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Author: Maria

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Best Day Trips From Portland

Day Trips: Like Traveling, But Way More Convenient School is about to start up again. I swear I blinked and summer is ending. Perhaps it was because I was tutoring this summer and both my husband and I have been busy grinding toward our #debtfreejourney goals. We took one overnight trip to the beach this…
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5 Books To Simplify Your Life – Less Busy and Less Clutter

Clutter, Worry, and Busyness I’ve never really been an organized person with stuff.  I didn’t see the value in it, often finding myself in a mess and then would quickly cleaning it up. It’s only until I embraced minimalism, did I start to see and feel the effects of simplifying. Not only will these books…
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How to Stay Informed, Not Overwhelmed

We live in an age where there is a breaking news story every 60 seconds.  Every day, 24 hours a day, the media lures you in with headlines that create fear, anxiety, and astonishment. I too, blamed the media for a while, but then I realized that I was the one watching it. I was…
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5 Tips to Eat More Whole Foods

What do vegan and paleo diets have in common? Even though paleo and vegan dietsĀ  seem to be on the opposite end of the diet spectrum, they’re actually very similar. Both diets are made up of whole foods. Read on to implement these 5 tips to eat more whole foods. 5 Tips to Eat More…
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5 Reasons Why Women Should Be Minimalists

  Women have never lived in a more opportune time to embrace minimalism, especially in America where it seems our cultural tendency is to make more money to consume more things. What if one makes more money to have more time and freedom? Sounds good, right? This epiphany has shown itself to me repeatedly throughout my…
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Ways to Encourage your Middle School Student to Read

How to Get Your Child Extra Academic Support for Free

There were too many times to count that, as a middle school teacher, I wished I could give more one-on-one attention to specific students and their reading abilities. I knew they could completely change the trajectory of their academic success with just a little extra attention. A tutor is a great option in this instance,…
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