Neat and Simple Living Cafe - A Place for Creative Conversation and Connection with Like-Minded People

A Place for Creative Conversation and Connection with Like-Minded People

Seeking Sustainable Success in Health, Prosperity, Relationships, Work, Home, Organizing, and Clutter Control!

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WELCOME to the Neat and Simple Living Cafe!

This is a gathering place to connect like-minded people and support each other in dealing with life's challenges. We welcome people from all walks of life who are fellow seekers of creative simplicity and sustainable success.

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Photos

My Front Yard Makeover

by Ariane Benefit Added November 1, 2008 at 4:58pm 1 Comment

Getting Unstuck Coaching Group Participant - Jen Gets Organized!

by Ariane Benefit Added October 31, 2008 at 3:49pm

Neat & Simple Living Cafe Logos and Badges

by Ariane Benefit Added October 29, 2008 at 2:45pm

Inspiration for Neat & Simple Living

by Ariane Benefit Added October 14, 2008 at 2:56pm

Ariane's Home Office

by Ariane Benefit Added October 14, 2008 at 2:54pm

Before And After - Office

by Ariane Benefit Added October 14, 2008 at 2:53pm

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My Renovated Front Garden!

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The Neat & Simple Living Cafe

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Latest Activity

keith k, Ling Cullen, JP and 10 more joined Neat and Simple Living Cafe16 hours ago

netminnow joined Ariane Benefit's groupJune 25

Seeking Accountability Partners

A place talk about what it means to be an accountability partner and maybe find someone you can partner with!

Rose updated their profileJune 24

Teresa L Harmon updated their profile photoJune 23

netminnow replied to netminnow's discussion 'Excuse or fact?'June 21

Thanks for the quick response. I've gleaned a few tips from the forums here and elsewhere and I'm going to try the "everyone is responsible for 25 motions( wash, put away, collect ) for the next few days." One problem with the 3 teen sons and husb...

Ariane Benefit replied to netminnow's discussion 'Excuse or fact?'June 20

This is a rather complicated issue, and a more specific example would be helpful. but I'll give you some general tips. Whenever other people have the ability to affect the area you are organizing, it's usually best to establish clear firm boundari...

netminnow left a comment for LindsayJune 20

netminnow left a comment for MarshaJune 20

netminnow added a discussionJune 20

Excuse or fact?

How do I maintain motivation when my efforts to clean and neaten and declutter are overwhelmed/ undone by the 4+ others who live here and won't cooperate(or worse yet bitch). I feel like I'm trying to roll the growing boulder uphill. I don't want ...

netminnow updated their profileJune 20

Ariane Benefit replied to Ariane Benefit's discussion 'My Top 10 Tips for Clutter-Free Living'May 28

Thanks Andrea! i do it 3-4 times a year...it's such a great feeling! : )

Andrea replied to Fran Jablway's discussion 'Dealing With Your Sensitivity'May 28

>> In order to find your tribe where you fit in, you have to let go of needing everyone to like you.

Andrea replied to Ariane Benefit's discussion 'My Top 10 Tips for Clutter-Free Living'May 28

I love this post. I have to agree, people hang onto stuff they might need someday, but usually that day never comes. Personally, I love a good purge twice a year; spring and autumn.

Adriel McIntyre updated their profileMay 15

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Forum

Excuse or fact? 2 Replies

Started by netminnow in The Psychology of Organizing: It's Not About Your Stuff!. Last reply by netminnow Jun 22.

shudders shudders Donating is great, but... 1 Reply

Started by chrissy in Healthy Lifestyle. Last reply by Ariane Benefit May 4.

Simple Solutions to your Healthy Eating Challenges -- Continued 1 Reply

Started by Bernadette Armiento in Food - Nourishing Body and Soul. Last reply by Ellen Shapiro Feb 5.

Rethinking "Stuff" 6 Replies

Started by Ellen Shapiro in Money Matters!. Last reply by Fran Jablway Jan 13.

Are You Letting Strangers In? 6 Replies

Started by Carrie Greene in The Psychology of Organizing: It's Not About Your Stuff!. Last reply by Jamie Lea Jones Jan 11.

So how do you deal with someone else's stuff? 4 Replies

Started by Fran Jablway in Sharing Spaces(TM) - Living and Working Together in Peace. Last reply by Ariane Benefit Jan 6.

Dealing With Your Sensitivity 7 Replies

Started by Fran Jablway in Making Life Work with ADHD and ADD. Last reply by Andrea May 28.

Strategies to Eliminate Distractions & Increase Productivity 6 Replies

Started by Carrie Greene in HELP! I need more time!. Last reply by Carrie Greene Feb 16.

How do you delegate? 6 Replies

Started by Kris Rowlands in HELP! I need more time!. Last reply by Ariane Benefit Jan 21.

Has this happened to anyone else? 8 Replies

Started by Fran Jablway in Making Life Work with ADHD and ADD. Last reply by Ariane Benefit Apr 20.

When Food is Love -- When Food is Food 2 Replies

Started by Bernadette Armiento in Food - Nourishing Body and Soul. Last reply by Bernadette Armiento Nov. 6, 2008.

Help with Settings 4 Replies

Started by Sany in Technology & Screensucking. Last reply by jacqueline Nov. 25, 2008.

IDEAS: The Agony and the Ecstasy 7 Replies

Started by Ariane Benefit in HELP! I need more time!. Last reply by Ariane Benefit Dec. 28, 2008.

Re-think gift-giving to reduce clutter 8 Replies

Started by Marcia Francois in Family Matters. Last reply by Arlene Dec. 25, 2008.

Prosperity Tips for the Care & Feeding of Your Mind 5 Replies

Started by Ellen Shapiro in Money Matters!. Last reply by Arlene Nov. 12, 2008.

Staying Sane in Crazy Economic Times 3 Replies

Started by Ellen Shapiro in Money Matters!. Last reply by Ariane Benefit Nov. 16, 2008.

Everday Over the Counter Medications 3 Replies

Started by Lizard2 in Family Matters. Last reply by Tracy Dec. 2, 2008.

Blog Posts

Quote for the Week: a Habit of Excellence

We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
~Aristotle

I heard someone famous once say that she was not a naturally outgoing person. She simply made the choice to pretend that she was - like she was acting a part in a play everyday. She wanted to be bold, so she dressed up in bold clothes and played the part. When her natural reaction to a new situation was to shrink back and observe, she would jump in with both feet.

And before she knew it, she discovered t… Continue

Posted by Eva Wallace on March 6, 2009 at 10:02pm — 2 Comments

Unplugged...

I went through a period of being unplugged. It's not because I needed to regroup.

Every once and a while I disconnect and go into hiding. I actually don't know why I do it.

So I stopped manic facebooking and twittering, blogging, feed reading, blog commenting, and answering the phone.

And then this happened.

… Continue

Posted by Chelo on February 21, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Want to hear an actual repatterning with Ellen? Listen here...

This is the link for Ellen's call on
"Stress Free Holidays"..even though the holidays are over--you can
still benefit from the energy of the session..and have an experience
of the repatterning work.

Feel free to download the MP3 and to share your thoughts, feelings
and questions with others who were on the call by responding on this blog.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/neatandsimpleliving/2008/12/05/Setting...

Posted by Ellen Shapiro on February 5, 2009 at 5:09pm

Enough is Enough!

I have been having computer problems from hell.... I own two laptops, and neither of them work right.. lol Then my AT&T box burnt out and I had to wait for them to send me a new one...
Just one thing after another... add to that the marriage problems that have been a problem for years that have been much worse lately, and homeschooling, and work, and every other bloody thing I do every day, and you'll understand why I have been absent for so long!! LOL... Gotta laugh at it, or else I'd pull… Continue

Posted by Anita on January 16, 2009 at 1:58pm — 1 Comment

Gratitude: An Antidote to Interesting Times

In China, a common way to wish someone less than well is to say, "May you live in interesting times." Looking at the world through the lenses of the news these days, it gives pause to wonder who spoke those words over us, doesn't it? We have the situation in Gaza; another huge company has filed for protection as of the noon news; and if you live in Illinois you have the twin scourges of the weather and the trainwreck of state government to deal with.
How can one avoid getting caught up in the ne… Continue

Posted by Fran Jablway on January 14, 2009 at 4:51pm — 2 Comments

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