…it’s just been an intensely eventful few months filled with a few major life changes.

I’ve been reassessing my goals, creating an action plan, and taking steps towards challenging new endeavors (the details of which I do hope to share at some point). In the past I might have put undue pressure on myself to blog about every detail of this experience but I’ve discovered that in this digi-social age of constant disclosure it’s ok, perhaps even essential, to withdraw in order to face difficult truths and gain clarity. Don’t worry friends it hasn’t stopped me from paying my taxes!

With that said, although its likely posts will be a lot less frequent moving forward, I do promise to keep The Demoiselle from land of abandoned blogs. Happy Friday!

Every new day offers a chance to change someone’s life – holidays are no exception. Here are 5 ways to change the life of someone you love this season. Though not all of the ideas are material, they are all gifts. Click the images for point of purchase or sources.

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“If you want to grow, you gotta let go. That means eliminating all the clutter – from dried up tubes of glue to old grudges – that holds you back, weighs you down, or just makes you feel bad about yourself. THROW OUT FIFTY THINGS takes us through each room of the house, from the attic to the garage, and even to the far reaches of our minds.

Life Is Really Very Simple. What We Give Out, We Get Back. What we think about ourselves becomes the truth for us. …everyone is responsible for everything in our lives, the best and the worst. Every thought we think is creating our future. Each one of us creates our experiences by our thoughts and our feelings. The thoughts we think and the words we speak create our experiences.