About Nola Noreen!
I am a life-long learner who likes to explore opportunities, and live simply.
Photo taken by my Sweetie while on a road trip from Canada to New Mexico in Vinny Van Gogh, our van converted for camping. Taken at one of the many coffee shops we visited, because nothing about life is simple without coffee! (2024)
Welcome
I’m Nola Noreen!
My journey to simple living began when my marriage ended as I turned 40.
More by survival instincts than good planning, I simplified my life, paid off more than $150,000 in debt, launched two amazing children into the world, and seriously downsized my stuff, my home, and my lifestyle.
I became a minimalist, slowed down, and simplified everything about life.
More than a decade later I still think it was the best lifestyle choice I could ever have made.
Thanks to my simplified life, even with the financial hiccup that comes with divorce, I am now working part-time and exploring early retirement in my 50’s.
I get to spend my time doing things I love with people that I love.
Things like special trips with my daughters, adventures with my Sweetie, hanging out at coffee shops, journaling, growing a food forest, and creative projects all happen on the regular.
My simple living journey has been a complete life makeover. My life is so much richer now!
And I want that for you too.
This blog invites you to upgrade your lifestyle by simplifying your life.
Where I grew up
Dairy farm
I am
A Canadian Gal
I can't live without
Nature
Things I love
Tiny Houses