Living within your means isn’t just about cutting costs and saving money. It’s about taking control of your money, so it doesn’t control you. When you live below your means, you have the power to calmly handle an unexpected car repair or medical bill, save for retirement and fund your dreams. A good rule of …
SMALL WAYS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER THIS YEAR
No matter how much you love your life there are always ways to make it better. I have compiled a list of small steps that you can start taking today to get to that goal of improving your life. Simple and easy steps you can take to make your life the best it can be. …
Slowing the rush
How has your start to December been? I love December and this season, but it can be a lot. Do you feel that too? I’ve been thinking a lot about my intention for this season this year, and what I really want is to soak it all up. To savour all of it… the busyness, …
Autumn… The Season to try something new
Can I just start by saying that “I absolutely LOVE Autumn!” We’re a month into this beautiful season and I just got back after a 3-day solo trip to Edinburgh celebrating my birthday. So far this season, I’ve spent my time cooking delicious comfort foods with seasonal produce to nourish my body, studying my Life …
Learn to say ‘Enough’
ENOUGH. It is perhaps the biggest thing we can come to terms with when it comes to our individual actions. It’s recognising the ‘too much’ in our lives and letting go of the excess. And I’m not just talking about love. Recognising that you’ve reached your personal threshold of ‘enough’ is the first step in …
Some of my Favourite Money Saving Tips
After nearly a year and a half of living within a 5-kilometre radius of my home, I’ve had plenty of time to reflect and review my financial situation. If a global pandemic and reduced income don’t make you re-evaluate your finances, I don’t know what will. Over the past 12 months, I’ve realised how unnecessary …
90 days to 2022
Can you believe the New Year is about 90 days away?! In just three short months, we’ll be welcoming and ringing in another year. This year was better than last year as we were reunited with our loved ones despite lockdowns and restrictions. It has, however, flown by, Christmas only seems like yesterday, yet here …
5 ways to master the Art of Hygge at Home
As Autumn sets in with its cold, grey mornings and the sun disappears a little bit earlier each day, beat the Autumn blues this season and take out time daily for ‘hygge’. Being a Scandinavian (Norway to be exact), Hygge is something that I am very familiar with and have been practising for years. What …
2021 Simple Living Intentions
A few years ago, I used to be all about setting new year’s resolutions, but a few months into the year, they’ll kinda fade away, be ignored and or be forgotten. However, in the last couple of years there seems to be a lot more talk about meaningful goals, words of the year, and intention-setting …
90 days to 2021
Can you believe the New Year is less than 90 days away?! In just three short months, we’ll be welcoming and ringing in another year. This year was not at all as we all hoped for and expected with everything that has been happening across the world. this was meant to be THE year – …