Embrace NO-vember with Slow Living


Decluttering Tips and Support Weekly Newsletter Vol. 41

Dear Reader,

We are almost done with November, and it's been hard not to feel like I'm snowballing to the end of 2024 surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the holidays. Can you relate?

The remedy? Remember the NO in November!

That means that instead of looking at what everyone else is doing on social media and feeling like I'm not doing enough, I follow my friend Stephanie O'Dea's advice and Simply Look Only Within (SLOW).

In Episode 168, Stephanie and I talk about her new book Slow Living: Cultivate a Life of Purpose in a Hustle-Driven World and how she has found contentment by looking within, planning ahead to be slow, and accepting what we can't change so we can focus on what is within our control.

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Things I'm Loving Right Now

✨ Thinking about experience gifts for the holidays. Head's up...Color Guru is having a sale that includes 10% off ALL their packages. Stacked with my code OVERWHELM it makes it 20% off! AND you get one year's free access to Your Color Closet which will revolutionize how you get dressed - starting November 26 - December 3).

If you want to get your colors analyzed and simplify shopping forever, check out Color Guru!

✨ Simplify Magazine is a great clutter-free gift - only $20 for a lifetime membership.

✨ Sugar-free hot chocolate. I take almond milk, a bit of monkfruit sweetener, and this cocoa powder from Penzey's Spices. Yum!

What are some things you're loving right now? Hit reply and let me know.

On the journey with you,

Emily

P.S. Skipped to the end? No problem! This week I chatted with Stephanie O'Dea about slow living and cultivating contentment.

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