SIMPLY ORGANIZED LIFE

Dec 30

Dec 30 Going Slow

voluntary simplicity, new year, minimalism, lifestyle, health

Maybe you have experienced this type of slow healing. It's new to me. It is changing how I see everything: what's important, what's not important, how I use my time and (limited) energy. It's also changing how I approach the new year.

Oct 26

Oct 26 Feeling Settled

Carolyn

back to school, fall, family, goals, health, lifestyle, routines, voluntary simplicity

How are you doing as we transition into a time change and the coming winter season? While transitions can be challenging for myself and my family, I love the opportunity nature gives us to stop, look and listen. For me, the cold dark days are a great time to turn inward. I enjoy the cozy season and the slower pace.

May 31

May 31 Hopeful, Maybe

Carolyn

Ann Arbor, children, family, health, kids, lifestyle, minimalism, simplicity

After all that has happened in the last few months, I am hopeful, maybe, that we humans can do better than our 2019 normal.

Mar 31

Mar 31 Looking Forward

Carolyn

being organized, environment, family, health, lifestyle, medicine, michigan, simplicity

Most of us look forward to venturing out slowly and cautiously. We look forward to so many things we did with ease in the past. Sometime last year, I am not sure exactly when, I started a "Post COVID Bucket List".

Jan 31

Jan 31 Current Cleaning Routine

Carolyn

being organized, cleaning, clutter, environment, family, get organized, health, laundry, lifestyle, organization, routines, schedule, simplify, staying organized

I thought I would share my current cleaning routine as a follow up to last month's post on gratitude and habit tracking. Hopefully, this will inspire you to create your own cleaning routine, or perhaps you have a few tips to help me stay more consistent with mine.

Dec 31

Dec 31 Gratitude and Habit Tracking

Carolyn

being organized, calendar, get organized, health, lifestyle, new year, planning, routines, schedule, simplify

There are so many creative ways to track our gratitude and habits. If you go to Google Images and search for "gratitude log" or "habit tracker" a seemly infinite number of beautiful ideas will appear. Through trial and error in my dot grid bullet journals, I developed a tracking format that really works for me. Because many of you have asked, I will share the simple format that I use, no special artistic skills required.

Nov 15

Nov 15 Meaningful Holidays

Carolyn

baking, children, decorating, family, food, health, holiday, lifestyle, new year, simplicity

I hope you are all well: physically, emotionally and spiritually. The past few months have challenged all of us in new and unexpected ways. Along with the challenges, our "new normal" has brought beautiful and unforeseen things to the surface.