Several years ago, I worked at a college as an academic coach. My students needed assistance with organizing their workload, breaking down large assignments into logical small steps, making lists and recording important dates in their academic agendas. Sometimes I would help them with assignments such as writing papers, but mostly my job was to … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Author: danalaquidara
Minimal Monday
I struggle with digital clutter. Every now and then I get a handle on it by deleting all remaining emails and unsubscribing to a few things. I spend a lot of my writing time at the computer and when I am finished, I don’t want to spend more time on digital decluttering tasks. But I … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
One area of simplifying and decluttering that I think has a big payoff is food and kitchen, so I will definitely visit this topic more than once and in many different ways. What we eat and how we manage meal planning has such an effect on our energy! Better energy equals more creativity, wellness, peace … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
Happy 2022! I am late to the party, I know. I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want this year and it just comes back to this: I want to keep simplifying my life in ways that support living according to my top priorities. I think we all want this to some extent, don’t … Continue reading Minimal Monday
December News
Happy December! I hope this season fills you with far more peace than stress, more healing than chaos, more open spaces for dreaming, breathing, being. An excerpt from my book The Uncluttered Mother is available in the December 2021 issue of BaystateParent Magazine. If you are looking to simplify your holidays, you will enjoy "Have … Continue reading December News
The Uncluttered Mother
I can hardly wait to share my new book with you! It is being released by Devorss & Company in September, and is available now for preorder almost everywhere books are sold. A few fall author event dates to share, mostly outdoors: *9/25/21 @10:30 am Douglas MA Orchard & Farm at the pavilion *9/26/21 @1-3pm … Continue reading The Uncluttered Mother
Relevance
In the midst of a pandemic I get my first book contract and let the cognitive dissonance settle in. I am elated! It is meaningless! By the time the book is published, will the words I’ve written even matter? In a world full of sickness and chaos, is art even relevant? My husband and I … Continue reading Relevance
Writing Through Insomnia
Another night like this, suddenly wide awake. I don’t exactly feel panicked, my heart is not racing, but I am on high alert. What I am waiting for, I am not sure. I’ve done all the things: no coffee after 10am. No wine. No electronics in the bedroom. Exercise. Mediation even. Yet most nights it … Continue reading Writing Through Insomnia
Writing Matters
I've recently made significant revisions to my book The Uncluttered Mother and it is being review by two publishers. So fingers crossed, I will find its home soon. In the interest of walking my talk, I finally did some long overdue digital housecleaning. This is the only decluttering chore that I have truly dreaded, and … Continue reading Writing Matters
Where’d You Go, Creativity?
It is no accident that I am writing about the challenge of carving out a creative life when it’s been so long since I’ve written anything here. Why is it so challenging to carve out a creative life that stays consistent? Allow me to state the obvious: Creative projects are often solo pursuits in which … Continue reading Where’d You Go, Creativity?
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