Show Your Kids You Love Them
If you have taken on the monumental responsibility of having kids then you know what a joy it is to see their happy smiling faces. You also know how incredibly frustrating it can be when they refuse to put on their boots 2 minutes after you should have left the house. Regardless of what side of [...]
‘Just Do It’: The ONLY Way To Overcome Procrastination and Be Happier For It
There are numerous productivity tips, tricks, systems, and tools. Each one promising to make your life easier by allowing you to do more in less time, be more efficient and effective.
THE most helpful thing I’ve come across that allows me to get more done and be a lot happier comes from three simple words.
Just Do It.
Should Personal Development Come With A Warning Label?
When I started out on this journey to make personal changes, I thought “Great what could possibly go wrong?”
When I started writing here and sharing tips on enjoying life everything was great. Everyone I’ve met who writes about personal development has been very positive, welcoming and encouraging. Most importantly, you, the people who invite me [...]
Decluttering Tips For Living The Simple Life
Just when I thought I had purged enough…I purged some more. People all around me ask “What MORE do you have to get rid of?” My answer is simple MORE. In the past, I’ve spent frivolously on things I “needed” however, that’s not an excuse to hang on to them and clutter up the space [...]
Looking Starward
I know I’ve had a good day when I’m able to look back on it and think “hmmm…bet you didn’t think you were going to do that today.”
Yesterday was a good day.
Just before turning in for the night I read some recent tweets on twitter. I found a tweet from the local weather girl saying [...]
How To Make Your Money Go Further
Today at Quest For Balance, Lisis has published an article of mine titled: Frugal Tips: How To Make Your Money Go Further. Whether you’re embarking on an epic journey like Lisis and her family or are just looking for ways to cut back a bit on spending and live well within your means, please head [...]
The Ultimate Nonconformists
Nonconformity goes beyond doing something simply because “no one else is doing it” or not doing something simply because “everyone is doing it”.
Nonconformity is not adhering to standard behaviour or doing things the way they “should” be done, not because you have a point to prove but rather because it’s not who you are.
Children are [...]
Do You See What I See?
Stop what you’re doing right now and just look. Look around you. Look left. Look right. Look behind you. What do you see?
At first glance, I see a mess.
I see toys scattered across the floor.
I see an overflowing inbox that has been converted to a baby-proofing device which houses the miscellaneous bits and pieces my [...]
Ask The Readers: How To Get Unstuck
Stuck in a rut. That basically sums up how I’ve been feeling a bit lately.
Wake up, see Gwynn off to work, hop on the computer for a bit, get ready for the day, get the kids up, spend the day with them, make dinner, eat, put kids to bed, hop on the computer for a [...]









