Thanks to all of you who leave comments on the blog, write us emails, and even call us through Skype. We’ve loved getting to know you all, and we are always happy to answer the questions you ask. In fact, many of your questions and comments are so good they turn into blog posts. We’re […]

We’ve been downsizing for several years now, the last year and a half in earnest. The next six months before we leave on our trip will be a whirlwind. If there were master’s degrees given in the subject of decluttering we would each have one. With honors. Your desire for simplicity might be less extreme […]

Let me start off by telling you that I don’t want to write today’s post. But I’m going to because this is a blog about our lifestyle redesign and how it can help you with yours. So that means the mistakes get in here, too. This is a story about how I discovered a very […]

We all think we need to set the bar high - in our work life, in our relationships, and with our physical health. And that is true. I mean, who wants to aim low when you are going after something you really want? A new book called Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is […]

Have you ever written a note to your future self? I do it all the time in the form of to-do emails from my phone: “Don’t forget to take the chicken out of the freezer tonight. By the way, your body loves it that you are eating healthier.” “Call D about plans for the weekend. […]

You know, it isn’t hard to leave things you don’t like - the wrong job, a bad relationship, or even a crummy house. We think that anything we do after that has to be better than what we just went through. And usually it is. But what about leaving something you love? We’ve talked a […]