Do you like a self help listicle as much as I do? I hope you find some items on this list helpful. I understand many of these list items not everyone can do and although not everyone can be a SAHM or would even want the life of a SAHM, I do feel absolutely blessed … Continue reading “37 things I’ve adopted that quietly improved my life”
Category: Happiness
#1 life advice tip to increase your happiness
Is it weird or foolish to think you’re the happiest person you know?! Possibly!? But if you’re as obsessed with happiness as I am, maybe you’re here to see what else you can implement in your life to boost your overall happiness. So here’s my number one tip that I feel like helps me tremendously. … Continue reading “#1 life advice tip to increase your happiness”
Tips on moving- from someone who does it a lot!
As someone whose husband’s job has us relocating ever so often, I have a lot of tips on how to do it well and thrive in your new community! We have lived in Carnation Wa, Keyport, Wa, Kennewick, Wa, Richland, Wa, and Hillsboro, Or. We are a homeschooling family, so that makes it possible for … Continue reading “Tips on moving- from someone who does it a lot!”
If you don’t marry a man who’s BORING, you’re doing it wrong.
My BEST piece of relationship advice from someone who wrote a relationship column for ten years, wrote a relationship book for teenage girls, and has been happily married for fifteen years- If you don’t marry a man who’s (errs on the side of) BORING, you’re doing it wrong. You know what’s boring? Responsible is boring — … Continue reading “If you don’t marry a man who’s BORING, you’re doing it wrong. “
What I did on my staycation (and loved)
As per my last article talking about alternatives to retirement, last week I took a week off. To be honest, it feels more difficult and unnatural for me to take time off. I’m someone who likes to stay busy, have a routine, and check things off my to-do list. But what I’ve learned for myself … Continue reading “What I did on my staycation (and loved)”
I don’t believe in retirement, and this is what I’m doing instead
This is a second part series. You can read the first part here- Why I don’t believe in retirement. So if I don’t believe in retirement, what will I do instead? In the first part of this series, I talked about how instead of retirement… I believe in rest that repeats This rest restores us … Continue reading “I don’t believe in retirement, and this is what I’m doing instead”
Why I don’t believe in retirement
*Note- this is a Biblical perspective, but even if you aren’t Christian, you can treat the Bible like any other historical book to glean wisdom. ☺️ I do believe in financial freedom and security, but retirement is one of those ideas we rarely question. You work hard for decades, save diligently, and eventually you earn … Continue reading “Why I don’t believe in retirement”
Reframing winter, motherhood, and extroversion
Reframing winter My period is about to start, and I’m feeling all sorts of low energy and just want to sit in this chair with a heating blanket and veg. Winter months get to me. How about you? One thing that has helped me a bit is reframing winter. It’s not cold, it’s cozy. If … Continue reading “Reframing winter, motherhood, and extroversion”
Do you have a word for the year? Here’s mine
Do you listen to The Happier podcast? I’ve heard every episode! One thing that Gretchen Rubin and her sister Elizabeth Craft do every year is choose a word of the year. I usually don’t do this yearly practice because most years, I don’t really have something I want to focus on specifically so the practice … Continue reading “Do you have a word for the year? Here’s mine”
44 things that make me happy
In honor of God graciously letting me live 44 years, I decided to compile this list. Have you ever done one do these? Super fun and highly recommend it as a mood booster. 1. Finding old Christmas photos. 2. Flossing using Dr Tung’s floss. Oddly satisfying because it really does such a great job being … Continue reading “44 things that make me happy”