by Vania | Simple Living
“I’ve learned that nobody’s perfect, and I don’t expect myself to be perfect anymore.” -Carly Simon When I first began this journey to a more simple life, I started reading all kinds of books and blogs of people who had walked this path...
by Vania | Simple Living
“Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.” —John C. Maxwell You’ve decided that a more simple life sounds wonderful. More time for family and friends, a clutter-free home, more money, and opportunities to grow and do things you enjoy...
by Vania | Simple Living
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” – William Morris I had been sitting on the floor of my home office working on a scrap booking project busy with my thoughts, when I decided it was time to get a box and...
by Vania | Simple Living
“It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town… he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden I don’t know how much more difficult this year would have been...
by Vania | Simple Living
I met two friends for lunch and the conversation quickly turned towards the desire to live a more simple life. We talked about our busy schedules, extra curricular activities, the demands of life, and the large houses my friends had purchased a few years ago. We...