Notes from Nola Noreen!
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HOW TO USE THESE NOTES: These notes are dynamic. I’ll post a note and return later to add an additional sketch or a link to another post, as they are completed. It’s almost more of a bulletin board in that regard.
How To Convert A Dodge Caravan For Camping
I get asked a lot about Vinny Van Gogh, my 2012 Dodge Caravan that has been converted for camping. Vinny has taken us from East Coast Canada to New Mexico, USA and everywhere in between. People love to come up to us and ask where we are from. The next questions are...
A Message To My Graduate (And All Of Us) About Daring To Do Life Differently
My graduate, ready to take on the world!I recently attended my youngest daughter’s university graduation ceremony. It put me in a reflective mood. Have you ever looked back on life and wondered where and when things start to get complicated? At what point do our...
How To Organize A Tiny Kitchen: Use 6 Zones Every Kitchen Has (Even Yours!)
A year ago, I gave up a huge Victorian kitchen to move into a cottage permanently. The photo above is my new tiny kitchen (sans appliances) AND my dining room AND my living room. The combined floor space for the living room, dining room, and kitchen in the cottage is...
A Capsule Kitchen: How To Simplify Meals
I have simplified almost every area of my life, but I have always struggled with simplified eating. Meal planning, shopping for groceries, and cooking have always seemed like a collective chore that I could never figure out how to simplify. Things I’ve tried: Menu...
Annual Update Garden & Food Forest (Year 1)
A year ago this month, Sweetie and I moved into our 672 sq foot prefab cottage situated on a one acre field in a small rural village. We have a vision for this little piece of land. Sweetie wants to grow grapes here (in his retirement) and have vegetable gardens and...
How to Simplify Your Life When You Don’t Know Where To Begin
What are your top 3 priorities in life? Don’t overthink this, just go off the top of your head (because that will give you the most honest answers). What did you say? Family Financial freedom Good health Career advancement Your children’s education Travel Buying a...
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,...