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You Are What You Desire

Desire is a strong emotion that can pull at us mentally, emotionally – even physically. As living, breathing creatures we are often at the mercy of our wants and needs, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

In our hyper connected society we are often spoon fed the things we should want or need in order to be happy, productive individuals in this world. A curious thing happens when you follow the…

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Crystal Deodorant Review

Lately, I have become more serious about finding healthier products for my body. Over the past few years the variety and quality of the offerings have definitely improved. For the past two weeks I have been using Crystal Deodorant in Vanilla Jasmine scent (invisible solid).

I had been using Green Tidings Deodorant (Unscented)just before that, and I thought it worked okay. I did feel like I got…

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Green Tidings Organic All Natural Deodorant Review

I have been trying to slowly switch all of the products in my house to healthier versions with various levels of success. Sometimes we get so used to the formulations of certain products that it becomes difficult to adjust to something different. I have found that especially hard with scents. I really like the synthetic scents put into…

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Kinky Curly Curling Custard Review

There’s not doubt that natural products are in these days, and I am one of the many people experimenting with the different options out there for eliminating chemicals and harmful substances from my daily routine.

I accidentally stumbled across Kinky Curly Curling Custard on Amazonwhile searching for a natural shampoo and conditioner combo. Of course, the first thing I did was check the reviews.…

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How To Stop Feeling Overwhelmed

If you asked most adults in the United States about their biggest source of stress, I would the wager the most frequent answer to be overwhelm.

The number of things to do on most people’s “to do” list is staggering and it seems most people add more things to it than they accomplish on a daily basis. In fact, the dreaded “to do” list has become an affliction that weighs us down and steals our…

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Clear Nail Review: Toenail Fungus Treatment

Toenail fungus is an enemy that I know well. (See previous post here.) After an initial issue with it several years ago, I seem to have it on at least one toenail almost all of the time now.

I have found that I have some circulation problems which I believe have contributed to this problem, so at this point I wish I could forget I even have toes. Although I have recently purchased some…

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Minimalism With a Family: The Good, Bad & Ugly

We have all heard that minimalism is only for single guys, right? Living a simple, uncluttered life might be easier with less stuff and fewer people under one roof, but when minimalism becomes a state of mind it can work for anyone – even families.

According to these Spare Foot Statistics, the self storage industry had a whopping $38 billion in revenue in 2018. And that’s just in the United…

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Advice For My Best Friend

Quick – What’s the best free thing in the world that most people usually refuse to accept? That’s right, it’s good advice. We have all been there. Heck, sometimes we ignore our own selves when it comes to good advice. Since I absorb every self help and motivational book, video, and podcast I can find, I decided to set down a list of things I would tell my best friend – and then follow that list…

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#best friend #how to be happy #life advice

The Value of Fitting In (or Not)

Today I was in a school and saw some children interacting. It was immediately clear which students “fit in” and which ones did not. You could tell by the conversations and body language of the whole class that everyone there understood that as well.

This led me to think about the value of fitting in with others in our society. Most all of us work hard at this for the duration of our lives. It…

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Happiness is a State of Mind, Not a Destination

The Big Decision

Everyday we wake up and make a big decision.

Before our feet ever hit the floor, we must decide whether we will be happy or unhappy for the day.

Now, some people will automatically think that is an oversimplified statement, but really it’s not. Think about it. Everyone knows that one person who is always happy, no matter what. And often that person is not rich and does not have a…

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How To Actually Change Your Life

Change can be a difficult thing to instigate in our lives.

We think about it. We talk about it. We make big plans for it.

But we don’t actually do it.

Why is that? At this point we should all know the steps for changing our lives, right? We have read the books, watched the YouTube videos, studied endless courses, and made lists of everything we want to change.

So why isn’t it…

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The Elusive Search For Happiness And the Rise of Indefinite Deference

In this high stress, super hurried, and overly political world, it seems everyone is suffering from “indefinite deference”.

You have probably never heard of that before….mostly because I just made it up.

But that doesn’t mean that it’s not a real thing. In fact, it is the MOST real thing in millions of people’s lives right now. So what is indefinite deference?

It means putting things off…

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#happiness #indefinite deference #minimalism #search for happiness

Let Go of the Need To Be Perfect

I have a confession to make.

I am a perfectionist.

Let me clarify – I feel like all things around me need to be perfect all the time. Or at least I did.

As the only child of a mother who cleaned everything with a toothbrush, I learned the way to happiness is for everything to be perfect. And by perfect I mean clean, well organized, and well…..perfect.

The two of us saw eye to eye on this…

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How Your Self Image Can Interfere with Your Minimalist Journey

In my mind there have always been two types of people: minivan drivers and non-minivan drivers.

Please don’t misunderstand me here. Some of my best friends drive minivans. And they love them. And I love those friends.

I, on the other hand, somehow got it in my mind over the years that a minivan equaled a life without excitement and a lack of self image (cough, cough….others thinking you were…

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#minimalism #minimalist #self image

The Art of Doing Nothing (And Enjoying It)

A few years ago I realized I had a BIG problem.

I was at the beach with my family, and as always, I was looking for something exciting to do. You know, I wanted to tour some historical location or find some quaint little antique shop to peruse or maybe look for an amusement park….anything besides sitting aimlessly on the beach staring out into the horizon for hours. I couldn’t imagine just…

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Silk 18 Review (Maple Holistics)

The time has come fro me to do a Silk 18 review.

I have tried so many shampoos and conditioners over the years. Many of them were not even worth mentioning on this blog. However, I have been reading about Silk 18 for awhile (especially in the reviews on Amazon) and just never tried it. Well, that all changed this week. I was SO excited when my Amazon order arrived yesterday!

Maple Holistics…

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The One Sneaky Thing That Steals Your Joy: Forgiveness

Things in life can easily sneak up on you. I think most responsible adults know this. But the thing that steals your joy most often can be a real trickster. And no one is too young or old to learn the lesson below, so please read it, use it and pass it on.

I just learned this lesson that I must say keeps popping up over and over in my life. No matter how many times I “discover” this answer to…

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