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    Lifestyle,  Simple Living

    What Not to Do While Trying to Simplify Your Life

    Many people unknowingly make their journey stressful while trying to simplify their lives. Life naturally comes with different kinds of complications as we grow up. But most of those complications are the results of our choices, decisions, and habits. We often make things more complicated than they need to be without even realizing that. If you are trying to simplify your life so you can focus more on what is important and meaningful, you need to stop doing certain things that can make life unnecessarily harder for you. While trying to simplify your life, it’s important that you don’t do things that can delay the process or make your struggles…

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    Decluttering & Organizing,  Home and Family

    A Calm and Peaceful Home: How to Create One of Your Own

    A home is more than just a place to eat and sleep. It’s where we work, where we play, where we relax and unwind, where we take care of our loved ones, and where our families blossom. But when looking for ways to manage stress, people often overlook one of the simplest and most effective strategies: create a calm peaceful home. Since most of our days begin and end at home, having a peaceful home can help us keep our sanity to face a more stressful, chaotic world outside. Is your home a place where you want to return after a long tiring day at work because that’s your personal sanctuary…

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    Lifestyle,  Self-care,  Simple Living

    6 Tips for Saying No to People Without Feeling Guilty

    Saying “no” to others when we don’t want to say “yes” is something most of us need to learn in order to simplify our lives. It’s a form of self-care, too. But sometime it’s really difficult to say “no” to other people, especially if you are a kind person and really want to help them. You may have time constraints or other priorities and commitments that won’t allow you to do something for somebody. But you are afraid that if you say straight “no” to them, it might hurt his/her feeling. You are also afraid if you reject him/her, the person may get unhappy or angry, which may lead to an…

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    Decluttering & Organizing,  Home and Family,  Lifestyle

    The Real Cost of Clutter in Your Life

    I love to live in a clutter-free, organized home. And I’m pretty consistent about decluttering and organizing. Even though I regularly declutter and get rid of the stuff that are unnecessary and can’t be used anymore, I still find a little clutter here and there in our home since I have two kids. With kids it’s not always possible to be 100% clutter-free and organized. But with a little effort and persistence, you can keep your home and life in order. Decluttering is a continuous process. And you need to be persistent about decluttering because clutter affects us in so many ways. The real cost of clutter in your life…

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    Lifestyle,  Self-care

    11 Simple Ways to Reduce Your Stress

    Stress and anxiety are a common experience for most people these days. Around 70 percent of American adults reported that they experience some sort of stress every day, and they would like to reduce their stress levels. In this day and age, people work longer hours, their kids have more extra-curricular activities, and they usually have more packed schedules than their previous generations did. This can be both exciting and enriching. But a busy lifestyle can also lead to feelings of constant stress, anxiety, and chaos. Also, in the last two years or during the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all of us have experienced higher level of stress, anxiety, fear, sadness, and loneliness.…

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  • Lifestyle,  Simple Living

    19 Ways to Make Your Life Better

    In this time and age, we are all keeping busy, and all of us are struggling with something. Life can sometimes be overwhelming and very stressful. At times, we may even feel like we are not living the life we have always wanted to, because having a busy life doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a meaningful and fulfilling one. If you are tired of the life you are living and looking for simple ways to make your life better, here are 19 simple things you can start implementing right away that will make you happier, healthier, and more productive! 1. Get enough sleep We all know, more or less, the importance of getting…