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www.racheltuggle.com -- I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like life is too big for just one planner. I think that living a well-planned life is accessible to us all. You just have to know how to use multiple planners. You have way too much life crammed into one little book, and it just cannot manage it all for you!Planning

How to Use Multiple Planners

January 19, 2018January 18, 2018 / rctuggle / 3 Comments

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel like life is too big for just one planner. Between work and school and kids and marriage and side hustles and volunteering and church and more, we all have a lot to keep up with!! But, imagine this—– You cannot remember the appointments you have tomorrow, but you know where all …

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www.racheltuggle.com -- I have always had a love-hate relationship with goals and goal-setting, but I discovered a new aspect of the process this year – choosing a word of the year. And I am in love with it. Choosing a word of the year is something I have heard about, but I have not chosen one myself. But, this year I wanted to be different.Faith, Planning, Simplify Your Life

Choosing a Word of the Year

January 8, 2018 / rctuggle / 1 Comment

Ah, the New Year. Full of new dreams, hopes, promises, and those ever-present and pesky New Year’s resolutions. Does anyone else feel a yearly pressure to make those or is that just me? I have always had a love-hate relationship with goals and goal-setting, but I discovered a new aspect of the process this year – choosing a word of …

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www.racheltuggle.com -- But, quiet probably is not a big part of your life. It hasn’t been for me. But, I need quiet to give myself some breathing space and some listening space. Here are four ways God is showing me to make room for quiet in my days.Faith, Simplify Your Life

4 Ways to Make Room for Quiet in Your Life

November 13, 2017November 8, 2017 / rctuggle / Leave a comment

Sometimes insomnia is a gift. Lying awake in the quiet of the night forces you to take stock, to feel feelings you won’t admit to during the day, to think thoughts that you would never otherwise have time for. You have time right now though; it is three o’clock in the morning and everyone is asleep! So, you think your …

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www.racheltuggle.com -- Have you ever asked God a question and then not given him time to answer? Unfortunately, this is a bad habit of mine. For example, I have been desiring to grow closer to God (who doesn’t?) and asked him to draw me nearer to him. But, then I never gave him the chance to do so. I was off to work!Faith

Learning to Stop and Listen: the Week God Slowed Me Down

November 5, 2017 / rctuggle / Leave a comment

My breath came in slow gasps and coughs the way it too often does. I have had asthma my whole life, but that does not change the heart-pumping, adrenaline infused reaction that comes every time my brain realizes that it’s not getting enough air. Dizziness can set in along with feelings of panic. Thankfully, I live in the twenty-first century …

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Like so many other people, I spend way too much time on my phone. So, I am limiting screen time by implementing four basic cell phone rules. Simplify Your Life

My Cell Phone Rules: Why and How I am Limiting Screen Time

July 21, 2017July 19, 2017 / rctuggle / 2 Comments

Happy Friday, everyone! Today we are talking about limiting screen time! I am both excited and nervous about today’s post because this is definitely an area of struggle for me. Like so many other people, I spend way too much time on my phone. Does this situation seem familiar to you? When you wake up in the morning, the first …

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I am no longer bullet journaling!! I left my bullet journal behind when I moved into my new planner. Here are a few reasons not to use a bullet journal!Planning

One Book July Update: Reasons Not to Use a Bullet Journal

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 / rctuggle / Leave a comment

Hello everyone!! It’s time for my week two update on One Book July, and things are really starting to work for me (Check out my other update and setup here!). But, while I was planning this week, I realized something. I am no longer bullet journaling!! I left my bullet journal behind when I moved into my new planner, and …

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Do you ever feel like your days are spinning out of control? You want to work to simplify your life, but you just can't keep track of your days! Trust me, I've been there. Some days, I am still there. But, I have learned that life runs so much more smoothly when I plan. Also, I don't forget things as much.Planning, Simplify Your Life

Why You Need to Plan: 4 Ways Planning Improves Your Life

July 14, 2017July 12, 2017 / rctuggle / 6 Comments

Do you ever feel like your days are spinning out of control? You want to work to simplify your life, but you just can’t keep track of your days! Trust me, I’ve been there. Some days, I am still there. But, I have learned that life runs so much more smoothly when I plan. Also, I don’t forget things as …

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www.racheltuggle.com--It's time for the first update in One Book July, and I am already changing my planner! Using a Leuchtturm 1917 as my "book" was a total bust; having no division between sections was a total nightmare. So I changed everything!!Planning

Changing my Planner during One Book July

July 10, 2017July 12, 2017 / rctuggle / Leave a comment

Hello everyone! It’s time for the first update in One Book July, and I am already changing my planner! Oops! (If you don’t know what I am talking about, head over to this post on One Book July and my initial setup.) I’m not going to go into a ton of detail in this post, so be sure to check …

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Do you feel like your planning has gotten a little stale? If you are in a planner slump, then check out my One Book July 2017 for some inspiration!Planning

One Book July 2017 Setup

June 26, 2017July 12, 2017 / rctuggle / 2 Comments

Do you feel like your planning has gotten a little stale? Do you procrastinate on planning, or have you stopped planning altogether? If you are feeling like you are in a planner slump, then I have a solution for you! It’s called One Book July 2017! ****This post contains affiliate links. This just means that if you buy something from …

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www.racheltuggle.com-When I started my journey to a simpler life, I first started to eat more slowly and mindfully. I was shocked at how the lessons learned from slow eating changed me. They can change you too.Simplify Your Life

Lessons Learned from Slow Eating

June 23, 2017June 30, 2017 / rctuggle / 14 Comments

Happy Friday everyone!! On Monday, I wrote about my beginning a journey to a simpler life, and my first assignment for myself was to eat more slowly and mindfully. I was shocked at what a difference eating more slowly made in my overall day! So, here is a bit of an explanation on why I wanted to focus on eating …

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