Hello there. It’s been a while. The week offline was eye opening. I’m still gathering my thoughts, and an action plan, but here are a few things that surfaced from my week offline. No evening screen time equals plentiful and quality sleep. Most evenings I put my son down for bed and then read for
Technology
One Week of No Television, No Internet and No Cell Phone
And so it begins… One week. No television. No Internet. No cell phone. I’ll admit I am daunted by this. Possibly a touch scared. In some ways I’ve picked a perfect week to do this. I’m away from home and my regular routines. In some ways I’ve picked the worst week to do this. I’m
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Finances
The Power of Paying Cash
Here we are. Newly married and on a dream honeymoon of two weeks in Paris with a quick jaunt to Rome for a night. We are walking up and down the Seine and eating a lot of chocolate croissants. We are happy, euphoric and yet… something nags at me as I fall asleep at night.
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Finances
7 Awesome Frugal Blogs to Help You Save Money
Do you consider yourself frugal? I’m no maven of thrift myself but I do try. What’s helped me get on the bandwagon is finding ways that I enjoy saving money. I’m not great at shopping sales at the grocery store but I am good about limiting food waste. I’ve been turning the heat on this
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Health
Game Changer: Diva Cup Review
WARNING: for male readers or women that don’t want to read about “female troubles” or “aunt flow” or the experience that billions of us have once a month, stop reading now. I am sharing a simple living find that has literally changed a week of my life every month and saved me a lot
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Technology
It’s just 24 hours.
A week unplugged is a lot. But could you do a day? The National Day of Unplugging is an initiative from the Sabbath Manifesto, a creative project designed to slow down lives in an increasingly hectic world. Sounds like my kind of project. I’ll be taking part and if you’d like to join in you
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Life
Stop Organizing, Start Simplifying
A television crew is coming to our home this weekend. They’ll be filming my little family over a few days for a lifestyle show that airs in North America. Another interesting experience this blog has brought my way. I am neither obsessively cleaning nor crash dieting in preparation. I am not buying expensive throw pillows
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inspiration
You don’t need a vacation. You need a new life.
In September of 2010 my husband and I were burnt out. We had a young child, my husband was working and traveling a lot and we lost my father-in-law in July. We were tired, stressed out and grieving. On a Friday my husband said, I need a break. He’s not someone who says this often,