News — Mindful living

A pouch is the perfect place to keep on-the-go essentials.

Of course, each of us may have a different idea of what an essential is. LOL

Here’s a quick list:

• Snacks
• Gum
• Pen/Notebook
• Makeup
• Wallet
• Sunglasses
• Business Cards
• Medication
• Phone Chargers/Cords
• Wipes

 This is the beauty of the pouch; to organize your purse and categorize your essentials.

You can also use a pouch as a wristlet.  Just grab your phone, wallet, lipgloss, sunglasses, keys and it’s off to the market or out for a quick coffee.

 Pouches are even more useful for travel. Here are more useful suggestions: jewelry, passport and important papers, first aid kit, sewing kit, stationary, feminine products, makeup, small toys, gym supplies, hair care, beach supplies or just mix it all up.

It’s so easy to quickly find something when your purse is organized and this definitely helps with stress relief.  You’re not digging and rummaging in the bottomless pit, which we would all try to avoid. 

I think we all know getting organized is easy, staying organized requires discipline.

What’s in your pouch? Will I find some chocolate? I’d love to hear.

xoxo cheri

“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” –Charles Haddon Spurgeon

This quote always makes me aware of the importance of slowing down.

Carl Honoré , author of In Praise of Slowness: How A Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed writes such a beautiful description of what that really means.

He says, "I think of slow [living] as more of a mindset than anything else. It's quality over quantity. It's doing things with presence, being in the moment. Ultimately, it's about doing everything as well as possible instead of as fast as possible."

Slow living is a lifestyle of stepping back and being more mindful of how you spend your time and asking yourself, “What is really important?”

"We're racing through our lives instead of actually living them," says Honoré.

Personally, I can tell when I’ve hit the wall so to speak. It’s time to take off my shoes, spend some quiet time outside with my dogs. Put away the phone, the laptop, or any other distractions and just enjoy nature.  Listen to the birds and listen to myself breathe. 

Living a fast-paced lifestyle will eventually begin to take a toll; so take some time to pause, reflect and recharge.

“Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson