simple living Archives

Unplugged. spend more time being switched on by being switched off

The last post in the declutter series this month is about decluttering your media exposure. There is a strong correlation between less screen time and more health, happiness and wellbeing. Today’s post is about living more in the here and now, and less vicariously through the filter of the screen.

too many choices spoil the decision

I’ve been having frequent bouts of decision paralysis lately. To name a few: what is the best exercise regime to start? (You know, anaerobic, aerobic – because if I’m going to start one then I want it to be the best.) What am I going to get the little fella for his birthday? (It has [...]

Do you know your neighbours?

Our neighbours moved out this week. They have been the best neighbours we’ve ever had. They were not drug dealers, or 3am loud music partiers, or V8 Ute revers, or a screaming domestic couple (yes, we’ve had them all). Instead they were a quiet couple about our age with a young son like us, who [...]

living an authentic life here and now

Living contrary to my values has been a source of discontent lately. I have a utopian vision of the ‘good life’, which if I squint, I can see somewhere off in the distance. But there are days when I examine my life that I can only see the discord between the vision and the reality. [...]

why being lazy can save you money…

…or why burnout can cost you money The last two weeks off has given me the chance to catch up on a few trashy novels, picnic in the park with the little fella and nap in the afternoon. I’ve been a little bit lazy and it has been wonderful. I have found that it is [...]