The purpose is not always to use it as intended. Let it go.
Simplify Your Life
What You Can Learn From Your Trash And Mess
Cleaning up is so exhausting. The worst part of it is that it never ends. A week passes by and the mess just bursts forth like a weed, and making me remember vividly, how I made it disappear last week, and the week before that, and the week before that... There's one good thing about…
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Good Habits for a Less Stressful Life
Photo by Mari Helin on Unsplash One of my closest friends came for a visit yesterday. We hadn't seen each other in months due to the pandemic. It was very refreshing to connect. We went on a long walk and my friend suggested that we just ask each other questions to keep working on knowing…
10 Things No Longer on my Shopping List
My friend and I were talking about a video that popped on my queue, and started listing the items that we no longer purchase. The cause of our decisions involve our growing knowledge on personal health, the damage to the environment, and ways to save. Some of these can come as a result of time…
Making Room for New Things
In the last few years, my life has changed drastically. Not only did I get married and have a baby, but I started delving into removing the excess in my life. That has shown in our home decor, my closet, and even our kitchen utensils. I also mentally have checked out from anything that doesn't…
What’s the hype with decluttering?
It's been a few years since decluttering became a household word. The act has become a sensation to the point where Netflix has a series and YouTube has tons of videos on it. Some might ask, "Why is this such a big deal? Cleaning is not revolutionary." Well, it can be. In these days, we…
Stay Calm and Be Content
The last few days have brought change into my life that I was not expecting, all due to COVID-19, aka Coronavirus. There is a lot of information out there, and I am not an expert, and also don't want to talk about it. I will still share this video from an expert who explains the…
The Organization Trap
As I was perusing through YouTube, I saw one of the people I follow showing how she was transforming her pantry with labels and containers. It looked beautiful, but it also made me cringe. Why would something so simple make you cringe, Karla? Well, because it is extra work. My family and I are definitely…
How Contentment Leads to Rest
I love watching videos on YouTube. I binge on them during my free time and am very guilty of spending a lot of time on the site even when I should be doing other things. My experience is probably the same as most viewers. Last Saturday night, this video caught my eye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVA6pX7wbCQ If you…
The Power in Less
In aiming for the American dream, I, like many others, had the belief that the more I had, the happier I would be. I had thoughts about success having a lot to do with numbers, specifically those that are preceded by dollar signs. I always knew that this was not true. The best things in…
