Intentional Living Archives - Christina Tiplea

7 Steps to Increase Self-Esteem & Find Inner Happiness

March 19 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Intentional Living

Are you 100% happy with your life and who you are as a person right at this very moment?

My guess would be that if you are reading this, your answer is likely “no”. If it’s “yes”, then by all means please skip the rest of this post 🙂

I think the true secret of happiness is knowing that it’s an inside job. That you can have a crap job, live somewhere less than desirable, possibly even have health problems, and yup – you can still be extremely happy.

It’s about realizing that life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you. So despite all of the crappiness and outside factors that life may throw your way, it’s up to you to not use that as an excuse to choose self-pity instead of embracing happy. [Read more…]

How to Find Joy in Mundane Tasks

March 12 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Intentional Living, Productivity

We all have tasks thrown into our daily routines that perhaps aren’t the most fun, yet are required to keep us powering through life each and every day.

Things like washing dishes, fixing things, work tasks, piling our screaming toddler & preschooler into the car to get somewhere on time <– this can’t be just me 😉

The point is, we all have those tasks we have to get through each day that we don’t necessary find joy in naturally. Maybe we’ve even come to dread them and let them hang over our heads in a way that puts a cloud over part of our day. [Read more…]

Ways to Be Kinder to Yourself

March 3 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Intentional Living

“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” -Christopher Germer

Do you often find yourself putting your own needs on the back burner while you focus on being kind and giving to those around you?

While it’s a great thing to show kindness to others, many of us often don’t give ourselves the same amount of compassion or grace that we give to those around us.

We don’t usually take the time to truly take care of our minds, bodies, or souls. This can mean different things for each individual person.

Perhaps for you it means not making time for the hobbies you enjoy, not eating healthy foods to nourish your body, functioning on very little sleep everyday, being too hard on yourself and lacking self-compassion. [Read more…]

Announcing the Clutterfree Course!

January 18 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Cleaning & Decluttering, Intentional Living, Simple Living

Hi Friends!

I have a super special announcement today 🙂

I’m so excited to let you all know that my new course Clutterfree has officially launched!

Clutterfree is an 8-week online course designed to help you declutter your home, create space for more joy, and free up your mind & heart to live the life you’ve always wanted.

This course is a step-by-step guide designed to help you:

Develop a clutter-free mindset and change the way you view possessions
Clear every single piece of clutter from your home in less than 8 weeks
Create habits and strategies that will help you stay clutter-free forever

You can preview the entire class curriculum here and see everything that’s included!

By enrolling in the Clutterfree course, you are allowing me to be your personal decluttering guide so that I can walk you through the step-by-step process of decluttering every single room in your home.

This has been an idea of mine for years now and creating it was such a labor of love for me. I’ve poured countless hours, heart, and soul, into this course and am absolutely thrilled to be able to offer something like this for you all!

If you are ready to start the journey of simplifying your home and life this year, I’d love to have you join Clutterfree! 🙂

Cheers to embracing a clutter-free life, friends!

XOXO Christina

11 Ways to Make Your Mornings Less Stressful (+ Free Printable)

August 16 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Health, Intentional Living

Do your mornings often feel chaotic?

Like you’re running as soon as your feet hit the floor and can’t seem to catch a moment of peace before noon hits?

Mornings don’t have to be that way! In fact, they can actually be the most beautiful and peaceful time of day if you set yourself up to make them that way. [Read more…]

11 Things to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed (+ Free Workbook)

August 8 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Intentional Living

If I could choose one word to describe this year for me, it would be overwhelmed.

While it’s not exactly a positive word or one that captures the joy and blessings I’ve also experienced this year, it’s still a pretty honest depiction of how I’ve felt the last 6+ months.

I think we all go through seasons like this, where life just feels downright difficult sometimes and we enter survival mode as a means to just get through it and try to move on.

While I’m still a work in progress and constantly trying to find better ways to deal with feeling overwhelmed at times, I wanted to share some of the strategies that have helped me this year in coping when the feeling of overwhelm creeps up on me. I know that we all feel overwhelmed with life from time to time and it always helps me in knowing I’m not alone in that struggle 🙂 [Read more…]

15 Things You Can Do To Be Happier Immediately (+ Free Worksheet)

June 13 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Intentional Living

Would you consider yourself a happy person?

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the things that make happy people so darn happy.

Do they have a lot of money?

Do they have a huge circle of friends?

Are they successful in their careers? [Read more…]

Fifteen 30-Day Challenge Ideas That Will Change Your Life

May 23 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Intentional Living

It’s no secret around here that I’m a huge advocate for self-development.

I love the idea of always trying to improve my life and work towards becoming the best version of me that I can possibly be.

It just so happens to be one of my greatest passions in life to help others do the same 🙂

I’ve been a big fan of 30-Day challenges and the positive impact that they can make on your life. It’s said that 30 days is enough time to solidify a new habit that you want to incorporate into your daily routine, or even to subtract a habit that hasn’t been good for your health or well-being. [Read more…]

5 Signs You Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Technology

March 14 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Intentional Living

While technology in itself can be an amazing thing that improves our daily lives in so many ways, the irony is that it can also be very unhealthy if we’re spending too much time wrapped up in our phones, computers, and TVs.

I believe that it’s fully possible to enjoy the benefits of technology, while still maintaining a healthy balance of non-technology time in your life too so that your relationships, health, and happiness don’t suffer as a result of your technology usage. [Read more…]

6 Habits of Organized People

January 27 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Intentional Living, Productivity, Simple Living

Hi Friends! Enjoy this guest post from Emily! XO Christina

Do you ever wish you could get more done? Maybe you feel like you need more hours added to your day?

Chances are you could use some more organization in your life!

Organization has always felt like second nature to me, and I assumed everyone knew how to be organized as well. It wasn’t until I became a teacher that I realized being organized doesn’t come naturally to some people. It amazed me how a student’s notebook could be overflowing with papers, but the one paper that was needed was nowhere to be found. It was very frustrating for my students (and myself)! [Read more…]