It's a beautiful Sunday afternoon and I thought I’d reflect on a few things. I had a wonderful conversation with someone yesterday who was considering downsizing. Now that I'm considered the Downsizing Designer, people are asking me that all the time. One of the questions was, “Are there downsides to downsizing?” Now, as many of [...]
You just dropped off your youngest child at college and moved him into his dorm. The ride home seems longer. It’s quiet and tearful. You walk through the front door of your home where there are no more lacrosse sticks or gym bags to trip over. There are no dirty socks on the family room [...]
The people and activities in your life have a profound impact on how happy you are with your life. But many of us don’t consciously choose those things. We sort of go with the flow of whatever shows up in our lives. Sometimes great people come into our lives and sometimes we find ourselves around [...]
I'm back from my 30 day journey to the south of France, where I was testing a new lifestyle business model called working three days and playing four. Today I'm working from home, on my balcony in Washington Square overlooking Washington Square Park. Today is one of those three work days, because we are still [...]
It was sure a bitter cold evening, a fire was blazing in the fireplace, and we carefully sipped the hot toddies that we cupped in our hands. I was sitting between my beloved ex-mother and father-in-law on their tiny, well-worn loveseat. I listened intently to story after story of their many trips taken during their [...]
Rita Good morning, and welcome to day 23 of my 30 day journey to the South of France and today I'm here with a new friend Patricia Brooks. We're in this beautiful town that she chose to move to just a little over a couple of months ago, right? Patricia I’ve been in France [...]
Today I'm in Arles, France, a beautiful vibrant town with art everywhere and there's this huge art festival with over 200 artists here. So it's a pretty busy little town right now, but so friendly. So today, I'm going to just talk to you about a few things that I've learned about myself on this [...]
Welcome to another day of my 30 day journey to the south of France. Today I'm working remotely from the Port of Marseilles. This is what it looks like to be working from here. How can you not be inspired by this? As many of you know, I'm testing a new lifestyle business model called [...]
Good afternoon. I just arrived in Marseille a few hours ago and I'm settling in to my tiny little hotel room on the fourth floor overlooking a beautiful tree line street. A little jet lagged, but so excited to be here and to share my new adventure with you. Little did I know when I [...]
By Guest Blogger, Leana Dell, Author/Speaker/Podcast Host Comfort zone. It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? I envision a quiet evening wrapped in a blanket and drinking a hot cocoa by a roaring fire. And why not add an adoring little dog at my feet for good measure. Joy. So, if comfort zones [...]
