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01/18/2020

Most of us have long lists of tasks, dreams, goals or resolutions. We are all gun-ho about everything we’ll accomplish this year.

The problem is we try tackling EVERYTHING at once. Between February and March we’re so overwhelmed we lose steam and we give up our intentions for the year.

This year, instead of trying to work on every goal on your list, try something new: Focus on ONE goal for 3 months. Choose another goal for the following 3 months after that....maybe it's the same goal and that's okay. The point is to continue this practice of focusing on one goal for 3 months at a time and see what happens.

Life is meant to be done TOGETHER so don’t go at it alone. Find an accountability partner to do this with. I think you’ll get so much more out of this experiment by doing it with someone else.

P.S. I know this might be a lot to ask from you but I am really interested in what happens. Would you come back after your first 3 months and share how it went in the comments below?

P.P.S. If you are a master at this, we want to hear from you! Please tell us the impact this practice has had on your life and share the gold. Thanks!

01/03/2020

Remember that you have the power to change. If your space is cluttered and making you feel miserable DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Just start. Take that baby step, then the next and the next.

12/06/2019

A Holiday Gift Guide

Up until the end of 2014 I worked for a medical devices company. I had a smart and humble manager with a big heart for most of the years I worked for that company. One Christmas she surprised us with a different kind of gift.

Instead of giving us an individual gift she pooled the money she would've spent and purchased a farm animal for a family in need overseas. She then bought a bag of miniature farm animals and gave us one as a token.

Wow! I was beyond grateful and could just imagine the joy, the smiles and gratitude of the family she blessed. For me it was significant because generosity is of very high value. I see it as a lifestyle more than a once-a-year kind of thing. Since then I've kept my mini goat displayed as a reminder of such generous and life-giving gift on my behalf.

As I sat at my desk today the mini goat caught my eye. It reminded me there are other ways to give during the holiday season:

1. Donate
You can make this personal by donating to a cause that special person holds near and dear. I have a friend that was working with a specific group of homeless people in her area. That year I put together a basket with personal care items and handed it to her. She had tears in her eyes as she received it. Being able to give away those items to her new friends was priceless.

2. Give the Gift of an Experience
Gift a membership to a museum or botanical garden. Gift tickets to the movies or a special event. Gift a class that will build a skill like soap making, pottery making, bread making or cooking. Book a trip to a place you've been wanting to explore together.

3. Make Something with Your Own Hands
There are so many things you can make! Candles, scrubs, tinctures, lotion bars, lip balms, greeting card sets, baked goods, etc. They're fun to make and you have control over the ingredients that go into them as well as the packaging (especially if you're leaning toward zero waste).

12/05/2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/04/784702588/the-best-thing-you-can-do-is-not-buy-more-stuff-says-secondhand-expert?utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3gr7OPv_aM5weMk4bfli13KpmS0TgAY_QxVfYF_aAd1M3wgBwz9FcHx6A

"Your average thrift store in the United States only sells about one-third of the stuff that ends up on its shelves," Adam Minter says. His book explores what happens to the things that don't sell.

11/21/2019

Things that make you go hmmm?

Marie Kondo's shop offers necessities like a $50 "tuning fork" and a $96 ladle.

11/21/2019

From 2013 but still very relevant for this holiday season:

The Ultimate List of 100 Non-Toy Gift Ideas!

10/05/2019

Want to own less and live more? Joshua Becker has you covered with his Uncluttered course. It's open for the next 8 days. This is a 12 week guided course. Once you sign up you get lifetime access to it so you can repeat as many times as you need to.

We often underestimate the time it takes to own less. The truth is it's a long process that involves cultivating different mindsets and doing the action....rolling up your sleeves and removing the stuff from your home. I've been in this process for almost 5 years now.

The benefits of this course (besides lifetime access) are:
1) Accountability - you will join a community of people going through the same process. During this process you can cheer each other on and encourage each other.

2) It's guided - For 12 weeks you will be challenged with baby steps that will move you closer to your goal.

Joshua is kindly offering a 25% discount. Just use code FF25 at checkout. To learn more about what’s offered in this course follow this link:
https://my.becomingminimalist.com/

I am cheering you on friend!

09/17/2019

Give yourself permission to use the good stuff. Stop waiting for Someday/When. You have been blessed with the gift of TODAY.

We live in abundance, but suffer from a scarcity mindset. This talk was born out of a candle melting in the closet before the chance of being lit, and sent G...

06/14/2019

Do you have journals or notebooks with little pieces of loose paper in them? I do and every time I pick up a journal the little pieces of paper slip out. It's so annoying.

An easy way to contain those little pieces of paper is to keep them in an envelope glued to the inside cover of your journal or notebook. You can always use the back cover as well.

If you don't have the right size envelope lying around you can easily make one. Just search for a free template for the size you need (like this one: https://www.greetingsisland.com/envelopes/).

02/02/2019

Here's a little organizing humor to kick off your weekend laundry duties.