Do you plan to reduce 20 kg in the next six months? Or do you wish to walk 10,000 steps by the end of the day on your Fitbit? Both are valid goals to have in life. Goals can be anything that can be achieved in a predetermined timeframe. Setting goals is fundamental to living…
Many people have always wanted to learn a second language. Even though most of us have slogged our way through a few years of high school language classes, comparatively few are fluent in a language other than English, as opposed to countries in Europe where learning a second, third, or even fourth language is de…
The following post is from Kat of Inspired To Action: When I had my first daughter, I had the misconceived notion that all motherhood comes naturally. As if, a great shaft of light would shine down from the heavens and all the motherly wisdom of the ages would be bestowed upon me. Either I was…
I love the new year {I'm a huge fan of Mondays too}, and I think it's a lovely thing to turn the calendar page and take time to reflect back on the previous 12 months and set goals or intentions for the ones ahead. What I'm not a fan of is the pressure we put…
I recently got a new iPhone. As I was choosing apps to download, I realized I've gotten to the place where I really just want the basics -- social media, email, weather and driving directions, etc. I'm a sucker for new technology, cool apps and fancy systems. I like to try them just to see…
Despite the fact that I'm a bit overwhelmed by life at the moment, I'm determined to be intentional about my choices in 2014 -- more specifically, to be intentional about slowing down, managing my time and making choices that better reflect my priorities. As part of my one word {LIVE}, I've decided to work through…
After enjoying two-and-a-half months of focusing on my family and our new baby boy, I am slowly trying to rediscover my mojo and get back in the groove of working. Needless to say, I'm not nearly as productive as I used to be, but I'm working hard to create new habits -- habits that allow…
I really love the idea of choosing one overarching word for each year rather than making detailed resolutions because it offers me a way to reevaluate and readjust throughout the year without feeling guilty over each little miss or failure. In 2012, my word was authenticity, and I grew a lot that year in my…
BundleoftheWeek.com is back with all new bundles for 2014! And now you can choose between PDF, Kindle or ePUB versions of the ebooks in each bundle. Make this year your best year yet with this collection of ebooks designed to encourage and equip you to live intentionally. With daily prompts to help you get organized…
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: In my late teens and 20s I was an athlete. I worked out a lot. Eighteen workouts a week for 48-50 weeks of the year. Most of the workouts were out on a lake rowing in a long skinny boat, but in the afternoons I…