GETTING OFF THE TREADMILL. Four Easy Ways To Create Simplicity In Your Life

Written by Monica Ricci


GETTING OFF THE TREADMILL 4 Easy Ways To Create Simplicity In Your Life

You were born a simple being. As you grew, you attracted more and more "stuff" and chaos into your life, didn?t you. How did that happen without you noticing? In order to get back to simplicity as an adult, you must actively make choices to achieve it. Here are four ways to create simplicity in your life.

1. Turn offrepparttar television. The average American watches in excess of 20 hours of television per week. With this in mind, turn offrepparttar 130844 T.V. one night a week to have quiet time to yourself or with your family and plan your life?s activities. Don't worry...the news will continue to happen even if you're not watching it.

2. Stop spending time with toxic people. Just say NO. This is a tough one, but well worth it. Refuse to spend your precious time and energy on those constantly negative people in your life. Life is short. Spend it with those who love, support, encourage and inspire you!

3. Scale down your possessions. Every single thing you own, from your three toothbrushes torepparttar 130845 four winter coats torepparttar 130846 shoeboxes you're saving "just in case" takes something from you. It costs you time and energy because it all has to be maintained, stored, cleaned, moved or sorted through at some point. Plus, it all takes up physical and mental space.

DE-STRESSING DECEMBER. Ten Tips For A Stress-Free Holiday Season

Written by Monica Ricci


DE-STRESSING DECEMBER Ten Tips For A Stress-Free Holiday Season

Ifrepparttar normally joyous holiday season makes you nervous, anxious and stressed out from anticipation, there is hope for you. Below are ten tips for reducing your holiday stress level and increasing your enjoyment ofrepparttar 130842 season.

1. Don?t try to do allrepparttar 130843 cooking yourself for your holiday dinner. It?s more fun and less stress when you ask your guests to contribute something special torepparttar 130844 meal. They will feel needed and you?ll get a break!

2. Be aware of your sugar intake throughrepparttar 130845 holidays. Increased sugar levels can make you depressed and bloated. Try to avoid as many holiday treats as you can, so you don?t end up stressing over potential weight-gain come January.

3. Give uprepparttar 130846 Perfect Holiday Myth. Nothing is ever perfect, so stop worrying about things that don?t matter. Believe it or not, nobody really cares ifrepparttar 130847 decorations aren?t flawless,repparttar 130848 wine isn?t cold enough, orrepparttar 130849 pie crust is a little overdone.

4. Invite people to your gatherings and then figure about half of them will have other commitments. Plan accordingly so you don?t overspend your money on way too much food. Remember to enjoyrepparttar 130850 people who DO attend, instead of lamenting over how many sent regrets.

5. Don?t put lights allrepparttar 130851 way around your Christmas tree. Drape them back and forth, but only put them onrepparttar 130852 sides that you can see. That way, when you take them down, you don?t have to walk circles aroundrepparttar 130853 tree, you just stand in front and pull them off.

6. If you?re handy with a sewing machine, make fabric drawstring bags in varying sizes and festive fabrics. Every Christmas, reuserepparttar 130854 bags for gift giving under your tree at home, instead of using wrapping paper. You will save yourself money, as well as hours of wrapping time!

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