Notes from Nola Noreen!
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Your Simple Living Roadmap (8 Ways To Start Living a Simpler Life Today)
If you have followed me for a while, you’ve probably seen my tag line that says “Get Clarity. Choose Your Best Life. Thrive.” I want everyone to thrive in life. Although there are surely many other pathways, I have achieved this by embracing simple living. And I know...
Can You Simplify Your Way To Retirement? (Hint: Yes, You Can!)
Retirement planning? What’s that? As an accountant, I knew I should be saving for retirement, but with life happening all around me it never really hit the top of the priority list until I was in my 40’s. Here’s how it went for me: In my 20’s I took on a lot of debt...
Did Simplifying My Life Cause Me To Become A Social Media Addict?
Photo by Lukas: https://www.pexels.com/photo/macbook-air-296076/I could talk about the benefits of simple living forever. Is there a downside I haven't mentioned??? I’ve downsized my life. This means less housework, less commitments, less debt, less errands to run,...
Tips For Living An Alternative Lifestyle (In A Mainstream World)
My alternative lifestyle is simple living. The way I live day-to-day is not very similar to those around me. There is no end to the alternative lifestyle choices you can make. You can live off-grid, become a self-sufficient homesteader, live the van-life, or become a...
Simple Travel Journaling (While On The Road)
Sweetie and I are preparing for a 3-week road trip in Vinny Van Gogh (our Dodge Caravan converted for camping). The ultimate destination is sledding in New Mexico. Yes, sledding! Imagine all the fun of sledding down a hill without all the cold snow going down the back...
Destroying To Create (Dealing With Sentimental Clutter)
If you read my last note, New Year, New Vision (Planning A Vision Journal), you will know that I am setting up a Vision Journal for 2024. As inspiration (and for images) I am using two beautiful magazines: The Artful Blogger, Visually Inspiring Online Journals, the...
New Year, New Vision (How To Plan A Vision Journal)
Welcome 2024! It’s that time of year to bring out a fresh new journal and get cracking on capturing all the glorious new mistakes I’ll be making this year (and possible some fantastic wins). 😊 I used to have the same issue every year…finding a journal that meets all...
1,240,000 Reasons Not To Make A New Year Resolution (And 1 Reason Why You Should)
New Year’s resolutions have a bad reputation. Experts all over the place are telling you not to bother making them. In fact, when I did a Google search on “why you shouldn’t make new year’s resolutions” I got back 1,240,000 results.A well quoted study published in...
11 Stepping Stones To A Simple Christmas
Christmas is a wonderful season. It can also be stressful, overwhelming, and too busy! Wondering how to simplify your Christmas so that you can actually enjoy it this year? I’ll share the simple living ideas I follow for Christmas every year (or have used in the past)...