As the longest day of the year, the summer solstice is a time to celebrate the warmth and beauty of the season. If you’re looking for unique ways to honor the solstice, read on for seven creative ideas. This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read…
Overcoming Decision Fatigue: Simplify Your Life with Fewer Choices
Decisions, decisions. Sometimes it feels as though our entire life is one decision after another. From the minute we wake up until the moment we crawl back into bed, we are faced with a multitude of choices and that’s exhausting! But what if we could overcome decision fatigue by simplifying our lives? By giving ourselves…
Evening Routine ~ A Productive Day Begins at Night
The quest for my perfect evening routine continues. I’ve written about this before and I am making some progress. Let’s talk about the process of developing an evening routine, its various components and take a peek at my current routine. This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read…
Theming My Evening Leisure Time
It’s all too easy to get into the habit of spending downtime mindlessly scrolling social media accounts or binging Netflix. There’s nothing wrong with checking your Instagram feed or watching a favorite show but when all of your leisure time is eaten up by mindless activities you miss out on so many better options. That’s…
Create a Welcome Home Evening Ritual
Over a decade ago I wrote a little something about my take on The Good Wife’s Guide, a how-to guide for wives supposedly from a 1950s-era home economics textbook. Whether this exact piece ever actually appeared in a textbook is questionable. But did women really do such things at one time? Maybe. Some of it….
Hygge in the Springtime
From the first time I heard of the Danish concept of hygge, I’ve been enchanted. I instantly related to the whole idea of coziness and sweet little pleasures. In fact, it seems like something created just for me. This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read…
September: A New Beginning and an Updated Planner
It’s Back-to-School season and even though my children are grown, this time of year still feels like a new beginning. I think of September as sort of “January Light”. It’s a good time to evaluate progress on goals and adjust schedules and routines if needed. Following the more laid-back months of summer, September feels like…
My Morning Basket
An acquaintance shared a video in a Facebook group in which she showed us her “Morning Basket” and what it contained. I immediately fell in love with the idea and decided to create my own. So I went to one of my favorite places – Staples (anyone else have an office supplies fetish?) – to…
Create a Beautiful Life With an Evening Ritual
A good day begins the night before. I think we all know this. A little preparation the night before makes our morning less frantic and much more likely to be the beginning of a good and productive day. Taken to the next level, creating an evening ritual finishes our day on a pleasant note, as…