http://subs.zinester.com/13522 Get the Smart Woman's Guide to a Simple Life weekly blog delivered to your inbox. Each short post features a portion of my life I'm trying to or have simplified, as well as a question for you to think about--and perhaps do the same. en http://archives.zinester.com/13522/97840.html?rss=1 What is simple living?

There s no formula to simple living, since each of us has different priorities.
Simply put, simple living is about time.

Simple living is spending your time on the things, activities, and people that
you truly care about. Simple living is sustaining balance not the static,
stable balance of equilibrium, but the fluid, shifting balance of a tightrope
walker maintaining a coveted foothold on life while still moving forward.

If you re overcommitted now (and who isn t?), simple living is taking the time
to reflect on your values and make future commitments based on those values.
Conversely, simple living is eliminating the things, activities, and even
people that are cluttering your life right now.

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You're probably thinking that The Smart Woman's Guide to a Simple Life is an
oxymoron. After all, smart women are complicated, right? True--but a simple
life doesn't imply a simple mentality. In fact, smart women are the best
candidates for simple lives, because they have the intellect and the analytical
skills and the power to control their lives--and control is key.

Now I didn't say control freak. I said control. As in, you're behind the wheel,
you know where you're going and how you'll get there. If you encounter
construction along the way, you work it into the plan. Since your life is
otherwise simple, an extra five minutes won't unravel an already overscheduled
day.

Sounds unbelievable, doesn't it? If you're like most women you can't remember a
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