Packing for a weekend getaway

I used to be an infamous over-packer. When I was packing for a trip, I would always pack way more than I needed, usually double the amount that I needed. I remember packing for a 2 week trip back in 2005 and I had an extra large red suitcase, the biggest one that you could buy, that I stuffed! The weight scale used to be my best friend when I was packing to go…

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Project 333, Week 1 Experience
The clothing I wore during Week 1 of my Project 333 Challenge

Project 333 Challenge: The Outfits + Takeaways

I was motivated to start the Project 333 challenge because of my recent over spending on clothing. It was making me feel like I was slipping back into my old ways. The ways where I spent far too much money on clothing and stuff. And because I had recently completed a 10 day clothing challenge, I was interested in doing a longer challenge. Both of these things led me to Project 333. I'm currently…

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Simple Selections – Zero-waste, saving money, phone etiquette and the Joneses

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There are a lot of wonderful people out there who write about living with intentionality. One of my favorite ways to get inspiration to live intentionally in my own life is to read articles about simple living that I come across online. What follows are the articles that really stood out to me this week - articles about zero-waste, frugality, phone addiction and the Joneses. So grab yourself a nice, warm cup of coffee…

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Why I’m starting a shopping ban right now

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Before I had even hit publish on my Project 333 post, I had started shopping for just one more thing to fill my capsule wardrobe. Not from my closet which would have been the logical place, but online, in all of those wonderful slow fashion shops that I had spoke of in my capsule wardrobe post. This led me down a rabbit hole of online and consignment shops which ended up with me owning…

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