Category: Lifestyle Design

Make A Choice And Then Let Go

When I was considering leaving my last job, I agonized over the decision. First, I told myself I’d only leave if the right job came along. And although it took me a little while, I did end up finding another job I’d consider leaving for. But even then, once I found it, I felt paralyzed. I worried I’d make a mistake by leaving. In my typical fashion, I made a pros and cons list. Even though I felt really good about the pros and cons list, that I’d thought of everything, it still didn’t seem to help me actually make a decision. So, I agonized some more.

Does this sound familiar? Do you have trouble making big decisions? Today on the blog, I’m sharing how I let go after making big decisions, and why I think it’s so important to make decisions and move on.

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Takeaways From My 3-Week Sabbatical

Hello there, friends! Some of you may know that I recently switched jobs, and in between, I gave myself 3 weeks off and decided to make it a sabbatical. I shared a bit of the journey at the time on my Instagram page, but today on the blog, I’m sharing more details about what I learned from this important time off.

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Here’s My Work Manifesto, What’s Yours?

Hello, friends! Well, I’m approaching the last few days of what I’ve been calling my job-switch sabbatical (which you can read more about in some of my recent posts on my Instagram page). I’ve had 3 weeks off in-between jobs, and I’m starting my new job on Monday!

In honor of this new start, I thought what better time than now to take a moment and share my work manifesto.

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Side Hustle vs Passion Project: Where Do You Land?

I feel like recently (and when I say recently, I mean more like the past few years…) the phrase “side hustle” has become VERY popular. All the buzz.

But side hustling has never resonated all that much with me. To be honest, it’s mostly because of the word hustle. I, personally, just don’t subscribe. Since getting off the hamster wheel, my life goals have been about the opposite of hustle. I cherish slowing down and leaning in to the creative part of myself I never knew existed when I was living the grind. But many of the things I do on the side of my 9-5 in support of my newfound creativity get confused for side hustles. So what gives?

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Why I Took Another Full-Time Job When Part-Time Work Is My Goal

I live in Vermont, and one of the state’s famous sayings is “if you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes.” What this saying has at its core is that things change. Things change ALL. THE. TIME. The sooner we can wrap our heads around that, the sooner we can accept it and move on. Things always change, and so we must adapt.

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How And Why We Should All Get Better At Having Difficult Conversations

Let’s face it: it’s a tough world out there right now. If you don’t have a different opinion on some important topic from at least one immediate family member or friend, consider yourself lucky. Inevitably, we are likely all faced with the possibility of having difficult conversations on a consistent, if not daily, basis. In a time where this is the sad norm, wouldn’t it benefit everyone to get at least a little better at having difficult conversations?

This topic is especially on my mind right now because last week, I accepted a job offer with another company. Inevitably, I had to give my resignation notice where I currently work. Therefore, I’ve been having what feels like a lot of difficult conversations lately.

Today on the blog, I’m sharing some tips from my and others’ experience on ways we can get better at having difficult conversations, no matter the topic.

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The Importance of Check-Ins: Financial Or Otherwise

As I shared on Instagram this week, I’m going to be changing jobs! It’s been quite busy around here, but I’m happy to have the decision behind me. I’m gearing up for a whole bunch of posts about work, life, and the decision. But since it’s still so new and fresh (and I haven’t had time to write these new posts yet), today I’m bringing you something different, some musings on our DINK (double income, no kids) status, how we check-in with each other about it, and how it relates to money. I hope you enjoy, and Happy Friday!

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Update: Letting Go Of Perfection (Easter 2023 Edition)

Happy Friday, readers! I’m coming at you with a shorter-than-usual post today, an update on a previous post, as life has been a little hectic and busy this week (spoiler alert: I may potentially have some news to share in a future post). It’s not very money related (but somehow I think everything relates to money in some way). I hope you enjoy!

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Financially Buffer Your Way To A Stress-Free Life

Ok, ok. Maybe not a completely stress-free life. But definitely a life with less stress. We could all use less stress in our lives, couldn’t we? I know I sure could!

By now I think it might be clear how much I enjoyed reading the book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. I’ve written several posts on different themes from the book (I’ll link them at the end of this post), and today I’m coming at you with the last theme I want to relate to money: buffers.

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Be The Editor Of Your Own Life

This past summer, I read and very much enjoyed the book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. From this book, I learned a fun fact about the Oscars. I learned that since 1981, every film that has won Best Picture (which many argue is the most coveted award of the whole show) has also been nominated for Best Film Editing. The 2 awards are strongly correlated. In short, you could say a good movie is well edited.

The same can be said for life. Imagine if your life was your version of a Best Picture. To live your best life, it is also important to be really good at editing that life.

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