I thoroughly enjoy the gift selection process when shopping for those closest to me and whom I know the best. Over the years – as we all have – I have gift shopped for romantic interests, family, best friends, and beloved colleagues. The occasions ranged from Christmas, birthdays, Mother’s and Father’s Day… You get the …
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HOW TO PLAN A STAYCATION
There was a six-year period in my life when all I wanted to do was travel as widely as I could. The further and more different the place was from my home city, the better. I prioritized beaches, exotic food, a vibrant nightlife and meeting new people high on the list of what I would …
DECISION FATIGUE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
What exactly is decision fatigue? Decision fatigue is the mental and emotional depletion from making hundreds to thousands of minor and major choices over an average day. Whether it’s something as trivial as if you should hit Snooze in the morning or not or as significant as whether or not to get yourself and your …
HOW TO MENTALLY DECLUTTER IN UNDER AN HOUR
Living in an age of information overload can get the better of us at some point or another. Our jobs, relationships, task lists, current world events, and daily social media and technology interactions can leave us feeling depleted and overwhelmed all at the same time. We lose focus, become disengaged, irritable, and unmotivated. On days …
THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF SIMPLE LIVING
One of the core areas in which I’ve seen a massive change for the better while living simple – is my health. Before I elaborate, I should state that I am in no way a licensed health professional of any kind. Everything in this article is based on my research (I’ve linked sources throughout) and …
HOW MINIMAL IS TOO MINIMAL?
I wondered to myself the other day about how committed to this minimalism journey I am? What would be considered going too far with this concept, and is it negatively permeating other areas of my life? When I get into an idea, interest, or passion, I tend to be the kind of person that takes …
TWELVE SIMPLE WORK-FROM-HOME PLEASURES
The pandemic forced us all to get creative with finding ways to maintain a positive attitude and find pleasure in the simple things of life. As we all know, most of our escapist habits and tendencies were snatched away ruthlessly by forces out of our control. Not since I was a child have I had …
DIGITAL MINIMALISM: THE PROS AND CONS
Ahh, social media. The vibrant images, the videos, the memes. The connections to people from our past and present, and the daily news updates straight into our phones everywhere we go. It all seems so sexy, so stimulating, and like it’s an instant cure for our curiosity about.. well, just about anything. It starts off …
TEN SIGNS YOU’RE A MINIMALIST
I always thought that being a minimalist was a trendy, aesthetic concept that we’ve learned about through social media for the last few years. Things like a lightly decorated apartment, a capsule wardrobe, artsy line drawings in delicate frames – That sort of thing. But over the years, I’ve realized that it begins with an …