Simple Life Together

By Dan Hayes & Vanessa Hayes, Daniel Hayes

Society & Culture Education

What's Simple Life Together about?

Leading a Simple Life in the Modern World

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Simple Life Together episodes:

01.21.2019
SLT079: Part 2 of Still Simplifying After All These Years
Designing the life you were meant to live is not only possible, it's is something you can take control of yourself and MAKE it happen. A great place to start is by making the commitment to simplify your life. As...
01.21.2019
SLT078: Still Simplifying After All These Years Part 1
Simplifying your life is one of the most impactful things you can do to ensure you're living the lifestyle you've designed for yourself. The life you were meant to live. In this episode of Simple Life Together, we offer a little update...
12.22.2015
SLT077: Simple Answers to Listener Questions
It's been a while since our last episode and many of you said you wanted an update. So, we posted on the Simple Life Together Facebook page and the Edit & Forget It Facebook Group and asked for your questions....
07.25.2015
SLT076: Simplifying to Sell Your Home
There are so many reasons to simplify. But one very lucrative reason to simplify is to increase the sale price of your home and set the stage for a quick sale. So, let's talk a little about simplifying to sell your...
03.21.2015
SLT075: 4 Critical Areas You Need to Consider When Downsizing
Back in Episode 65, we talked about Strategic Simple Living and shared a few great tools you can use to plan your simple living strategy. Specifically, we used the 4 Direction Ideation Tool of Looking Outward/Inward/Backward/Forward as lenses for developing...
12.08.2014
SLT074: 3 Simple Living Habits You Can Use Right Now
When it comes to simple living, we can all use a few more tips to help us along. We’re going to share 3 more simple living habits you can start using right now for a better today and tomorrow. One of...
10.09.2014
SLT073: Simplifying Simple Life Together
Okay, folks. We had intended this episode to be more of a “finality”. It was supposed to be more of a "farewell" episode and post. But the truth is, we’re having trouble with this because Simple Life Together is such a...
09.04.2014
SLT072: How Do You Define Work Life Balance?
Vanessa was getting ready to throw away a magazine (because of course, she practices the "one in one out rule") and the headline on the cover was: The Balanced Life! She told me that she paused for a moment and...
08.21.2014
SLT071: The Power of Habit
Never underestimate the power of habit. In mid-April of 2014, I decided that I needed to make some positive changes to my morning ritual. I've talked about my morning ritual a few times on the Simple Life Together podcast, and...
07.31.2014
SLT070: Voluntary Simplicity with Miriam Ortiz y Pino
We’ve mentioned in previous shows...sometimes simple isn’t easy. Consistent, voluntary simplicity can be even harder. Matter of fact, it can be an awful lot of work to make simple easy, but in the end we’re opting to live simply intentionally...in...
07.18.2014
SLT069: Head Over Heels In Love With Simplicity
The number one reason we love simplicity is that it gives us flexibility to live our lives the way we want. Sure, it takes some real effort to get to the point where we could drop what we were doing...
06.19.2014
SLT068: Simple Living with Liz Neighbors
We've been sharing our story about simple living here since the tail end of 2012. But we know we're not alone when it comes to simple living! We put the call out in our last episode for more volunteers to share their...
06.06.2014
SLT067: Simplify Your Wardrobe Redux
Way back in Episode 47, Simplify Your Wardrobe, we explored our relationship with the clothes that we wear and asked ourselves some questions such as: So what things shape your current wardrobe? What does your wardrobe look like now? What would...
05.15.2014
SLT066: Predict Your Future
Abe Lincoln said, "The best way to predict your future is to create it." When living simply, taking action now can help you shape the life you want to live. Back in Episode 38, we talked about the concept of preparation...
05.01.2014
SLT065: Strategic Simple Living
When it comes to making long-term plans for our lives, we all go through a "dream stage"...where we just kind of day dream about what our life might be like. Seriously, we’ve all, at some point in our life, thought...
04.17.2014
SLT064: Healthy Smoothies Made Simple With Farnoosh Brock
We hinted in Episode 63 that we've been enjoying more and more healthy smoothies. About two and a half years ago we did a 12-day juice fast. Since then, we've slowly incorporated juicing into our lifestyle at least 3-4 times/week. By...
04.07.2014
SLT063: Five Steps to Simple Living
When it comes to simple living, or making any changes in life, there always seems to be plenty of experts around telling you what you should do, and how you should do it. Looking to get in shape? You can...
03.28.2014
SLT062: Stop the Accumulation of Clutter
We all have clutter in our lives. Naturally, one of the first steps on the road to simplicity is to challenge what and how much you consume. The basic idea here is that, the more you consume...meaning buy, acquire, receive,...
03.17.2014
SLT061: Simple Living With Kids
The number one question we are asked, is about simple living with kids: "Is it possible to simplify your life with kids?" Of course it is! Now we know not everyone has kids, but even if you don't you probably have...
03.03.2014
SLT060: What’s Your Simplicity Splurge?
So we talk all the time about scaling back, editing, etc. But there’s probably one thing or another that you’ve decided would be your simplicity splurge. That something that you’re just not going to scrimp on. Well, that’s perfectly fine. We...
02.24.2014
SLT059: Make the Most of Your Margin
So now that you’ve been working on building some margin in your life, maybe it’s a good time to start thinking about how you can make the most of your margin to make your life fuller. Not fuller with with...
02.17.2014
SLT058: Maintaining Simplicity…Don’t Let Your Simplifying Work Go To Waste!
Maintaining simplicity is an important step in making sure your simplicity efforts don't go by the wayside. We’ve said all along that simplifying your life isn’t a one time deal...it’s a lifestyle. And as with any lifestyle or major focus...
02.10.2014
SLT057: Simple Living with Tania Ginoza of MauiShopGirl.com
We've been sharing our story about simple living here since the tail end of 2012. But when it comes to simple living, we know we're not alone! So, in this episode of the show we have our very first Simplicity...
02.03.2014
SLT056: Beware of the The Comparison Trap
Whether we’re hard-wired for it, or it’s learned behavior, we all fall victim to the comparison trap from time to time. Whether it’s houses, cars, paychecks, toys (I’m not just talking about kids’ toys here, I’m talking grown up toys...
01.27.2014
SLT055: 7 Habits for Highly Effective Simplicity
If you've ever ready Steve Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (one of our all time favorite books), then you know that by doing just seven things, you can be well on your way to becoming more effective...
01.20.2014
SLT054: No Limits? Setting Limits to Simplify Your Life
Setting limits isn't as popular in our advertising culture as buzz phrases like "No Limits". When we think of “limits”, it’s typically in a negative sense. So, when setting limits on ourselves, like when we go on a bad diet,...
01.13.2014
SLT053: Fewer Things, Fuller Life! Are You Ready?
On our journey toward a more simple life in the modern world, one point that keeps hitting home is that less is more. We like to say, fewer things, fuller life. Last year, we started the Edit & Forget It...
01.02.2014
SLT052: Make It Your Best Year Ever in 5 Simple Steps
If you’re like most people you probably have intentions to make some serious changes and make this your best year ever, right? Well, we want to help make 2014 YOUR year to simplify! And even if you’re not listening to...
11.28.2013
SLT051: Simplicity Quick Start Guide
We always call what we’re on a “journey” because we always seem to be learning new things, paring down to less and less, and finding ourselves in new circumstances along the way. But in the beginning, it sure helps to...
11.21.2013
SLT050: Our Top 20 Simplicity Websites
It's our 50th episode and we wanted to pass on our Top 20 simplicity websites, and also our favorites for minimalism, lifestyle and more! You know, we have so many resources available to us these days that sometimes it’s hard...
11.14.2013
SLT049: Live The Life of Your Dreams
So, if you’re anything like us you want to live the life of your dreams, right? Well the life of your dreams is different for everyone, but the one common thing is that we all need to set up some...
11.07.2013
SLT048: To Do Lists In Four Easy Steps, & an Interview with Erik Fisher
Let’s face reality...we all have To Do lists. And while they seem to be never ending at times, To Do Lists can be a good thing. It kinda means we’re still alive! If you don't have any in your life,...
10.31.2013
SLT047: Simplify Your Wardrobe
Is it time to simplify your wardrobe? Think about it, what is it that dictates how big your wardrobe is or how many clothes you have? Is it fashion and changing trends? Is it utility? Is it the weather or...
10.24.2013
SLT046: The Random Show
Today… we’re going completely random on you! We have a bunch of short, unrelated topics that have been simmering for a while or just been on our minds and we figured it was time to put them out there. So we...
10.17.2013
SLT045: Your House Is On Fire, You Can Save 5 Things. What Are They?
What are your most important things? We talk a lot about getting rid of “stuff” on the show, and in our lives that’s what we’ve tried to do. We’ve gotten rid of just about 3000 things this year alone and...
10.10.2013
SLT044: What We Got Here Is Failure To Communicate!
Way back in Episode 10, we’ve talked a little about communication and how it can make your life simpler….that is if it’s effective communication. Ineffective communication on the other hand can can make your life a lot more complicated and...
10.03.2013
SLT043: Are You Making the Most of Life’s Experiences & Lessons Learned?
It can be way too easy to just go along in life and keep your head and eyes straight forward, just plowing ahead. But when we do that we often miss out on the importance of the experience’s life offers...
09.26.2013
SLT042: The Upside of Downsizing
Downsizing is a word we hear a lot about these days, and I’m surprised at how often it’s talked about in the negative sense versus the positive. If you’re not familiar with the term, typically, we hear “downsizing” being used...
09.19.2013
SLT041: Are You Losing Focus? Even Ben Franklin Had a To Do List!
Are you losing focus? We’re in what could easily be called the Age of Distraction. Between all the media sources we’re exposed to, all the forms of Social Media, instant communication and technology at our fingertips...we’ve just become inundated with...
09.05.2013
SLT040: How To Organize Your Photos
Be honest. If you're like us you probably have thousands of photos, digital or print photos that are totally disorganized! You have the best intentions, but you probably have no idea how to organize your photos. Welcome to our world! We were...
08.29.2013
SLT039: Simple Meal Planning & Paying For Excess Baggage
Let's face it, there are some situations in life that cause us stress that we just don't need. The bad kind of stress...the kind that holds us back. Not the good type of stress, the kind that propels us forward....
08.22.2013
SLT038: Preparation Meets Opportunity, and Making Food Simple
For years, I would tell my students that the most exciting moments in life are lived at the intersection of Preparation and Opportunity. It’s that mix of thrill, the crescendo of anticipation turning to fulfillment...when something that’s been building is...
08.15.2013
SLT037: Procrastination, and Doing a Personal Review
Let's face it, we all suffer from procrastination once in a while. Sooner or later we need to deal with. Ironic right? If procrastination is something you've struggled with, there are a few things you can do to help overcome...
08.09.2013
SLT036: Busy Is The New “I’m Fine”, & Back To School…Simplified!
Busy Is The New “I’m Fine”, & Back To School...Simplified! Dan's Topic: Simplicity Resources So what's your default response when someone asks you "How's it going?" I've been noticing that the most common response is…"Busy!" I've even found myself guilty of it from time...
08.01.2013
SLT035 Living in 50 Square Feet…Vacation Simplified
Living in 50 Square Feet…Vacation Simplified! We've had a standing dream: More time with family, and way more time to enjoy the outdoors! We've mentioned on the show that have been trying to sell our 4 acres overlooking State Natural Area...
07.18.2013
SLT034: Let’s Talk Money, & An Interview with Bonnie Dewkett
Let's Talk Money, & An Interview with Bonnie Dewkett, The Joyful Organizer Whether we like it or not, many things in life boil down to relationships. We all have a relationships with money and we all have relationships with the "stuff"...
07.04.2013
SLT033: A Simple Life Together Update, and What’s the Value of Simple?…an Interview with Joel Zaslofsky
An SLT Update, & the Value of Simple w/Joel Zaslofsky Well, we're a little over 6 months into this "whole blog/podcast thing" and we figured it was time for an update. Actually, we're probably way overdue for an update! There are...
06.27.2013
SLT032: It’s All About the Choices We Make!
It's All About the Choices We Make! It's true. There's no getting around it. Generally speaking, the way we end up is all about the choice we make in life. Now certainly there are some cases where, as the bumper sticker...
06.20.2013
SLT031: Simplicity Resources & Learning Styles in Organizing
Simplicity Resources & Learning Styles in Organizing Wow! There is so much information out there to simplify our lives that some times it can get pretty complicated!!! Isn't it great to have a resource you can go to to find most...
06.13.2013
SLT 030: Buying Time, and Where Do I Start?
You've Got Plenty of Time, and Where Do I Start? You can't buy time. Some may want you to think you can, but you can't. Time is most likely the most democratized asset we have. As we live our lives, it doesn’t...

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Simple Life Together episodes:

SLT079: Part 2 of Still Simplifying After All These Years

SLT078: Still Simplifying After All These Years Part 1

SLT077: Simple Answers to Listener Questions

SLT076: Simplifying to Sell Your Home

SLT075: 4 Critical Areas You Need to Consider When Downsizing

SLT074: 3 Simple Living Habits You Can Use Right Now

SLT073: Simplifying Simple Life Together

SLT072: How Do You Define Work Life Balance?

SLT071: The Power of Habit

SLT070: Voluntary Simplicity with Miriam Ortiz y Pino

SLT069: Head Over Heels In Love With Simplicity

SLT068: Simple Living with Liz Neighbors

SLT067: Simplify Your Wardrobe Redux

SLT066: Predict Your Future

SLT065: Strategic Simple Living

SLT064: Healthy Smoothies Made Simple With Farnoosh Brock

SLT063: Five Steps to Simple Living

SLT062: Stop the Accumulation of Clutter

SLT061: Simple Living With Kids

SLT060: What’s Your Simplicity Splurge?

SLT059: Make the Most of Your Margin

SLT058: Maintaining Simplicity…Don’t Let Your Simplifying Work Go To Waste!

SLT057: Simple Living with Tania Ginoza of MauiShopGirl.com

SLT056: Beware of the The Comparison Trap

SLT055: 7 Habits for Highly Effective Simplicity

SLT054: No Limits? Setting Limits to Simplify Your Life

SLT053: Fewer Things, Fuller Life! Are You Ready?

SLT052: Make It Your Best Year Ever in 5 Simple Steps

SLT051: Simplicity Quick Start Guide

SLT050: Our Top 20 Simplicity Websites

SLT049: Live The Life of Your Dreams

SLT048: To Do Lists In Four Easy Steps, & an Interview with Erik Fisher

SLT047: Simplify Your Wardrobe

SLT046: The Random Show

SLT045: Your House Is On Fire, You Can Save 5 Things. What Are They?

SLT044: What We Got Here Is Failure To Communicate!

SLT043: Are You Making the Most of Life’s Experiences & Lessons Learned?

SLT042: The Upside of Downsizing

SLT041: Are You Losing Focus? Even Ben Franklin Had a To Do List!

SLT040: How To Organize Your Photos

SLT039: Simple Meal Planning & Paying For Excess Baggage

SLT038: Preparation Meets Opportunity, and Making Food Simple

SLT037: Procrastination, and Doing a Personal Review

SLT036: Busy Is The New “I’m Fine”, & Back To School…Simplified!

SLT035 Living in 50 Square Feet…Vacation Simplified

SLT034: Let’s Talk Money, & An Interview with Bonnie Dewkett

SLT033: A Simple Life Together Update, and What’s the Value of Simple?…an Interview with Joel Zaslofsky

SLT032: It’s All About the Choices We Make!

SLT031: Simplicity Resources & Learning Styles in Organizing

SLT 030: Buying Time, and Where Do I Start?