by Vania | Simple Living
“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” -Karen Lamb If I had the chance to change the calendar, I would move January to the Spring. As we come out of Winter hibernation, nature and people seem to filled with new life. We have more energy, are a little...
by Vania | Simple Living
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” -Mother Theresa This December has been difficult. Among other important dates, it marks my parents’ wedding anniversary. They would have celebrated 45 years of marriage....
by Vania | Simple Living
“Time going by fast is an opportunity to refocus on what is most important in life.” – my mother I was going through some of the things I brought from my mom’s house that I want to organize into a legacy scrapbook. There are letters between her and my dad,...
by Vania | Simple Living
“Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth.” Menachem Begin Peace…This...
by Vania | Simple Living
“Happiness is only real when shared.” -Jon Krakauer Season 4 of Fixer Upper is on hgtv.com. I was so excited when I found out that I wanted to watch all the episodes in a row! Since we don’t have cable, I hadn’t watched the last season of this show. I...
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...