Trying to navigate the Holiday Season with celiac disease can be a very tricky and exhausting undertaking. My goal this year is to bring the simplicity that I approach the other months of the year with to this time of year so that I’m not ready to collapse in January, having over-invested in powering through […]
Identifying the Non-Essentials
This issue is at the heart of the practice of minimalism: what are the things that are absolutely essential to my life? Which things/activities/projects/relationships add value to my life, and which ones are draining me of vital energy that is needed elsewhere? Ultimately it’s every individual who has to identify for him or herself what makes […]
Using Simplicity to Improve Relationships
Being diagnosed with celiac disease is a life-altering event. So much of our lives and cultures center around food. We use food to anchor celebrations, holidays and family or community traditions. We give food as gifts and use it to show our love, appreciation and support for one another. We often use it as a […]