Do you want to change?
“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”  -Maori proverb
A New Year and change go together.
Lots of us will be making – and breaking – resolutions in 2010.
But what if we didn’t.
What if we actually changed?
Its a beautiful thought isn’t it. It leaves me feeling like summer [...]

Do you live in California?
Well, I don’t. And here in Wisconsin, winter started by dumping 14.5 inches of snow and made itself nice and comfy with daytime temps of zero degrees or lower.
For as freezing as it is for as long as it is, you’d think we’d have this winter business down. People would be [...]

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This year, put off all
but what you find essential
and turn on your life.
Photo by Martin Charbonneau Photographe
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A day for dozing.
Lounging.
Leftovers.
A day to be still.
What do you want?
Photo by Mi Pah
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My first year as a new wife and step mom was hard. While I had dated Mr. Right for years, I wasn’t prepared for the new label I’d signed myself up for: Mom.
You see, moms are never asked if they feel like picking up their kids after work. Staying home with the kids isn’t babysitting [...]

Today I want to introduce you to someone I greatly admire.
She’s awesome for a hundred reasons, but especially because:
- Her life’s mission (aka Amazing Work) is helping disadvantaged people living in extreme poverty create a better life.
- She’s a young mom who still finds time to make the world a better place.
- She lives in [...]

November sucked for our debt snowball.
Here’s why:
We spent over $700 on groceries – not even including two trips to the specialty wine store where I spent at least $50 … each time. (In my defense, those little bottles add up so easily.) Our budget is $500, or $125 per week.
Another $288 went for eating out. [...]

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When it comes to fitness, most of us know what it feels like to get off track.
The skinny jeans start feeling painfully skinny. Suddenly, you’re at a crossroads: risk the chance of seeing a button go flying or buy bigger pants?
It happened to me. Nine years ago, I found myself 30 pounds heavier than I [...]

This time of year, there are all kinds of articles with tips on how to make Christmas decorating more beautiful than last year, the recipes, more flavorful.
My idea is different. Today I am writing to encourage you to have a truly happy holiday – and for me, that took some soul-searching. It took an act [...]

This is a guest post from Tracy of Billy & Co. Her journey on Peace & Projects began here.
When I first read the Amazing Work article on Zen Habits, my initial reaction was, “Yeah, right. Doing what you love, being your own boss, being excited to work – nice for some people, but it would [...]