April was BUSY! Not only does April contain Fashion Revolution week, but it was Earth Month! This year, I celebrated Earth Month by participating in the Eco Life Challenge stretching and practicing my eco life skills for the whole month. Some of the big takeaways from the month for me include composting, gardening our own [...]
Category: Mindful Living
Who made YOUR clothes?
This post contains affiliate links, when you shop through them I earn a small compensation (at no additional cost to you) through which I am able to support this website and my family. Since 2014, a group of global citizens has been raising awareness of clothing factory conditions since the collapse of the Rana Plaza [...]
Mindfulness | The importance of listening to your body
This post contains affiliate links, when you shop through them I earn a small compensation (at no additional cost to you) through which I am able to support this website and my family. Spring means new adventures and with new adventures comes new aches and pains. During the early months of spring, we do everything [...]
Wear it Wednesday | The Gen Z Wide Leg Pant Trend
This post contains affiliate links, when you shop through them I earn a small compensation (at no additional cost to you) through which I am able to support this website and my family. Thanks to Gen Z, skinny jeans and side parts are no longer cool. (Queue eye roll and laugh cry emoji) But what [...]
Mindfulness | Spring Meditation
Begin by finding a quiet space and getting comfy in a chair with a journal & light a candle or add some oils to your diffuser. Rest you mind with a few deep breathes and center your energy on you. Spring is a time of growth, life reemerging. Imagine for a moment you have been [...]
Mindfulness | National Day of Unplugging
National Day of Unplugging is an awareness campaign that promotes a 24-hour respite from technology annually observed the first weekend in March. For more than a decade, schools, religious institutions and businesses have used our resources to inspire healthy life/tech balance for their communities. Participation is open to anyone who wishes to elevate human connection [...]
Mindfulness | Easy Sustainability steps to take in 2021
Looking to make more sustainable choices this year? I believe every step we can take towards a more sustainable life is a good step. So I am sharing a few simple sustainability steps everyone can take this year! Start by using what you already have. Although it feels counter productive using & reusing what you [...]
2021 Lent Meditation
Lent is the 40 days between Ash Wednesday & Good Friday (not counting Sundays). The 40 days represent both Moses time on the mountain top and Jesus' days in the wilderness withstanding Satan's temptations. After 2020, I think we all have a better understanding of what the wilderness is. A time and space where things [...]
Mindfulness | Minimizing Journey
My husband and I are thinking of downsizing when we move the next time, and that is going to take a bit of work considering we intentionally sized up when we moved back to Colorado Springs from California. SC stock shop So our minimizing journey begins! I am starting by reading books on less is [...]
Mindfulness | Journaling Practice
I am an avid writer and have kept a journal for yearssss (I have a tub of journals since I've been married). I write when I am angry, tired, scared, happy, and sorrowful. 2020 gave me a lot of opportunities to understand my feelings better. Writing helped me process the trauma of the last 9 [...]
