Do Your Commitments Line Up With Your Values?

Conversations are often about WHAT we spend our money on – not what we DON’T. Why change the direction of conversation? Because our culture is consumed with consumerism. You do not have to look far to notice that we are bombarded with kind “suggestions” on what we should spend our money on. Think billboards Think…
Trust me, this goes against everything I was taught! Growing up, I was taught to sort my laundry. Towels with towels, sheets, and well, towels. Jeans with other dark items, on the permanent press setting. Whites with whites. I mean it’s pretty self-explanatory and really pretty easy. After Dan and I got married, as I…
We all have aspirations to make changes in our life. Especially in this new year! Some big. Some small. Now that we are at the start of a new year, you can’t ignore the bandwagon of resolution-planners. Planning change, desiring a new routine, wanting to tweak SOMETHING. I decided to start a new challenge; THOUGH, this challenge…
Tip #26 – Live Simply So Others May Simply Live A few questions to ask yourself: What do you need to do to live simply? What changes can you make, to ensure that others may simply live? What are you willing to give up? What are you willing to spend more time and money on so…
Back when I was a part-time elementary secretary at the school I worked at in Minnesota, I got to know the teachers fairly well. Being a small school and being that first person people saw when they walked in, you quickly got to know everyone. The Kindergarten teacher at the time, Stephanie, became a friend…
Do you ever get that feeling? The urge to purge? Unfortunately, I get that feeling all too often and wonder how in the world I still have things I can get rid of? Being someone who enjoys living life with less, it amazes me really how much I still have. How easily I slip into…