I’m a firm believer that the key to many aspects of life is to simplify. There’s so much freedom to be found in removing clutter (be it physical or mental) and streamlining processes. But often the process of making things simpler can actually be quite complex — and daunting. Where do you start? How much …
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How would you describe your dream job? For many, it’s doing something they love and getting paid for it. In order to reach this goal, you might decide to monetize your hobby (or hobbies) so as to gain income from something you would do anyway because you love it. Earning money from a hobby does …
As a recovering people-pleaser, I struggle almost daily to find the balance between taking care of myself and being considerate of others. Both are important, of course, and I think we all — fellow people-pleasers included — understand and acknowledge that. So why does this struggle exist? Based on my experience, I think it stems …
How much time do you spend with yourself? I don’t mean just by yourself — how much time do you spend in self-reflection or self-care? Just like relationships with others, your relationship with yourself takes work and quality time. So making a point to check in with yourself on a regular basis is an important …
I’ve been keeping up with my bullet journaling habit ever since I first started it in 2017. That’s four years. Here’s what I learned. In January of 2017, I started my very first bullet journal. Prior to that, I had spent years trying to establish better habits and planning, to varying degrees of success. But …
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Why New Year’s Resolutions Often Fail, and Steps To Take Instead Growing up, I always viewed new year’s resolutions as something you were supposed to do, or that everyone just did. I didn’t feel strongly about them one way or another, but I still tried to make and keep them every year. But I was …
As we near the end of 2020, I’m often reminded of how much hope I had for the year last December. And how in January, when I hit the year’s first stroke of bad luck (I started the year with a pretty miserable sinus infection, among other things I won’t go into detail on), I …
This is a strange time of year. For many of us, the Holiday season of November and December seems to spin itself into a frenzy and then suddenly pause as we wait for the new year to begin activities again. It’s also my favorite time of year. Partly because Christmas is my favorite holiday, and …
Ask anyone how their 2020 has been, and I can almost guarantee they’ll tell you it was terrible — and you’ll almost certainly agree. All the hopefulness we had at the dawn of a new year and decade seemed to vanish within the first few months. And we have good reason to look back on …
Questions To Ask When You’re Ready for Something Different Are you in a place of stagnation, where you know you need a change but aren’t sure what or how to adjust? Maybe you’ve recently hit a wall and realized what you’ve been doing is no longer working. Or maybe you’ve felt a growing dissatisfaction for …
