A simple, easy way to de-stress

Are you feeling stressed right now? Of course I’ve felt it too – plenty of times. Nobody gets to escape stress in our world! I learned about a very simple, and very effective method to calm my stress from a company called HeartMath. I’ll tell you how to use their method, and then I’ll tell you about them. Even though I meditate pretty regularly, and even though I’m pretty aware and mindful – sometimes stress piles up inside of me and my usual methods don’t work. So I turn to HeartMath. HOW TO EASILY CALM YOUR STRESS Here’s how you can use their method: Sit down somewhere comfortable and close your eyes. Start breathing deeply and slowly through your nose. Now visualize your heart and the whole area around your heart – visualize the whole 360 degrees around your heart, including the back of your heart – all the way around. […]

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How do you want to feel at 90?

How do you want to be and feel when you’re 90? Slumped over in a chair at a nursing home or super healthy and full of vitality and energy? Healthy and vital of course! I’ve been completely inspired by a couple of videos that have been going around about two ladies – one is 90 and the other 100. They’re so healthy that one is a track and field champion at age 100 and the other does tango dancing and even went skydiving at 90. I, personally, have no interest in skydiving, but I am hugely interested in being super healthy at 90. So I wondered what these ladies do that I could start copying right now. I discovered that the secret to being super healthy at 90 and 100 is actually really simple: Be stringent about what you eat. Exercise for an hour a day. There is nothing complicated […]

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How men can create minimalist wardrobes

A mens help-guide to a minimalist wardrobe How could we leave out men? What were we thinking? We got a comment from a man about our minimalist fashion post and he said  – “What about guys and our minimal wardrobes?” Plus, he didn’t think he’d look so great in the heels we suggested, anyway. Gosh! I never thought about men and minimalist wardrobes! I aways think that men’s wardrobes are so simple and easy – don’t they just grab some pants, find a clean shirt and maybe a jacket and go out the door? And what about Steve Jobs as a minimalist icon – black turtleneck and jeans, 24/7.  But never mind my stereotypes. In fairness to guys, I did a little research to find out how men can look great and not have stuffed closets, either. Fair is fair, after all! Guess what? I learned so much that I think […]

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3 Benefits of a Minimalist Wardrobe, and How to Get One

I found the secret to massively simplifying my wardrobe I was so done with wardrobe stress. You know – you stare at your closet every time you have to get dressed and you get overwhelmed because nothing seems to go with anything else, and nothing looks good on you. I always thought I was a careful shopper, but I finally realized that I wasn’t being very smart about it. I’d buy stuff on sale, or buy something because I thought it was cute, but I never actually sat down and created a plan. That all stopped last year when I purged practically everything I own, including the clothes in my closet. No more stress getting dressed! Before I tell you how I did it, here are the benefits of a minimalist wardrobe:  More free time. With less time shopping and deciding what to wear each day (since there’s less to […]

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