I'm excited to be holding another vision board play day! Spend the day and create your 2016 vision board. If you've never done a vision board before you'll be surprised at how easy it is to do and how inspired you'll be to bring it all to life in 2016. Create your 2016! The … [Read more...]
Start this Christmas and budget for the next one
Save on Christmas or anytime really! Shop online and save. Check out Christmas club accounts with your bank, or at your local stores eg IGA Supermarkets have their own Christmas Club. These can only be spent in December. Don’t spend money you don’t have at sales. It’s not a bargain if … [Read more...]
Simple money tips for surviving Christmas and beyond
Trim your Christmas gift list. Try the fun of Kris Kringle gift giving - everyone gets one gift and the game of giving is part of it. Pay off any Christmas debts first. Start a budget & stick to it. Start the new year debt free. Start your planning for all special occasions and stick … [Read more...]
Getting Organized at Work – a book review of some great tips
Getting Organized at Work - 24 Lessons to Set Goals, Establish Priorities, and Manage Your Time The Employee Handbook for Enhancing Corporate Performance McGraw-Hill Professional Education series By Ken Zeigler (2005) This is a really easy to read book of 24 lessons (as suggested by the title) … [Read more...]
Simplify your life and stop worrying
Normally I love a four day weekend but this Easter break I found myself reverting back to old behaviours I thought I’d left behind. It took me a bit to recognise it and come out of it. Here’s what I learned: Planning time out is a must – otherwise the whole point of guilt-free time out is … [Read more...]
Simplify your life and see how far you’ve come
Do you ever look at how far you’ve come? Or are you so focused on what you haven’t done yet that you can’t even see how far you’ve come? Far too often I’m guilty of not seeing the good things I’ve done and when I’m in that frame of mind I see only the mistakes I’ve made and, in that frame of mind … [Read more...]
Do you know what’s really important to you?
Living life as a house sitter has been a great way to simplify my own life. I was done with working hard, getting nowhere with not much to show for it and feeling stuck. I knew that if I was to grow and experience more of the world it could not be from that space. Something needed to shift. Life … [Read more...]
Simplify your life and enjoy life’s simple pleasures
When was the last time you squealed with joy? I spent some time watching this child at the beach last weekend and oh! to see the joy and fun he was having! There were no limits to his adventure, no hesitation to diving in or expressing that joy. He was loving every moment of it – his every move … [Read more...]
Simplify your life – iPhone & finances
I love how my iPhone calendar keeps me on track with all my appointments! What I didn’t know is that I can set up an iPhone calendar to keep track of my regular payments as well! In a previous life, our family business began as a one-man bobcat operator and grew into a construction company … [Read more...]
Declutter and re-group to simplify your life
It’s been 10 weeks since I started my house sitting lifestyle. For 10 weeks, everything I thought I’d need has travelled with me in my car. But after 10 weeks and several house sits I dreaded the prospect of finding anything in my car. I was getting frustrated not remembering where I’d put … [Read more...]