Every year at this time, my something beautiful podcast crew attempt to put something special together for a holiday episode. This year, busyness and all, we were able to put together our second “Nines” episode. What is a “Nines” episode you ask? It’s our Christmas episode based on a 19th Century liturgy. From Wikipedia: The [...]

As you’re starting to consider your spring cleaning this year and perhaps another round of purging, don’t forget about the possibility of making some extra cash by getting rid of your unwanted goods on selling them on eBay. Listing items is easy and typically costs less than a $1 or so (depending on your initial [...]

I’m always inspired by folks living out this journey we call “Living Simply” and even more so by those who take the time to share their journey with us via their blogs or other online activities. There are definitely some big name folks out there, but I want to draw some special attention to 7 [...]

The We Live Simply Manifesto is now live! I hope you’ll take a some time in the next day or so to download a copy, read it with your favorite cup of Fair Trade coffee and then talk about it with your friends and family. For more information visit: http://www.welivesimply.info/we-live-simply-manifesto/ It’s a FREE download (no [...]

I’m excited to announce that Friday I’ll be releasing a project I’ve been working on the past month (in between diaper changes and feedings) — The We Live Simply Manifesto, A Guide for the Rest of Us. I hope it will be a helpful guide for those of you considering simplifying in 2011 as well [...]

I’ve written about why I think buying Fair Trade matters in the past. And in that same spirit, I hope that if you plan on buying gifts this holiday season, you’ll consider buying Fair Trade and Ethical products. Or, consider spending less – and giving more… relationally. Which ever option you choose, remember that each [...]

Over the last several weeks I’ve been reading through Francine Jay’s book, “the joy of less.” I was a bit intimidated when she sent me a copy of the book and I discovered it was 286 pages long. I’m used to shorter minimalist e-books like: simplify inside out simplicity simply car free the simple guide [...]