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About 365 days of marriage

I started this blog in April of 2011. At the time, Bret and I were wedding photographers and it was a way to share how marriage is more about the day to day and so much more than the wedding day itself. For about 5 years, I blogged about the joys and sorrows of the Christian walk, marriage, work, family and friends. I’ve blogged every day since a few weeks after I started. In May of 2015, we photographed our last wedding. Now, I have become passionate about simplicity, particularly in marriage, Christianity, business, travel and life. For a number of reasons, we have become minimalists. I’ve found that having simplicity makes life so much deeper, refreshing and joyful. I hope that this blog will help others see the benefits of living simply.

Day 1838 – The Secret To Productivity

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So what’s the secret to productivity?

Go by how you feel that day. That’s it. Right there. Take the day as it comes at you and work from there.

I can sometimes be a night owl. Staying up until 2 a.m….3 a.m….etc. I can write like crazy, edit like crazy, whatever. The world is asleep but I am awake. I can achieve more in a few hours than a whole day of work.

I can sometimes be a morning person. Getting up at 4:30 a.m. Knocking out almost my whole to-do list before 9 a.m. (and that’s only because some place aren’t open until 8:30/9).

It all depends on the day.

This morning, I got up at 4:30…Bret teaches an early class on Wednesday mornings. He has to get up between 3:45 and 4. Most mornings, I’ll say my goodbyes and go back to sleep. This morning, I sat up for some reason, and knew that was it. I got up, saw him off and got to work. Today, I am a morning person and it’s wonderful. The to-do list is almost done. Now I can focus on reading and tasks on my list that aren’t priority. It’s an amazing feeling.

What’s funny, is in a day or two, I’ll be a night owl and laughing at myself for getting up so early. 🙂

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Day 1836 – A Sort Of New Dream

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You may have read a few days ago about a life changing/affirming book I am reading (4 hour work week). One of the things I realized while reading was how much I’ve been wanting to write a book. Since then, it has morphed to about 3-4 book ideas. Years back when I was in college, I took creative writing. One of the requirements was to journal a few times a week, noting things we saw in our day that struck us. Two of my favorite personal works (a short story and a poem) came out of those journal entries. So, I decided to go on a date with myself, grab some food and make a purchase of a new journal. I found the PERFECT one! It has a little pocket in the back AND I found a little pen that fits in the pocket. Said journal fits in my purse! Now it will be with me wherever I go. I’m so excited to start writing again. I’ve already had a late night/have to get out of bed RIGHT NOW experience. I almost had one last night, but was so tired. When I have ideas while falling asleep, I just pray that God would remind me of them the next day if it was a good idea. Thankfully, I remembered my idea when I woke up. 🙂

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