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Simple Living
Slow Sunday Rituals with SOL Organics
Sundays used to be a day full of dread for me. I knew it was the end of the weekend, and I’d feel anxious about starting another full five days of work. I’d want to get the most out of my day, and would stress about making it great – but that stress would immobilize
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Simple Living
How to Be Content with What You Already Have
There are two ways to have enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. G.K. Chesterton The path to minimalism is fraught with difficulty, traps, and distractions. I still struggle with wanting more, even though I have experienced the benefits of living more simply first-hand. It’s so
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Clean Beauty
My Top 5 Zero Waste Shower Essentials
Welcome back! In today’s article, I wanted to share some of my top zero-waste shower essentials with you. Going zero waste seemed really daunting at first, and I think it’s harder to do if you try to do it all in one go. So I’m steadily changing over little habits here and there to reduce
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Simple Living
8 Ways I’ve Simplified My Life
We talk a lot about living a simpler life in a very idealistic sort of way. But what does it actually mean to live more simply, and what actions can you take to simplify your life? In today’s article I’ll be sharing 8 changes that I’ve made in my own life to simplify, slow down,
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Simple Living
A Tour of Our 800-Square-Foot Minimalist Apartment
Welcome back! In today’s article I wanted to give you a little tour of our new home. We bought our first apartment together at the end of 2017, and finally were able to move in when it was completed this past November. We waited almost a year for it to be finished! Now that we’re
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Simple Living
10 Simple Ways to Start Zero Waste Living
Happy new year! It always feels like we’re off to the races again as soon as the holidays are over – do you feel the same? I’m intentionally starting off this year slowly and easing back into things. It’s helping me focus more on what matters instead of getting bogged down with non-essential tasks and
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Simple Living
Ethical Gift Ideas for a More Conscious Holiday Season
Christmas was always an important holiday for my family growing up, and I look forward to it every year. While simplifying my life has involved reducing a lot of clutter in my home and purchasing less, I still enjoy the tradition of giving and receiving gifts at Christmas. The one change being that now I
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Simple Living
5 Apps to Help You Become a More Conscious Consumer
Consumerism has become a mindless habit for many of us, one that’s especially hard to break in today’s world. We are constantly bombarded with ads or tuned into social media comparing ourselves to others, making us feel like we need more. Turning our thought patterns around can be difficult, but there are steps we can