Recently, I wrote about how having systems in our everyday lives makes it easier to stick to the habits we choose https://danalaquidara.com/2023/06/12/minimal-monday-60/. Over the weekend, it occurred to me that for the sake of health and energy and clarity of mind, I needed a better lunch system. So I spent a couple hours preparing ingredients … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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Technology is one of the last things I tend to declutter and I know I must change my ways. Once I get used to my source of technology, particularly my laptop and phone, I want to hang on to them even when I know it is time to move on. When we don't face what … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
I love how setting up systems is really just an easy, organized way to structure the habits that we want to have in our lives. My systems include filling up my 32 ounce water bottle twice a day, organizing the week's agenda on Sunday, meal planning, and wearing a simple Fit Bud to track my … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
I keep a stack of index cards in various places where I may want to capture ideas for my next book, blog post, or essay. I've done this for years now, placing them strategically at my bedside, my desk, in my car. I periodically collect the ones I've written on and put them in my … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
A lot has been happening since the release of my new book https://a.co/d/hnSw2X4 I read a few excerpts of my book at the International Conference on Shared Parenting. Afterwards, both at the conference and then upon returning home, I was interviewed for podcasts, including the new I'm Her Mother: An Exploration of Parental Alienation (available … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
A belated Happy Mother's Day to all the moms! I have the great privilege of being the mother to three wonderful adult daughters. I share a little bit about those years in my first book, The Uncluttered Mother https://a.co/d/7ij92dS. Motherhood has been my greatest joy and endeavor in life. No matter what else I may … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
I have been thinking a bit about how good it is to develop a mostly internal locus of control, and also about what a challenge that is to human beings. From a very young age, as soon as we are affected by the responses of the adults in our lives, we are being trained to … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
I was listening to The Mel Robbin's podcast episode #58 on making your home and your mind clutter-free and I thought I'd share my takeaways with you. Of course, if you get a chance to listen to the episode yourself, you might find it useful and inspiring, so here it is https://open.spotify.com/episode/7owYJ6lPnRQPMy05OVsojP Otherwise, read on … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
Someone asked me if I was nervous about speaking at this year's International Conference on Shared Parenting in Athens, Greece. My answer is no, I am not nervous about my presentation. I will be speaking on behalf of children who have been alienated from a beloved parent after a divorce and I am honored to … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
We live in such a cerebral culture that I find myself wondering if at some point we collectively left our bodies to hang out mostly in our heads. I was reading about the people of Sardinia who grow their own food and live by the rhythms of the earth and their own circadian rhythms. They … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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