life

Often we’re told that we have to suffer now — give up what we want — in order to succeed later, that in order to save we must sacrifice. Give up instant gra...

Many people who try to simplify their lives and declutter their living spaces find that the most difficult obstacle in their quest for simplicity isn’t the clutter itse...

A little trick I like to use to make my days much more pleasant is to find little, simple pleasures and sprinkle them throughout my day.

Everyone knows that cooking for yourself is a great way to eat good food while being frugal, and to eat healthier at the same time. But not many of us have time to cook up ...

One of the most rewarding changes in my life in the last couple of years has been finding peace with a morning routine. I’ve made it a habit to wake before most of the...

…thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” , Leviticus 19:18 One of the few rules I try to live my life by, and fail every day trying, is the Golden Rule . ...

Step 1: Begin gradual exercise . Instead of trying to change your entire life with an intense weight loss plan, we’re going to start small. All you want to do is make a...

Does your filing system include stacks of paper, or is your “To Be Filed” folder overflowing? If you have trouble with filing your documents, you may need to f...

Building up an emergency fund, if you haven’t already, is one of the most important things you can do to help your finances. But you knew that. It’s comm...

he key to creating calm and simplicity in your life is creating simple systems, instead of haphazard systems of chaos that form naturally when we don’t give thought to ...

Running is my zazen . It’s my meditation, my peaceful routine, my inner sanctum. In Zen Buddhism, zazen (which literally means “seated meditation”) is th...

I have a confession to make: until recently, I was a digital packrat. While my outer life has become fairly simple, as I declutter my home and workspace, and my paper files ...

Last week, I dropped my 3-year-old son Seth Isaiah and my 1-year-old daughter Noelle Cayce to daycare for the first time ever. It broke my heart to leave them there. ...

Any parent knows that kids create clutter like nobody’s business. It’s enough to drive a simplifier such as myself crazy. Still, with a little diligence, and a l...

I worked in the “Happiness” business. For a long time I worked in the Hospitality industry, restaurants and hotels, where I have been a busboy, host, waiter, b...