Destination Simple

Elizabeth is hosting an Invite-A-Friend 5-Day Sugar Free Challenge in March. The "invite-a-friend" prompted a conversation between Suzanne and Elizabeth about how to be a supportive friend, how a friend supports you, and who to select as a supportive friend. And we're not just talking about a sugar free challenge, we're talking about along your journey of wellness overall. Who are the people in your corner? Who can you lean on? Who can lean on you?

Links for this episode:

Invite-A-Friend 5-Day Sugar-Free Challenge

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

In this episode we each came up with a list of meal prep and kitchen tips that we personally use in our own kitchens. So get your pen and paper out for this one! Especially when Elizabeth shares simple recipe ideas for every meal of the day!

• Lots of time saving tips! That's what prep is all about. 
• Suzanne's secret to enjoying more time with friends and family.
• Want to spend less time in the grocery store? This tip may surprise you! And that's not the only win with this idea.
• Tips that make time in the kitchen more enjoyable. 
• We kept grocery costs in mind, to help with ways to lower that bill.

Suzanne mentions a blog post about kitchen storage. 

Elizabeth mentions a knock-it-out-of-park stir-fry sauce recipe, we wanted to get it right:
1/4 c water
1/4 c soy sauce or gluten-free alternative
1 lime, juiced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp ginger, fresh grated

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

Elizabeth and Suzanne discuss being mindful through this seasonal transition. As we come back to more routine, sometimes we can get too busy. Take some time now to think about your upcoming schedule and fitting in some time for you. 

In this episode:

• Thinking about fall routines
• Prepping for back-to-school
• Tips to simplify school supply shopping
• Some thoughts on food prep
• Keeping it simple when things could get really busy

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

In this episode Suzanne and Elizabeth chat about life's busyness, recognizing it and prepping for it.

• When life ramps up - summer can be busy, how to make the choice to come back to simple. 
• How to create balance through the busy times. 
• Simplify the busyness by pre-thinking and planning. 
• How to recognize someone else's busyness and give them gift of time. 

Elizabeth gives a shout out to the Salamander Summer Music Festival in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. If you're near by, she highly recommends checking out this event!  

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

In this episode, our conversation centers around figuring out priorities and simplifying your busyness so you have time for your own well-being. 

Join our conversation to hear:

·         What are big blocks?

·         What are Elizabeth’s big blocks?

·         Ideas to help you identify your priorities and create time.

We often mention *few*significant*thorough*. Suzanne learned this concept from her life coach Lesley at Waypoint Coaching. You can learn more about Lesley at www.waypointcoaching.ca.

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Suzanne discuss their growth experiences around individualizing their gardens. 

Discussed in this episode:

• Embracing intentional living in the garden.
• Hear about Suzanne's epiphany moment with a lesson learned from Elizabeth!
• Here's a hack - why you might take advantage of your local farmer's market, even if you grow your own food.
• Suzanne mentions this Facebook group where she learns a lot of local gardening tips: Manitoba Gardens
• How your good garden feelings can carry through all year. 

Note: We don't mention in the episode, but you may be interested to know that Elizabeth and Suzanne live in growing zone 3. 

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

Elizabeth and Suzanne welcome you to season two of the Destination Simple Podcast! 

In this episode:

• Suzanne and her husband made a big life-changing decision which conflicted with Suzanne's minimalist values. How did she work through the chaos? 
• When is it okay to make decisions that conflict with your lifestyle values. 
• Was the experience worth the conflict? 

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

This episode is all about rethinking our spending. It's based on this blog post written by Suzanne.

• Elizabeth and Suzanne discuss a hands-on exercise that you can try to simplify your finances.
• Change the way you think about your day-to-day spending versus your larger financial goals. 
• We discuss specifics about our own relatable experiences with recognizing  spending habits across different categories, and changes we made. 
• We dig deep into specific areas like subscriptions, gym memberships, restaurants, hobbies, and entertainment/random spending.
• We calculate our monthly savings achieved just by reassessing where our current dollars are going. 
• Reduce your financial stress.

Previous podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:
The Done List
Simple Living and How to Stop Rebelling Against Yourself

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

This episode conversation launches from Suzanne’s blog post: The “Done” List. 

In this episode we talk about the benefits of writing a list of the things you’ve done through your day. It’s something we encourage you to try! Listen in to the benefits of writing a “done” list.  

Topics from our discussion:

·         Comparing the to-do list to the “done” list.

·         A great way to observe and evaluate a busy life. 

·         How we use to-do lists. 

·         Suzanne makes play time a priority in her daily life. 

·         Using the done list during burnout recovery.

·         Accomplishing the mundane things counts. 

·         Gain perspective on your time. 

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

Our conversation is launched from this blog post: Making and Maintaining Life Changes. 

Topics discussed in this episode:

·         Learn to listen to your body and mind to meet your needs.

·         We tend to not stop until change is forced upon us. 

·         How to break away from the expectations of society to do what’s right for you.

·         Giving yourself permission to simplify. 

·         Realizing what’s right for you at the core. 

·         Is there overwhelm in the options to simplify your life?

·         When making changes affects your friends and family.

·         Intentionality around food. 

·         Deciding where to make changes.

·         Intentionality in your home. 

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.

Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.