From the monthly archives:

December 2009

I’d just like to wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas. Hopefully you’re keeping things a bit simpler this year.

Most of all, I wanted to remind all of us not to forget the reason we celebrate Christmas. Though we don’t know the exact day, December 25th is the day Christians celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, Savior of the world.

So when you’re gathered together with your family,perhaps before you enjoy a Christmas feast, might I suggest reading from the Book of Luke, chapter 2? A bit of reflection may do you some good, on this day of celebration.

So, you’ve decided to start decluttering your life, and start getting rid of stuff. Congratulations! You’ve made a fantastic choice, and I’m certain that you’ll enjoy the change. Surely you’ve gotten started by now, and I hope that you have started small. As I’ve said in the past, it’s important not to overwhelm yourself with huge changes right away – that’s a recipe for disaster.

Maybe you started with a room, a desk, or even just a drawer, and slowly moved on from there. Your task for today is to go back and revisit where you started. That first room or desk – go take a look at it again. Has any clutter crept back in where it doesn’t belong?
It’s ok, don’t freak out. It’s normal for *some* clutter and stuff to find it’s way back in decluttered zones. Especially when you’re still working on figuring things out – it’s going to happen. That said, you have to take care of it. Since the hard work is done, it should only take a few minutes to get things back in tip-top shape. Spend 5 minutes, tidy things up, and enjoy your masterpiece once more.


Stop Complaining Part 2

Recently I updated my desktop, and I thought I should share the changes.  Instead of the stunning snow leopard that I previously had, now I have a simple phrase.  Normally, I’m completely against words on my desktop.  Words inspire thought, which isn’t what I’m looking for when I have a blank desktop.  I want simplicity [...]

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Workspace of the day

Three complete workstations in a not too large space, without any hint of clutter. I love the white desks, plenty of light, and of course the Apple products everywhere . What really brings this workspace to my attention is the chairs. That single point of color in the room takes minimalism and makes it bold.

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Stop Complaining

Do you find yourself complaining day after day?  Perhaps the day to day annoyances of life are getting to you, and your natural response is to complain about it.  Now I’m not going to tell you there’s anything unnatural about that – it’s the route most people choose.  However, I am going to say that [...]

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Tweet your blog posts with Feedburner

I’ve written a few times about how much I enjoy Twitter. Not only is it a great tool to communicate with people around the world, it’s a great place to get ideas, and share your own. I’ve always published a link to new Simple Llama posts on Twitter, and Twitter has always been my biggest [...]

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