Self-care sure isn’t a topic that is foreign to anyone reading this. Not only it is a catchy hashtag for social media, but there are tons of podcasts, TED talks, and books on how important self-care is. Don’t let the trendy aspect deter you from it bring a priority. There is most definitely a reason [...]
Listen, having plants brings ton of joy to me, so I wanted to address that off the bat. As a minimalist, you can still have things, and by the way, there are no rules, but as a minimalist, I tend to only have items in my life that bring me joy or are functional. As [...]
Just a few years ago, we had an elderly couple as neighbors at our home in Wake Forest, NC. The woman was an avid bird watcher, so much to the extent that it made her a squirrel-hater. She claimed they got after, and scared her birds away. She even had a small pellet gun to [...]
This past week, I was listening to Katie Sturino's podcast, "Boob Sweat", (check it out if you haven't, helpful and hysterical at the same time) and heard her talking about ways to cope with mental health during the pandemic. We've blogged previously about the ways in which walking and hiking has been a standard part [...]
Look, quarantine sucks- especially for folks like us who want to get out, explore new areas, travel, and frankly, just not stay in the same place for a long time. I am not discounting the hardships of others who are ill, or have lost family or loved ones to this terrible pandemic, but in our [...]
