This past weekend has been a whirlwind of activity, excitement, learning and fun! Here in Berlin was the second ever European blogging conference, The Hive, and the first blogging conference I've ever attended. As I was saying on Friday I was rather nervous about what...
The term "intentional living" is thrown around a lot in the blogosphere and world, but what does it really mean? I live my own life with certain intentions and purposes, but when someone says they live a "simple life" or "intentionally" does that actually define...
You may have noticed that several weeks ago, there was a bit of a slow down in posts here at NOH. You may have started to wonder whether or not I had fallen out of love with blogging (the answer is a big resounding "NO!" which you've probably noticed by now). But I...
At times, things in your life can be overwhelming -- especially if you have something big coming up at home, like planning a party, going on a trip or even a simple but complicated task of cleaning and reorganizing the house. It may be causing you a lot of stress and...
There are more and more professional women that have now established their own families and have become moms. Being a mom doesn’t stop a woman from working a job. More and more moms have made the decision to work from home so that while they do their jobs, they can be...
A lot of people plan out their life in the way that they want to see themselves in the future. We write down our hopes, dreams and aspirations in the form of goals so that we are able to better focus ourselves into achieving them. goals are easier attained when we are...
Setting long-term goals is another way of planning for your future. You establish these goals so that you create a plan for your life in the years to come. It's a known fact that if set goals for 5 years, 10 years or even 20 years into the future, we're far more...
As you probably know, I like to focus on the positive in life and on this blog. But sometimes, before you even know what is coming, life smacks you in the forehead and lets you know that despite all your planning, sometimes you just don't have the upper hand. In 2006,...
A lot of people want to be in control at all times and want to be on top of everything. Sometimes though, there are just little things in life that are difficult to control and we find ourselves frustrated, irritated and at times we get to the point of being angered...
There are all sorts of great apps out there these days that can improve your quality of life with very little effort. Evernote is one of my favorites (as you probably know) but another great app out there today is called Dropbox, and it can make file sharing...
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