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By: * Turn On Your Financial RADAR

* Turn On Your Financial RADAR — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:50:07 +0000

[...] is to have the desire to make changes so that you can correct problems and make things better. This is the step where you start putting [...]

By: On Simplicity » Blog Archive » Weekly Links: Allergy Edition

On Simplicity » Blog Archive » Weekly Links: Allergy Edition — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:01:54 +0000

[...] at Remodeling This Life kicked off a great discussion on What Motivates You, while The Wisdom Journal provided 20 Questions to Help You Overcome Barriers and Find Your [...]

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:30:59 +0000

@Steve – I think blogs are the same way – very therapeutic. If I was only writing and didn’t read others, I don’t think it would be the same. I love reading what others are doing, feeling, going through. A cool way to make the impersonal internet personal again.

@Kelly – it is a comforting place to get to when you finally do, isn’t it?

@Melissa – you are so right about living authentically and having that show in all you do. I think that it’s often apparent when someone is doing or saying something that isn’t really them. It comes through. You are certainly one that the beauty and love of everything comes through in what you do. The wedding looks like it was fantastic and truly authentic, like everything else you do!

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Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:03:53 +0000

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By: melissa @ the inspired room

melissa @ the inspired room — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:28:35 +0000

Well, as you know, I am a fan of authentic living. That was abundantly clear in the way my daughter and I handled her wedding. We wanted it to be real, something we had our hearts in and did out of love rather than out of a desire to impress. To me, I am motived by being real. It makes my whole life feel BETTER when I don’t pretend things are different than they are, better than they really are, or I pay more to impress more. I love to live in the moment and experience it fully. It is hard for me to do that when I am pretending to be something I am not.

Ok, Emily, I finally redirected my blog to my own domain. YIKES! Horrified what this will do to my blog. Hopefully it will all work itself out and be just fine! Love how your blog is looking, by the way!

Happy day,
Melissa

melissa @ the inspired rooms last blog post..Sweet Escape: Wedding Candy

By: Kelly Faysash

Kelly Faysash — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:46:32 +0000

As I’ve gotten older, it’s become a lot easier to just be comfortable with who I am. And it’s such a relief! Now I don’t feel bad if I say “I can’t afford it” or “I just don’t want to do it”. But, again, I think that comes with age. I’ve accepted myself and know I’m on the right track. Plus, now with the economy on such a downward spiral, there are so many more people who are starting to wake up and “get it”.

Kelly Faysashs last blog post..Life. Only Crazier.

By: TGIF Link Round-up: Clearing Clutter Edition « Living Well on Less

TGIF Link Round-up: Clearing Clutter Edition « Living Well on Less — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:44:00 +0000

[...] at Remodeling this Life wrote an inspiring post about her motivation to stay frugal. This is a great reminder of what lies ahead for those of us still working to get out of debt, and [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:30:45 +0000

Emily, I have been reading your blog for a couple of months and truly enjoy reading your words. I have found that blogging, and I am not writing only reading is so therapeutic. So many times I discover that others are going through similar feelings or thoughts or experiencing similar situations. Its encouraging to me and others. I am remodeling my life after a couple big loses: father in '99 and business in '07. Thanks for the inspirations. Steves last blog post..twice-baked bowl

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:51:21 +0000

@deepali, i love your new theme too!

@neimanmarxist, that’s me, a zen minimalist My journey has been extraordinary in many ways when I think about it. But for me, it’s my normal, so only when I think of it in context of others does it seem not so ordinary. I appreciate the commending. I went back through some old stuff today and used it to inspire myself as I have been feeling way uninspired lately. I like the simplicity of acting the way your best self would!

@Denise, playgroups can be brutal for things like competition on everything from baby milestones to home size. I have been lucky enough to find a really fabulous group locally but I feel so fortunate because I have heard so many horror stories. I would imagine a lot of us flail a bit when we’re first starting out and trying to figure out who we are, what we want and what things are actually worth measuring ourselves against.

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:33:53 +0000

I’ve been down the road of thinking that what I had was never good enough. Especially when my kids were young and I was part of a play group with moms that all really did have more. Every week I came home to my small house compared to their huge beautiful homes. It was a hard time for me. Now, I turned around and won’t go down that road anymore. What I have now is more than enough. It is all a matter of perspective. What motivates me? me. This is who I am, where I am at…and I like it.

Denises last blog post..gathering…little by little