Parenting and Lifestyle Blog
Sadie is a freelance writer documenting the adventures of downsizing from the family home in the suburbs to a mountain cottage in the woods. She share the downsizing details, scoutings of the mountain locations, and her never-ending search for the perfect T-shaped clothesline.
I’m surrounded by folks who either have or are working to become debt free. I understand that this is the norm in my little world, yet practically everyone knows someone who has tried, failed, and given up on becoming debt-free. So, what distinguishes people who achieve debt-free status from those who do not? And how …
Ah, lifestyle inflation. This is an issue that has gotten a lot of attention from financial bloggers around the world, and for good reason. People’s inability to save money is most likely due to lifestyle inflation. People tell themselves, “I’ll earn more money later in my career, so I’ll just save then,” while simultaneously thinking …
“We are not in competition with anyone but ourselves!” I want to help folks who are self conscious and those feeling as if you do not stack up against someone in a certain area of life or expertise so that you can learn some simple ways to stop comparing yourself now! We devalue ourselves when …
It is like clockwork every time you try to do something, doubt shows up. It is always on time and refuses to leave. If you’re fighting that constant voice that keeps reminding you how things may go wrong, and how you could not have figured it out correctly, then you’re dealing with self-doubt. Doubt is …
Many business and life coaches, and sometimes even therapists, will ask you this question if you are ever considering your next steps in life or thinking about attempting something new but are frightened to do so. It’s an interesting question, since believing you can’t fail throws up a lot of doors that you probably closed …
Have you ever had the thrill of discovering a ‘little” restaurant, or tea-room? Have you ever discovered a ‘little’ service like a dress-maker, or alteration hand, or even – in my case – the wonderful computer repair guy who’s kept me sane…ish for the past 5 years. It’s funny how often we used the word …
Have you ever been to one of those workshops that’s largely – if not exclusively – female? What does that tell you? I was at one of those workshops the other weekend. It was one of those workshops about getting your gifts out there, to the largest number of people. And guess what? It was …
A big part of my mission is to take practical frameworks like personality type systems and help people to actually use them. When people come across personality type systems, they usually take the test, are pleasantly pleased by the accuracy of the results, are captivated by it for a short time, and then leave the tools to rust …
The negative social influences we are exposed to can harm our health just as much, if not more, than the worst chemical contaminants or environmental hazards. I’ve been working with people to help them improve their spiritual health for many years, and I’ve been able to identify seven basic groups of negative people who can …
Do you know what the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is? Maybe it seems familiar, but you’re not sure where you first heard it…Or sometimes you know exactly where you heard something but have no idea what it is. Well, if you’ve ever wanted to know what people were talking about when they said things like “I’m …