This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of No nonsense. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve been doing some major business planning over the past few weeks and it feels scary and exciting to see all my goals on paper. I plan to do even more speaking engagements this year as well [...]
“Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn’t waste time on useless activities. This conclusion motivates us to look at what to cultivate and what to discard.” – Sakyong Mipham Ever since I came back from Europe, I’ve been living in Richmond, Virginia. (Why Richmond? I went to college here. Proud to be a [...]
I’m almost 30 years old and I don’t own anything. Three years ago, this realization might have freaked me out. Today though, it’s a fact that allows me to live a life of greater freedom.
When I decided to go natural in 2010, it was after many years of thinking about it but being too chicken to actually DO it. After I did my first big chop, I felt free from all the emotional baggage that had kept me from embracing the natural beauty of my hair without a relaxer. [...]
This is me in Baltimore last month. It’s been almost eight months since I gave up my apartment in DC to save money for travel. What’s really happened in that time is that I’ve learned a ton about myself – who I really am and who I really want to be. At this point in my journey, I thought it [...]
Over the weekend, I went to visit my mom and aunt to celebrate their birthdays. They were born one day and two years apart! We hung out at the National Harbor yesterday and I was surprised at how many shops are there now compared to how many there were when it first opened. My aunt [...]
Yesterday’s post about my move to Baltimore and continued downsizing prompted some great comments and emails about how, exactly, to get started in creating a life with less stuff (and maybe more experiences instead). We do this exercise as part of the 31 Days to Reset Your Life Challenge, but if you don’t plan on joining [...]
This is where I am living now. I found it on Airbnb Sublets. It’s been five months since I gave up my apartment and I’ve found a new place to explore. This week, I moved to Baltimore, Maryland. I am renting a room in a Bolton Hill townhouse. It is a lovely neighborhood. I will be here until the spring, maybe [...]
This is my home right now. The women’s dorm at the Central YMCA in Honolulu. I’ve been living here almost two weeks. (Before this, I was staying in one of the lovely Westin hotels in Waikiki for a conference I was invited to speak at.) I can be in Hawaii for three weeks because I have nothing holding me back from doing so. I have no apartment, no mortgage, no “stuff” waiting for [...]
I’m staying in the house as much as possible today. The crowds are always out in superhuman force the day after Thanksgiving, grabbing all the deep “discounts” on items that most normal people won’t ever need. Of course, it takes me back about 10 years when I used to get caught up, too . . . In 2002, when I was [...]
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