by Daisy Rosales | Sep 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m a cookbook kind of girl, but our shelf is filling up. From ice cream to washoku to sous vide, Aaron and I have experts here in the house to teach us how to do food right. But where do I go for spur-of-the-moment inspiration? Pretty much to these five online...
by Daisy Rosales | Sep 8, 2015 | simplify, Uncategorized
With Labor Day Weekend behind us and school starting up everywhere, autumn will be upon us soon. Here comes the season that launches a whole new gamut of celebrations, commitments, and obligations that vie for our time, money, and attention. If we aren’t...
by Daisy Rosales | Aug 31, 2015 | self-improvement, simplify, Uncategorized
We love to say this: “I need to (fill in the blank). It will help me de-stress.” Usually, we fill that blank with some kind of guilty pleasure: shopping, overeating, drinking, binge-watching television, Facebook stalking, Pinterest scrolling, and more....
by Daisy Rosales | Aug 28, 2015 | minimalism, Uncategorized
I just got off the phone with a new friend who is facing a lot of challenges. She is as sweet as her troubles are heavy, and the hope in her voice had me inspired and moved. We love to talk about living simply, but the human experience is rarely this way. We want to...
by Daisy Rosales | Aug 27, 2015 | self-improvement, Uncategorized
Growing up, I never understood what it meant to just enjoy an activity. I was very performance-oriented, so I couldn’t comprehend why a person might be internally motivated enough to pursue a hobby– for the sheer joy of it. This past year, I spent a lot of...
by Daisy Rosales | Aug 24, 2015 | self-improvement, Uncategorized
Influence is a powerful phenomenon. We all know of greatly influential people who use their influence either to better serve others, or to draw greater attention to themselves. Influence is desirable because it’s a clear indication that something we’re...