Category Archives: Simplicity

What I Won’t Compromise On

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

I mentioned yesterday I was keen to sit down and write a list of what I won’t compromise on when it comes to the simple life, I was inspired by my own post & the comments on the co-op about … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Being Gentle and Kind, Fairtrade, Green Cleaning, Purpose Driven Life, Repairing Damage, Resisting Apathy, Show Love Always, Simple Green Frugal Coop, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simple Parenting, Simplicity | 10 Comments

How Much Time Should You Spend On The Internet

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

“The internet is the first thing humanity has built that humanity does not understand, the largest experience in anarchy that we have ever had” Eric Schmidt Recently I wrote a post about how I’ve cut back on tv watching and many … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Blogging, Family Life, Good For The Soul, Lessons Learned, Media & Culture, reducing stress, Repairing Damage, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simplicity | 17 Comments

Reclaiming Simple Sundays

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

As the sun poured in this morning, with Mary Ieto on the radio and the furry ones snuggled beside me, I gave thanks for this moment right now, for the existence of Sundays {perhaps the most glorious of all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reclaiming Simple Sundays, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simplicity | 12 Comments

Thankful Tuesday – Sunday Rhythm

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

I am not normally a routined sort of person, I grew up with a lot of routine and structure and well, busyness. I’m quite sure I packed 40 years into my first decade, which perhaps explains my level of exhaustion.  As … Continue reading →

Posted in Reclaiming Simple Sundays, Repairing Damage, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simplicity, Thankful Tuesdays | 13 Comments

Debt

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about debt; I loathe debt and yet for a long while I didn’t realize debt wasn’t necessarily about money.  The truth is you can be in many types of debt and not even realize the effect … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Downshifting, Finding Myself, Journeying, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Simplicity | 20 Comments

Time Is Slipping By

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

Is it just me or is the passing of time engulfing you like a tidal wave? Each day seems to be shorter, each evening seems to have less time left before it’s time for yet another day to begin. I was thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Cornwall Love, Family Life, Inventing My Life, My Heart On My Sleeve, My Love Affair With England, Purpose Driven Life, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simplicity | 11 Comments

To Lead A Simple Life I…

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Pray & reflect Focus on beauty Don’t try to accomplish it all Try to always forgive myself Aim to drink enough water & sleep enough hours Focus on what I can change Give back to others Live by grace Practice … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Balance, Simplicity

The Ultimate Sophistication

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” Leonardo da Vinci

Posted in Quotes, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simplicity

The Ability To Simplify

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.  Hans Hofmann

Posted in Quotes, Simplicity

I long for minimalism…

Posted on July 17, 2010 by

Today I became really aware of how polluted my life is by stuff - it isn’t something I like, in fact I hope it is something that changes drastically due to “the impossible challenge“. I look around and see DVD’s I … Continue reading →

Posted in Lessons Learned, Organization, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simplicity, The "Impossible" Challenge | 17 Comments