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…
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…
The following post is from Lisa of Working Naked: I'd love to invest in a storage facility. You know, the ones where people pay $120 a month to store $50 worth of stuff. I know it’s hard to get rid of things, especially if you've had them for a long time. My cousin used to…
It's that time of year. Have you made your New Year's resolutions? In all honesty, I think resolutions get a bad rap. Taking time to evaluate the current state of things and make goals for the next year is a good thing. The problem with resolutions isn't in the concept but in the way we…
The following post is from Sherri of Zen Family Habits: When I first entered the work force, I remember going through typical and possible interview questions so I could be prepared. The one question that always had me stumped was where do you see yourself in 5 years. I don't know. Even now I don't…
The following is a guest post from Ashley Pichea and Meghan Tucker from the 3 in 30 Challenge: A new year often brings about reflection on the previous year and new goals and resolutions for the year ahead. How often, though, in looking back, do we discover that the goals and resolutions we made the…
Over the last few days, I've been working on this list of resolutions. I'm sure it's not complete, but it's pretty close! I've included tons of links to resources to help you achieve each of your goals, but there are still a few missing. At the end of this post, you'll find a linky so…
Setting MICRO goals is an important part of actually achieving your goals. It's easy to set a big picture goal such as "lose weight" or "get a new job", but walking through the process of setting measurable, inspirational, concrete, realistic, obtainable goals is a little bit harder. This handy little pocket printable can be printed…