Clean/Organize, Design/DIY, simple living

How Families Can Spend Quality Time Outdoors During the Pandemic

August 7, 2020

This week’s post is a guest post by Charlotte Meier. Charlotte has been passionate about safety her whole life. Ever since she became a homeowner, she began directing that passion towards home safety and created her website, homesafetyhub.org. Be sure to check out Charlotte’s website and I hope you enjoy this week’s post! Families all over the country are quarantining,…

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Purpose-Driven Goals

July 30, 2020

So I’m a little late in getting to this post. Honestly I meant to post this last week to go along with the challenge I was hosting this week, but time got away from me. Sometimes life just happens. Tomorrow is the last day of the 5 Days to Purpose-Driven Goals challenge, but if creating purpose-driven goals is something you…

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7 Concepts Those Who Live a Slow, Intentional Life Understand

July 3, 2020

The pandemic brought the economy as well as many social functions to a screaching halt. Whether people wanted to slow down or not, they were forced to. Regardless of whether you are new to living a slow, intentional life or you’ve been living intentionally your whole life, these concepts can help you jumpstart your new life-path or serve as reminder…

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Project Quarantine

May 1, 2020

Happy May 1st! It’s been quite awhile since I’ve written a post, and in that time the world has changed quite a bit. The last post I wrote was how a “Cluttered Life Lacks Clarity” back in February – before my 2 week vacation to Costa Rica and Covid-19 became a very real threat in the United States. During the…

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Clean/Organize, simple living

A Cluttered Life Lacks Clarity

February 21, 2020

I’m here to spread some tough love on you this week! If your life is cluttered, whether that be physically or emotionally, you lack clarity in your life. Plain and simple. Physical clutter can be detrimental to your health and wellbeing. It can increase stress levels, decrease your productivity, encourage bad spending habits, and can keep you in debt. If…

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finance, simple living

2020 Resolutions

January 4, 2020

Happy new year and new decade to you! This year I have decided to choose a word for the year. Why a “word of the year”? Well in reflecting on this past year and my goals, I don’t really have any new resolutions to implement. In reflecting on 2019, my personal goal was to enjoy life’s journey (which can be…

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2019: A Decade In Review

December 27, 2019

Not only is another year coming to a close, but so is a decade! This is the first decade I’ve reflected on as an adult, and in retrospect, there are so many things I’ve accomplished. I feel like my life has changed so much – and for the better! With that, I’ll briefly try to summarize the past 10 years.…

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Living an Intentional Life is a Journey

December 13, 2019

Living an intentional life is neither instantaneous or a destination. It’s a journey. It’s about learning what you value in life and making that a top priority. It means being 100% present for the things that matter to you. It means making decisions with the utmost intention, so you can live your life in alignment with your values. It means…

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No One Is Responsible for Your Happiness

October 25, 2019

This week’s post is a little tough love. If you are incredibly unhappy…it’s your own fault. Sure, that lady at the grocery store might have been extremely rude to you. Your day might have been busier than you anticipated and actually wanted. You might have been looking forward to going out with your friends and having a good time this…

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Here’s to a New Adventure…

October 18, 2019

Today I have a big announcement that I am super excited to share! I’ve been keeping it a secret for quite awhile, but I’d like to quickly review how I ended up where I am today, before sharing. I started this blog a few months after the hubs and I sold our first house and we started our intentional living…

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