Monthly challenges are a great way of holding yourself accountable when making positive shifts in your days. I set myself monthly challenges to improve my quality of life, through making shifts in the things I do every day. I share my challenges as an invitation for…
How to listen? We do that all day! But if we consider how we listen; do we really focus, with all our attention, on what people are saying to us? Or are we quite often more focused on preparing our replies, considering ourselves in a similar…
Simplicity and self-focus can be used as guiding principles when creating your own normal. But let's first address the meaning of normal, as it is a weighted word. normal means - conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.google dictionary I like the idea of our…
Considering yourself involves giving yourself time, and getting to know yourself, in order to make decisions most fitting to your life. I began to consider myself more intentionally about 2 years ago. The catalyst was my realisation that I had a horrifying lack of self-knowledge. I…
A return to the monthly challenges It is 1 February and I have now turned my attention back to my simple beautiful life and have joyfully returned to my monthly challenges. I recently wrote a blog post about choosing my word for 2022 - which is…
Could February Be The New January? With some focus and structure we can have an enjoyable and productive year, simply. It is 1 February and I have now just started my side-hustle work for the year. 1 February is (still) a new year. It is still…
Recently I posted on Instagram that I aspired to be more like a dog. The idea seemed to appeal to people, so I thought I would share it here too, by way of reminder. Here is the post: The longer I live with these 2 dogs,…
A simple beautiful life is all about keeping things simple and focusing on the essential ingredients of a good life. This simple philosophy can apply to working online too. only the essential ingredients The online working world can be an overwhelming place to spend time because…
our Christmas tree Spend advent differently this year. Forget the rushing and stressing and spending this year. Shall we instead aim to bring awareness and intention to this season? Shall we strive to enjoy the last month of the year as much as possible? I have…
Would you like to live an aligned life? Recently I came across the concept of an aligned life. An aligned life is "a state of being where our intentions and our actions are in full agreement."aligned life When our actions support our intentions we are able…