Designing the life you were meant to live is not only possible, it's is something you can take control of yourself and MAKE it happen. A great place to start is by making the commitment to simplify your life. As I said in the last episode, simp

SLT078: Still Simplifying After All These Years Part 1

Jan 21st, 2019 57m 14s

Simplifying your life is one of the most impactful things you can do to ensure you're living the lifestyle you've designed for yourself. The life you were meant to live.In this episode of Simple Life Together, we offer a little update on wher

SLT077: Simple Answers to Listener Questions

Dec 22nd, 2015 1h 5m

It's been a while since our last episode and many of you said you wanted an update. So, we posted on the Simple Life Together Facebook page and the Edit & Forget It Facebook Group and asked for your questions. Since we're in the thick of the H

SLT076: Simplifying to Sell Your Home

Jul 25th, 2015 28m 1s

There are so many reasons to simplify. But one very lucrative reason to simplify is to increase the sale price of your home and set the stage for a quick sale. So, let's talk a little about simplifying to sell your home.To do that, we’re go

SLT075: 4 Critical Areas You Need to Consider When Downsizing

Mar 21st, 2015 42m 56s

Back in Episode 65, we talked about Strategic Simple Living and shared a few great tools you can use to plan your simple living strategy. Specifically, we used the 4 Direction Ideation Tool of Looking Outward/Inward/Backward/Forward as lenses f

SLT074: 3 Simple Living Habits You Can Use Right Now

Dec 8th, 2014 31m

When it comes to simple living, we can all use a few more tips to help us along. We’re going to share 3 more simple living habits you can start using right now for a better today and tomorrow.One of our most popular shows was Episode 55, 7

SLT073: Simplifying Simple Life Together

Oct 9th, 2014 29m 33s

Okay, folks. We had intended this episode to be more of a “finality”. It was supposed to be more of a "farewell" episode and post. But the truth is, we’re having trouble with this because Simple Life Together is such a big part of our life. If

SLT072: How Do You Define Work Life Balance?

Sep 4th, 2014 41m 22s

Vanessa was getting ready to throw away a magazine (because of course, she practices the "one in one out rule") and the headline on the cover was: The Balanced Life! She told me that she paused for a moment and thought, "Do I have balance?" We

SLT071: The Power of Habit

Aug 21st, 2014 41m 50s

Never underestimate the power of habit. In mid-April of 2014, I decided that I needed to make some positive changes to my morning ritual. I've talked about my morning ritual a few times on the Simple Life Together podcast, and we discussed the

SLT070: Voluntary Simplicity with Miriam Ortiz y Pino

Jul 31st, 2014 37m

We’ve mentioned in previous shows...sometimes simple isn’t easy. Consistent, voluntary simplicity can be even harder. Matter of fact, it can be an awful lot of work to make simple easy, but in the end we’re opting to live simply intentionally..

SLT069: Head Over Heels In Love With Simplicity

Jul 18th, 2014 52m 57s

The number one reason we love simplicity is that it gives us flexibility to live our lives the way we want. Sure, it takes some real effort to get to the point where we could drop what we were doing and take a 30-day vacation, but once you get

SLT068: Simple Living with Liz Neighbors

Jun 19th, 2014 38m 56s

We've been sharing our story about simple living here since the tail end of 2012. But we know we're not alone when it comes to simple living! We put the call out in our last episode for more volunteers to share their story here on Simple Life T

SLT067: Simplify Your Wardrobe Redux

Jun 6th, 2014 43m 42s

Way back in Episode 47, Simplify Your Wardrobe, we explored our relationship with the clothes that we wear and asked ourselves some questions such as: So what things shape your current wardrobe? What does your wardrobe look like now? What would

SLT066: Predict Your Future

May 15th, 2014 45m 14s

Abe Lincoln said, "The best way to predict your future is to create it." When living simply, taking action now can help you shape the life you want to live. Back in Episode 38, we talked about the concept of preparation meets opportunity. You m

SLT065: Strategic Simple Living

May 1st, 2014 38m 39s

When it comes to making long-term plans for our lives, we all go through a "dream stage"...where we just kind of day dream about what our life might be like. Seriously, we’ve all, at some point in our life, thought about what it would be like t

SLT064: Healthy Smoothies Made Simple With Farnoosh Brock

Apr 17th, 2014 39m 55s

We hinted in Episode 63 that we've been enjoying more and more healthy smoothies. About two and a half years ago we did a 12-day juice fast. Since then, we've slowly incorporated juicing into our lifestyle at least 3-4 times/week. By doing that

SLT063: Five Steps to Simple Living

Apr 7th, 2014 29m 39s

When it comes to simple living, or making any changes in life, there always seems to be plenty of experts around telling you what you should do, and how you should do it. Looking to get in shape? You can find an endless supply of “experts”...ma

SLT062: Stop the Accumulation of Clutter

Mar 28th, 2014 37m 22s

We all have clutter in our lives. Naturally, one of the first steps on the road to simplicity is to challenge what and how much you consume. The basic idea here is that, the more you consume...meaning buy, acquire, receive, etc...the more compl

SLT061: Simple Living With Kids

Mar 17th, 2014 50m 7s

The number one question we are asked, is about simple living with kids: "Is it possible to simplify your life with kids?" Of course it is! Now we know not everyone has kids, but even if you don't you probably have nephews or nieces, or friends

SLT060: What’s Your Simplicity Splurge?

Mar 3rd, 2014 32m 23s

So we talk all the time about scaling back, editing, etc. But there’s probably one thing or another that you’ve decided would be your simplicity splurge. That something that you’re just not going to scrimp on.Well, that’s perfectly fine. We

SLT059: Make the Most of Your Margin

Feb 24th, 2014 29m 15s

So now that you’ve been working on building some margin in your life, maybe it’s a good time to start thinking about how you can make the most of your margin to make your life fuller. Not fuller with with stuff, but fuller with satisfaction.W

SLT058: Maintaining Simplicity…Don’t Let Your Simplifying Work Go To Waste!

Feb 17th, 2014 34m

Maintaining simplicity is an important step in making sure your simplicity efforts don't go by the wayside. We’ve said all along that simplifying your life isn’t a one time deal...it’s a lifestyle. And as with any lifestyle or major focus area

SLT057: Simple Living with Tania Ginoza of MauiShopGirl.com

Feb 10th, 2014 48m 14s

We've been sharing our story about simple living here since the tail end of 2012. But when it comes to simple living, we know we're not alone! So, in this episode of the show we have our very first Simplicity Profile! We've mentioned a few time

SLT056: Beware of the The Comparison Trap

Feb 3rd, 2014 38m 16s

Whether we’re hard-wired for it, or it’s learned behavior, we all fall victim to the comparison trap from time to time. Whether it’s houses, cars, paychecks, toys (I’m not just talking about kids’ toys here, I’m talking grown up toys like boats

SLT055: 7 Habits for Highly Effective Simplicity

Jan 27th, 2014 26m 23s

If you've ever ready Steve Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (one of our all time favorite books), then you know that by doing just seven things, you can be well on your way to becoming more effective at what you do. Now, if you'r