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Reader Survey! (with a gift card giveaway)

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Hey friend, I can hardly believe that in the nearly 2 years that I've been blogging here, I haven't offered a reader survey. Your feedback has been absolutely essential to my work here at Simplicity Relished, and I am excited to have formalized the process today! In fact, I'm so excited that I created a little video... Yep, that's how much it means to me. I wish we could sit down to coffee and chat-- I'd love to hear about what brought you here to my blog, and where in this grand journey of life you're at. But for now, a survey will have to do! Take the 5-Minute Survey Now By ...Continue Reading

Yosemite National Park: A Quick Guide

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Yosemite National Park. Going to Yosemite? Check out this quick guide for first time visitors!

Yosemite National Park is iconic. It's nature's majesty on display, creation at its best,  and emblematic in the world of all outdoor pursuits. Its international fame has reached the ends of the earth. Each year, more than 3 million people visit the park, and the numbers are only growing. In other words, you'll rub shoulders with the nations when you head to Yosemite. And if you have no idea what to expect before you show up, your trip might end up feeling just a bit overwhelming (and underwhelming)-- in all the wrong ways. ...Continue Reading

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Are You Ready For Minimalism? 5 Ways To Tell.

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I don't openly tell people (outside this blog community) that I'm a minimalist. I think there's a certain image that comes to mind: whether aesthetic minimalism, extreme minimalism, or philosophical minimalism-- and I don't want to be immediately associated with those things. Moreover, being a ...Continue Reading

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Why We Need Rituals (and how to develop your own)

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I spent this past weekend celebrating a friend's wedding in Columbus, Ohio. If you've ever been involved with a wedding-- yours or someone else's-- then you're aware of all the fanfare and fuss that surround it. Not only are there standard elements in almost every wedding ceremony, but there are ...Continue Reading

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10 Simple Things That Remind Me Of Home

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It's funny the way that your childhood home shapes the way that you perceive that concept for the rest of your life. My childhood home was nestled in the hills, a peaceful getaway from the busy-ness of school and activities. It was the perfect place to grow up. ...Continue Reading

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How to Build Daily Gratitude Practices

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Gratitude: I'm working on it. It seems that outside the month of November where Thanksgiving is nestled, our culture isn't a particularly grateful one. We're consumers by economy, and as a result we're constantly told to want more, acquire more, dream of more. While there is nothing wrong ...Continue Reading

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Into the Desert: Sahara Dunes and Surrounding Scenes

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Our journey through Morocco continued from Fes to the Sahara desert-- nearly 4 million square miles in size and the largest hot desert in the world. In other words, there is a lot of sand. It's pretty amazing to me how, when there is a large quantity of one thing, it takes on the characteristics ...Continue Reading

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5 Mindset Changes That Limit Unnecessary Shopping

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I have come a long way in this area. I used to be able to enter the first letter of my favorite brands into my search bar, and their full URLs would pop up. That's how often I "window-shopped" online. Of course, said window-shopping quickly became real shopping. There are many reasons to limit ...Continue Reading

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Fullness in the Waiting

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I had promised in this Instagram post that stories and photographs from the Sahara would come out this morning, but alas-- we have a surprise visitor with us tonight and I'm not quite done editing. Recently, I've been thinking about why most of us hate to wait. We dislike waiting in line at the ...Continue Reading

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7 Lies That Keep You From Changing Your Life

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Have you ever wanted to drastically change something about your life? Perhaps it was a habit you wanted to quit, or a habit you wanted start. Maybe you wanted to finally "grow up" in an area of your life, such as your finances, your health or your relationships. Perhaps you're seeking to make a ...Continue Reading

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Fes, Morocco: 10 Things You Absolutely Have To Do

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I could wax poetic in a long exposé about this fascinating city with institutions dating back to the 9th century. I could, but I won't-- because I want more people to see this. So, despite my love-hate relationship with the list-form blog post, here it is. Because in the myriad places one might ...Continue Reading

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Morocco Travel Diary: Casablanca and Beyond

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Traveling through completely unfamiliar territory is inevitably like drinking from a fire hydrant. There are depths of culture to plumb, ancient stories to sift through, and pockets of communities that are nuanced and complex. I continued to return to a single question as we made our way through ...Continue Reading

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5 Ways to be More Intentional with Your Time

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When we were in Morocco, our guide got used to us being 10-15 minutes late to everything. Eventually, he got tired of reassuring us and we got tired of apologizing-- so he told us this: "In the West you have watch. In Africa we have time." I can still hear his accent and see his charming smile as ...Continue Reading

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Barcelona: Architectural Wonderland

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We had a special Barcelona experience: we were barely there for 72 hours, and spent Christmas Eve Catalonian-style. I can hardly do justice to Barcelona's highlights since we only had time for a few stops, but I was absolutely in awe with its architectural flair. From the Gothic Quarter to ...Continue Reading

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Alhambra Photo Diary & Quick Guide

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Oh, the Alhambra. What a gem. No visit to Andalucia is quite complete without strolling the grounds of this magical palace, the last Moorish stand against Christian Spain. I've raved about the Moors and their architectural prowess in this post about the Royal Alcazar of Seville, and I don't feel I ...Continue Reading

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