Sharing my journey to a slow, intentional life.

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  • Inside the Mind of An Introvert

    I recall sitting alone on my Airbnb terrace in Marseille this past June (my view above). I had a coffee in my hand and I was thinking of you. I can love my friends and family and still enjoy being alone. I have always been concerned that my desire to…

  • Free of your own demons, constraints, and guilt Reading the words in my subtitle takes me aback. The idea that we walk around with the weight of so much negativity on our backs is truly daunting. There is only one way to tackle these challenges and that is to face…

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  • Isolation

    “Isolation is a way to know ourselves.” — Franz Kafka I am certain I could not write about anything else this week. There is the…

  • Living in a Material World

      Self-Discovery I’m not sure when it happened or why it happened, but at some point I decided to give up just about all of…

  • Expat Life in Portugal Two Years In

    “It is wiser to find out than to suppose.” — Mark Twain       It’s been close to two years since I acquired my…

  • Why I Chose to Move to Portugal (reblog)

    I will be rewriting an update for my almost two years living in Portugal for next week’s blog. When you make a big and unexpected…

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I’m Jane, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m a minimalist and simple living enthusiast who has dedicated her life to living with less and finding joy in the simple things.

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