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Open House / Time To Slow Down

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Come on in - the blog is open y'all! My thoughts this week are very much about slowing down. Although it may seem productive to try and get lots of stuff done, quickly, I find that the faster I go the more errors I make. I've been very busy for the last 6 months. There are various reasons why, and all are very important reasons. ...

Open House / Feeling Inadequate & Amateur Psychology

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I declare this blog well and truly open! Anything goes on a Thursday, but I'll kick off with a blog post I read this week. Let's talk about feeling inadequate. My favourite blog is The Frugal Girl. So, when Kristen suggested that if a blog makes you feel inadequate you should unsubscribe, it made me question whether her blog made me feel inadequate. ...

5 Years On Am I Living Better?

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It dawned on me, last Thursday, I'd reached a milestone. Had I achieved a million hits on Simply Being Mum? No, not quite, although that would be lovely.  It was my 5th anniversary. Of what? Getting married? Moving house? Giving up coffee (unlikely...)? It was the 5th anniversary of choosing to live a family life simply done. ...

Make Your Own Art

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"Art is what you can get away with." Andy Warhol. I'm feeling quite grown-up this week. We're currently considering making our first art purchase (from a real-honest-to-goodness-gallery). As I've said before - I don't mind spending money, but I hate wasting money. (Click here to learn more on how I consciously spend.) The considered piece of art is an ...

A Good News Story For A Monday Morning

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In my post "The Definition Of Clutter" I mentioned that May 2012 had been a traumatic time. It was written deliberately ambiguously, not to create suspense, but because I never intended on talking about it here, at the blog. The reason for this is because, as traumatic as it was for me - that trauma paled into insignificance in comparison to the devastation ...

Lessons From Leo

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27 February 2009 was a day that changed my life. As uneventful as the day seemed, at the time, it was the start of a journey toward a different type of family life. A simpler family life. I won't bore you with the detail as it's likely you've heard it all before, but if it not - click here. Who'd have thought a short stroll, and buggy-push, to the local ...

Monitoring The Competition

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Have I ever mentioned I'm a trained marketer by profession? One of the main marketing-principles, that became ingrained, was to continuously monitor the competition. Now competition can be a strong word. Maybe monitoring the other players in the market is more appropriate? The idea for this post came to me on a journey back from Warwick Castle. We'd ...

Back To Simple Reality

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I've been away with the fairies of late. (Cake decorations from my daughter's 1st birthday cake, over 7 years ago. I'm such a sentimental hoarder!) I mean - literally away with the fairies, or should that be vampires? 4 seasons of True Blood have been devoured over the last few weeks. We're talking just shy of 40 hours - yep you read that right! Hardly any ...