Written by contributor Kat of Inspired to Action. One of my greatest fears in life is that I will be the same person at 76 that I am at 36; that I will have the same hangups as an older woman that I had as a younger woman. Instead, I want to be someone who [...]

I‘m over at (in)courage today, talking about how my brain and heart are all flip-floppy. From my post: “I’ll love that our house is teeny-tiny, but then I’ll think about how nice it would be to have just one extra bedroom. Or I’ll relish in the bliss of living right at the base of mountains, [...]

Note from Tsh: I loved Jeannett’s idea a few months ago—to regularly write about her progress on my e-book on her own blog, Life Rearranged. For 2012, I thought it’d be fun for her to share her progress here on Simple Mom! So on the first Friday of every month, Jeannett will share her thoughts [...]

My word for 2012 is story, but honestly, it kinda ended up being my word for 2011, too. At least, that’s what I see when I look back. See, my family and I, for the first time in a long while, lived in the States for more than a few months, and we did normal [...]

I’m in a writer’s group with my friend, Meagan Francis of The Happiest Mom. I love everything she writes, so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to let her share her words over here today. They fit perfectly with our month-long theme here of goal-making… We’re almost halfway through January. How are your resolutions holding [...]

It’s already the second week of January, so many of you probably have already made some goals. I know, I know… It’s all I talked about last week. But I still want to share my list of questions that I use when making annual goals. These are questions you can use privately, as you journal, [...]

I’m wrapping up my week at (in)courage today, talking about two key things that’ll help us reach our goals this year. From the post: “So talking about 2012 goals is all well and good… but just naming them isn’t enough. You’ve got to make a plan so that they’re more than a memory by February. [...]