In Episode 61 of Simple Life Together we talk all about simple living with kids. If you’re into simple living and have kids, this is the episode for you. You can listen in to the full episode here.
Also, our new book is live on Amazon! It’s called Supermom vs Super Mom: A Simplicity Guide for Busy Moms. If you’re looking for a simple life guide to getting organized, finding margin and embracing simplicity, this is it!
So we talk all the time about scaling back, editing, etc. But there’s probably one thing or another that you’ve decided would be your simplicity splurge. That something that you’re just not going to scrimp on.
Well, that’s perfectly fine. We all seem to have that little something that we’re just not willing to give up. For some it’s photos, for others, it’s coffee paraphernalia. Almost all of us have our little simplicity foil…that thing or things that seem to go against our efforts to simplify. Read more…
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Vanessa Hayes, is a Certified Professional Organizer®, owner of Get Simplifized, a San Antonio, Texas-based professional organizing company, and creator of the S.I.M.P.L.E. Organizing System© online organizing training course. She is 1 of only 3 certified professional organizers in San Antonio (only 380 worldwide). She specializes in helping busy professionals and parents live simpler lives at work and at home by creating organizing systems and streamlining procedures to be more productive. Vanessa also co-hosts, Simple Life Together, a podcast dedicated to leading a simple life in the modern world. The show currently has listeners in 154 countries and was a finalist for the 2013 Podcast Awards in the “Education” and “People’s Choice” categories. Additionally, Vanessa hosts a popular YouTube channel, Pinterest page, has been featured in San Antonio Magazine, on Lifehacker’s “Ask An Expert” series, Apartment Therapy, HGTV.com and other leading simplicity blogs and podcasts. She serves on the Board of Directors for The Board of Certification for Professional Organizers® (BCPO) and on the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) Conference Committee. Aside from simplicity and organizing, Vanessa is passionate about her fitness and camping with her family in their teardrop camper. You can learn more about Vanessa at GetSimplifized.com or SimpleLifeTogether.com
Just a note…I’m transitioning everything over from GetSimplifized.com to Simple Life Organized here on SimpleLifeTogether.com. So for now I have lots of stuff on both sites. Soon it will all be here on Simple Life Together.
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Way back in Episode 10, we’ve talked a little about communication and how it can make your life simpler….that is if it’s effective communication. Ineffective communication on the other hand can can make your life a lot more complicated and often leads to confusion, stress, resentment, anger and even some dangerous situations. That’s why simple communication is essential at work, at home and apparently in the prison/corrections field (see clip below).
But, you don’t have to be in a high-stress, dangerous job to tap into all the benefits of simple communication. Matter of fact, you might be causing some stressful situations yourself. Have you ever tried to replay a conversation in your head or share it with someone else only to fumble through it because you couldn’t remember the details or what was said? Or have you said “yes dear” or “sure”, or uh-uh” after your significant other asked you to do something but you didn’t hear a word they said because you were thumbing through your Facebook feed? Read more…
Let’s face it, there are some situations in life that cause us stress that we just don’t need. The bad kind of stress…the kind that holds us back. Not the good type of stress, the kind that propels us forward. Two things that came to mind for us. The first was meals and how we overlook some simple meal planning techniques that lead to fueling us to take on the day ahead. Another was the “excess baggage” we carry through life.
So, let’s take a look at simple meal planning and paring down some excess in our lives to see where we can makes some changes, and hopefully, improvements! Read more…
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