Cozy Life Reset – Day 11 – Simplify Email
A few weeks ago I started working on a simplify email goal. I have five main email addresses for a variety of reasons including our business and my websites (both past and present). It will shortly go …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 10 – AAA BBB CCC
As I continue to reset my cozy life, I’m returning to something I learned a number of years ago that serves me well. When tempted to feel overwhelmed by how many things I need (or want) to do, …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 9 – Tidy Your Spot
Today I spent time tidying my office/homeschool room. I have been working on decluttering and removing excess things off and on for the past few months. Today I made a few tweaks such as changing up …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 8 – A Home’s Atmosphere
One of the core foundations of my homemaking is to create a pleasant atmosphere that serves our family. Our home’s atmosphere is now such a part of our family identity that I don’t even …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 7 – Acknowledge Your Limits
I’ve written about the idea of limits many times in posts such as Limits Are God’s Idea and Margin, Rhythm, and Decision Making. It’s difficult to have a cozy life of peace, understanding, …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 6 – A Christmas Task
I saw this idea somewhere online, but don’t remember where to give credit. The suggestion was that each month on the 25th to take care of some Christmas task. By doing something every month, you …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 5 – Bring the Beauty
We long for beauty because God has placed that desire in us. We weren’t created to be visually assaulted by evil each day. And yet at this time in history we are surrounded daily by every manner …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 4 – The Complete Tightwad Gazette
The inside page of my copy of The Complete Tightwad Gazette says I purchased it in 1999. That sounds about right. That was around the time I had begun to read as much as I could about simple living. …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 3 – Using a Habit Tracker
So many ideas. So many goals. So much honest forgetting to follow through when it isn’t right in my face. Maybe you have that problem, too? I’m a list maker and always have been. I can …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 2 – Quitting To Increase Peace
This isn’t something I specifically did today, but about a week ago. However, it’s definitely related to what I’m doing with this series of cozy life adjustments. Caroline and I had …