the perfect review of exactly how I felt after reading this book. Natalie Carbery wrote: "This is also a book that doesn't waste time with a complete home makeover to ~clear your mind~ (and your wallet). There is no focus on … Continue reading Book Review: Sisu: The Finnish Art of Courage by Joanna Nylund →

Best Podcast of the Week (8/26/19) Counterculture Body Image

The Slow Home Podcast with Brooke McAlary presented an amazing podcast about body positivity. Here are the show notes: "Is there a link between the rise in consumerism, the endless advertising messages that assault us thousands of times a day and the increase in body image issues? According to today’s guest, Kali Gray, the answer … Continue reading Best Podcast of the Week (8/26/19) Counterculture Body Image →

Maximize: Local Libraries… Hidden Treasures

Woke up before 5am for a long run just to have the skies open up a little bit later, then Mother Nature taunted me with the possibility of it stopping. I sat in my car with the windows down in a car wash bay because it started to pour just as I was about to … Continue reading Maximize: Local Libraries… Hidden Treasures →

Maximize: Apparently Creativity Breeds More Creativity

Remember my co-workers desk full of balloons and pool toys. Well other coworker have been hinting some ideas that they would like when they go away on vacation. So far I decorated one desk as the crazy cat lady with many pictures of my coworkers favorite cat along with some hand drawn art and sayings. … Continue reading Maximize: Apparently Creativity Breeds More Creativity →

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Kindness has its own rewards. - Anonymous

Maximize: Sometimes it is Okay to Skip a Workout

I believe that we all need an extra rest day once in a while for self care. Not an extra rest week. But a day. Once a month I give myself a "get out of a workout guilt free" pass. Better use it wisely! There is no banking the passes or using advances. One day. … Continue reading Maximize: Sometimes it is Okay to Skip a Workout →

Maximize: Holy Motivation

The Minimalist Podcast fired me up! Saving and paying of debt! Check out their show notes. "193 | Financial Independence In this episode of The Minimalists Podcast, Joshua and Ryan discuss financial independence, spending habits, and solving money problems with filmmaker Travis Shakespeare, and they answer the following questions: How do I pay off debt … Continue reading Maximize: Holy Motivation →