Early Monday morning I posted my final post about being off Instagram as an experiment for March 2021. And then my day went on. Sure I had some weird urges to check Instagram but I stopped myself. I wouldn’t negotiate with myself. There was no middle ground. I was off Instagram for the month. My … Continue reading Day 1 Without Instagram: What Happened?
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March 2021 Experiment Inspired by Give it Up! by Mary Carlomagno
Could you imagine going a whole month without alcohol, shopping, elevators, newspapers, cellphones, dining out, television, taxis, coffee, cursing, chocolate, or multitasking? That's what Mary Carlomagno, author of Give It Up!: My Year of Learning to Live Better did. She lived January without alcohol, February without shopping, March without elevators, and so on. Inspired by … Continue reading March 2021 Experiment Inspired by Give it Up! by Mary Carlomagno
Book Review: F*ck No by Sarah Knight
No. <--That single work is a complete sentence. Yet too often we feel like we should or must say yes. Not only do feel like we have to say yes but that we must say yes with nearly Mary Poppins perfection. Yes, I would love to attend your bridal shower. Yes, I would love to … Continue reading Book Review: F*ck No by Sarah Knight
Book Review: The Secret by Rhonda Bryne
After reading The Secret, I wanted to put this out to the Universe. I AM strong I AM beautiful I AM young I AM smart I AM the perfect body weight I HAVE a beautiful family I HAVE a loving and caring husband I HAVE wealth I AM financial independent I AM living my life … Continue reading Book Review: The Secret by Rhonda Bryne
2020 Books in Review
We may be a month into 2021 and I'm probably late on writing my 2020 Books in Review. But here we are today. The links below are to the full book review I wrote. Starting with my most recently completed book in 2020 here we go: Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown - Different than the … Continue reading 2020 Books in Review
How to Do a No Spend Year
Last week the beautiful and amazing, Katie Coughran, mentioned my three year no spend challenge on her podcast, How to be a Minimalist. She discussed her plans to start her own no spend year. While Katie and I have different approaches to a no spend year, both are equally as awesome. Both approaches get us … Continue reading How to Do a No Spend Year
Book Review: The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan The premise of this book is great. If you are the type of person that feels the need to manage 6 projects and assume that each project can take 40 hours a week of your time and that you … Continue reading Book Review: The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Sort of Crushing My 2020 Theme: Slow
Over the past two weeks I have been trying to figure out how to slow down but still accomplish what truly needs to be done each week. Over the summer, I piled chores, workouts, and other things into a couple days so that I had time to relax with my family the other days. I … Continue reading Sort of Crushing My 2020 Theme: Slow
The Queen of Tidy Wants You to Shop her Joy Sparking KonMari Items
Insanity. Yes. Pure insanity. Marie Kondo now has a store! A store where you could buy her favorite things that spark joy to her. I love the KonMari method. I liked Marie Kondo until this point. Her shop says toss your crap and buy what makes her happy. Then guess what. You will not be … Continue reading The Queen of Tidy Wants You to Shop her Joy Sparking KonMari Items
Inspiration
You know the right thing to do when opportunity arises. So, do it! - Anonymous
