|
|
As we go into the new year, many of us are looking for ways to improve or better our lives. You may be trying to begin new habits or break some bad ones. Moms are always looking for ways to simplify life, and to make it more meaningful.
Below are some of my most popular posts with some practical tips to help you simplify your life going into this new year.
40 tips to simplify your life:
10 steps to clean your house FAST (with downloadable checklist!)
10 first steps for a simpler life -Easy beginning steps you can [...]
Most of America and many other developed nations feel that being busy is a badge of honor.
We think gives us our worth.
I think the opposite.
I think that being busy can keep us from being who we TRULY are.
I think it gets in the way of doing the things that are the MOST important to us.
I think that WE use being busy as a way to protect ourselves from stepping out of our comfort zone into what we feel deep inside we ought to be doing — and I am not talking about all the nagging ‘shoulds’ that come from outside, but those things which we [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, this week is Thanksgiving. Are you panicking yet? I hope not, but in case you are, I have some help for you to make it through the holiday season!
I had the privilege of teaming up with several other awesome ladies from the blogosphere for a FREE gift for all our readers!
My friend Debba, founder of the awesome site for women, Girlfriendology rounded up this project, The Girlfriendology Guide to Holiday Girlfriend Advice. Chock full of tips to help you make this the best holiday season ever, and it is FREE, for you my readers!
Click image to download [...]
While many are talking of Christmas already, I want to share some tips and ideas for my 2nd favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. I want to help you be productive when it comes to planning for this holiday (and any others to come). Remember though, this productivity is not just so you can do more stuff. It is so you have time to enjoy the important things, like family and friends.
So many choices, what to cook?
The internet is abound with lots of different recipes to try for the upcoming holiday season. There are SO many things I want to [...]
With the busy holiday seasons approaching, there will be many more events in the evening, many more errands to be run, much more running around than our busy lives already have!
One of the issues when life is so busy is feeding our family. If you are like me, your tendency is to run through a drive-thru and grab dinner on the way home or on the way to an event. While I know that sometimes that may just be the only way to get some grub into their tummies, if you take some time to plan ahead [...]
As busy women (and men) we have so many things running through our heads. We have so much to keep up with in our day-to-day lives.
Honestly, though, we shouldn’t expect our brains to remember little details. We need to save storage room for the important things in life…like remembering our spouse’s birthday!
Here are some of my favorite tools for managing this minutiae…
Visit Life your way to read the rest of this post!
When I surveyed readers, one of the tops subjects women wanted help in was simplifying their lives. Here is a simple post to help you make some progress fast!
10 quick ways to simplify life
1. Turn off notifications. You do not need an email every time someone tweets you. Or follows you. You do not need an email every time someone mentions you on Facebook. Decide the things that ARE important for you to know, and turn off the other notifications!
2. Close email, twitter and facebook. When working on a project, close your social media [...]
Productivity: the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services.
We are all always looking for better or more efficient ways at being productive. And when we use the word productive, we are usually referring to being able to get more done is less time. What I want to challenge with you this post today is to know why you want to be more productive? Why do you want to get more done?
Now, I know that might sound like a stupid question at first, but take just a [...]
In our busy world, we have too much.
Too much of a lot of things.
Too much to think about.
Too much to do.
Too many belongings to keep up with.
Too many belongings to maintain.
To reduce your stress level, to truly simplify your life, you need to reduce the amount of clutter in your life.
Reducing your belongings
Start with attacking unnecessary stuff in your main living area. Use a trash bag, liberally. Work quickly. The faster you work, the easier it becomes. If you start having to deliberate, it slows the process down. [...]
It has been a tradition for years that new school clothes be bought each fall. I always loved having a new outfit the first few days of school, didn’t you?
Just as with many of our other belongings, we have an overload in the clothing category. For ourselves AND for our children.
What happens when our children have access to too many clothes?
They may have a more difficult time deciding what to wear. They may change clothes multiple times a day. They may pull out lots of clothes trying to choose. They may also pull clothes out [...]
|
About Me
My name is Bernice and I am a mom of 4 grown children, and nana to 8. Read more... Resources I recommend
Resource of the Week
Check out MY eBooks
 
Taking Care of Your Home
   
Simplifying Life
     
Business & Blogging
     
|
