Setting Priorities - Living Simply
I recently attended a workshop on setting priorities. Before we began, the facilitator asked each participant to talk a little about what s/he hoped to gain from the two hours we would spend together. Many people talked about feeling overwhelmed, ... [... more]
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Organize for Fall - Living Simply
Read, set, go! Fall is in the air. Its time to enjoy cozy evenings by the fire and breakfast in bed. Make the most of these cool and breezy days with the following tips. Such recipes are great because they are easy to make, warm and soothing on ... [... more]
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Simple Winter Decorating - Living Simply
Once the holiday decorations are put away and the gray of winter lingers outside, often our inside spaces look bear and lonely. Think about putting together a "nature table" which can incorporate special elements from the outside. Waldorf [... more]
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Living Simply Natural Home Shop - Living Simply
Natural and environmentally-friendly products, tested by Living Simply and offered in a web-based storefront at Bella Online! How to have an eco-friendly and budget-wise Christmas by decreasing the waste - and increasing your creativity! This ... [... more]
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Take a Break With Your Mate-- Without Leaving Town - ...
It's Thursday or Friday, and another weekend is on the way. You're dying to get away with that special person in your life, but when you consider your options, you decide the two of you don't have enough money or time to do what you really want ... [... more]
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10 New Years Cleaning Resolutions - Living Simply
Ready to have a perfectly clean house? You want your home to STAY spotless? Ha! Try these easy resolutions and give yourself a break this year. Ready to have a perfectly clean house? You want your home to STAY spotless? Ha! Try these easy ... [... more]
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Simple Halloween - Living Simply
As the summer wraps up, we all look forward to cooler days, the changing of leaves, and Halloween time. We put away the swimming suits and shorts and dig out our warmer sweaters along with fall time decorations. Reusing items, taking items from ... [... more]
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Pets and Plants as Household Resources - Living Simply
Everything you care for in your household should earn its keep, right back at you. And while I cannot vouch for your spouse or children pulling their weight, your pets and plants will! You can add your used, stinky fish water to your houseplants, ... [... more]
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Simple Weddings - Living Simply
If you're like most, your wedding day will probably be one of the most joyous... and stressful days of your life. Or will it? Why have a wedding like most when you can have a wedding that is simple and satisfying instead? Thinking back on the big ... [... more]
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Simplify Your Year - Living Simply
This month-by-month listing of what upkeep activities to focus on throughout the year will keep you from feeling overwhelmed by the massive amount of upkeep our daily lives can require! Feel free to adjust this schedule to reflect your own life's ... [... more]
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Cleaning in the New Year - Living Simply
Is there a better time than January to start the process of creating new and positive energy in your home? Oftentimes people wait until the spring to do their yearly "spring cleaning", but I implore you to rethink this notion. In early January [... more]
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Force Winter Branches into Flower - Living Simply
Even at the tail end of winter you can have brilliant blooms, all over your house, for free. Here's how to force woody branches into flower - the easy way. Vase, toile bucket, galvanized bucket, floral wall pocket or any interesting, watertight ... [... more]
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