Three years ago, my husband and I downsized our home. We literally cut our home’s square footage in half. We also went from an oversized three-car garage to a standard two-car garage. We lost a lot – I mean loads of closet space, kitchen counter space, and laundry room space – when we moved. Today …
January is my month to reset and rebalance all aspects of my life. In my blog post Looking Forward and Looking Back I said, “Living a life of health and wellness takes commitment.” and that is the truth! This week I am taking a deep dive into my finances. After all of the fun holiday …
Have you noticed your regular grocery bill going up, up, up? I sure have! Everytime I go to the grocery store, it seems that the total cost keeps getting higher. Our budget has sure taken a hit with the higher cost of food. Well, today I am sharing tips about creating a Thanksgiving feast on …
No matter where you live, you have an intimate, ongoing relationship with your weather. What happens outside affects you inside your home and within you too. Consider how your life shifts as the seasons of the year phase in or out. You can take advantage of these seasonal changes to make each season special and …
I seems like every time I go to the grocery store recently, the total bill gets higher and higher! Yikes! I am not sure if you are seeing the same thing at your local store this spring, but I do hear that it is widespread. In order to continue living a healthy lifestyle, it’s important …
Eating healthy and delicious foods that nourish both my body and my soul is very important to me. I’d say it borderlines on a passion. Food to me is more than just sustaining energy. It is fuel for the body, yes, but it is so much more. Eating like a Mediterranean is one way to …
I have come to realize that there’s more to minimalism than clearing away clutter and buying less stuff. I am focused on decluttering my home – mostly as a way to alleviate stress in my life and increase my overall health. Less clutter = less stress. Less stress = better health. Letting go is not …
Having a home that’s comfortable and organized is intimately related to your well-being and how you approach life every day. That is the truth! I have been working through a year-long health and wellness course, and one of the 12 aspects to be looked at in this process of achieving health and wellness is to …
I do love cooking, but I am the first to admit that after a long day of work – I do not always look forward to spending time in the kitchen. In fact, last Thursday I looked at my son who was completing school work at the kitchen table and said, I don’t want to …
One thing is certain about being a teacher – you live your life on a schedule. Need to go to the bathroom? Sorry you need to wait till recess – no matter how many cups of coffee you guzzled that morning! Teaching at a rural school site also means that I eat for lunch what …
