SMART Living 365 https://www.smartliving365.com/ Ideas to create a more happy, peaceful and rewarding life--365! Fri, 08 May 2026 14:26:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 An Updated Case for A Rightsized Life https://www.smartliving365.com/an-updated-case-for-a-rightsized-life/ https://www.smartliving365.com/an-updated-case-for-a-rightsized-life/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 18:47:46 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10675 A couple of weeks ago Thom and I drove to our house in Southern California that we had called “home” for sixteen years.  Even though we called that property home, we actually lived in Tucson, AZ for the last three winters while renting that “former home” temporarily. Then after that we only ended up staying […]

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]]> https://www.smartliving365.com/an-updated-case-for-a-rightsized-life/feed/ 16 20 Quotes to Start 2026 In a Positive and Optimistic Way https://www.smartliving365.com/20-quotes-to-start-2026-in-a-positive-and-optimistic-way/ https://www.smartliving365.com/20-quotes-to-start-2026-in-a-positive-and-optimistic-way/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:06:18 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10663 Every new year I find myself filled with optimism.  I won’t deny that last year was challenging on many levels for many people here and around the world.  But that simple digit change on the end of the date invites the potential for something different—something better—something hopeful.  And as a person who believes in the […]

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]]> https://www.smartliving365.com/20-quotes-to-start-2026-in-a-positive-and-optimistic-way/feed/ 18 Ten Great Ways To Rightsize Your Christmas! https://www.smartliving365.com/ten-great-ways-to-rightsize-your-christmas/ https://www.smartliving365.com/ten-great-ways-to-rightsize-your-christmas/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:12:05 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10652 About fifteen years ago my husband Thom and I began using the word “rightsize” to describe the lifestyle that we started practicing. At the time, we felt a strong motivation to create  a more simple and minimal existence.  So that led us to taking the popular step that many people refer to as “downsizing.” We […]

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]]> https://www.smartliving365.com/ten-great-ways-to-rightsize-your-christmas/feed/ 8 Living Through the Tears of Things https://www.smartliving365.com/living-through-the-tears-of-things/ https://www.smartliving365.com/living-through-the-tears-of-things/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:17:34 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10642           For my entire life I have avoided the very idea of suffering.  It’s not that I don’t feel sympathy for others when I witness others going through challenging times, but as for me—nope!  With the arrogance of youth, I remained convinced that even when things looked disastrous in my life, […]

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]]> https://www.smartliving365.com/living-through-the-tears-of-things/feed/ 14 What Does Coming Home Mean To You? https://www.smartliving365.com/what-does-coming-home-mean-to-you/ https://www.smartliving365.com/what-does-coming-home-mean-to-you/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2025 22:07:16 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10624 We’re back—not exactly home, but back.  That might seem like a strange way to put it, but we aren’t exactly “home” just yet.  We are however back on our home continent after spending several months in Europe. Our trip was great with no major problems.  Everything flowed smoothly, we stayed healthy and enjoyed some wonderful […]

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]]> https://www.smartliving365.com/what-does-coming-home-mean-to-you/feed/ 16 20 Surprising Things I Learned in Germany https://www.smartliving365.com/20-surprising-things-i-learned-in-germany/ https://www.smartliving365.com/20-surprising-things-i-learned-in-germany/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:53:11 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10599 This summer Thom and I escaped to Germany for nearly a month.  Why Germany?  Well, we had never spent any time there in the past and figured it could be an interesting place to explore while enjoying cooler temps. (Remember we live in the hot desert southwest, so this is an ongoing plan.). We did […]

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]]> https://www.smartliving365.com/20-surprising-things-i-learned-in-germany/feed/ 10 Escaping A Groundhog Life – By Thom Gottberg https://www.smartliving365.com/escaping-a-groundhog-life-by-thom-gottberg/ https://www.smartliving365.com/escaping-a-groundhog-life-by-thom-gottberg/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:30:34 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10585 “The meaning of Life is just to be Alive,” says Alan Watts. I heard this quote some time ago and dwell on it often –especially when I feel life is not going the way I want it to go. Can it be that simple?  Is our meaning/purpose just to be Alive?  Alan encourages us to […]

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]]> https://www.smartliving365.com/escaping-a-groundhog-life-by-thom-gottberg/feed/ 15 Keeping Your Days From Blurring Together https://www.smartliving365.com/keeping-your-days-from-blurring-together/ https://www.smartliving365.com/keeping-your-days-from-blurring-together/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:11:15 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10571 Years ago, I started journalling.  I’ve done it so long I don’t remember when I began—the 80’s?  The inspiration came after reading Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way and I just kept going.  In the beginning I did it because it allowed me to put my thoughts on paper and think about what I was […]

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]]> https://www.smartliving365.com/keeping-your-days-from-blurring-together/feed/ 16 It’s More About the Community Than It Is About the House https://www.smartliving365.com/its-more-about-the-community-than-it-is-about-the-house/ https://www.smartliving365.com/its-more-about-the-community-than-it-is-about-the-house/#comments Thu, 15 May 2025 22:11:46 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10552 Last week Thom and I drove back to our former home in La Quinta.  We were able to rent it out seasonally for a spell but hadn’t been back to check on it since.  Yes, the house is over twice as large as our tiny-house park model in Arizona.  So, it feels rather spacious.  Not […]

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]]> https://www.smartliving365.com/its-more-about-the-community-than-it-is-about-the-house/feed/ 15 Tucson Village Farm—Growing Kids, Food & Lots of Hope https://www.smartliving365.com/tucson-village-farm-growing-kids-food-lots-of-hope/ https://www.smartliving365.com/tucson-village-farm-growing-kids-food-lots-of-hope/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:17:59 +0000 https://www.smartliving365.com/?p=10520 Every now and then, if we are lucky, we encounter a person or an organization that inspires us and gives us hope.  Such is the case when Thom and I discovered Tucson Village Farms here in Tucson a year ago.  Started as a dream in 2009 by two women, Leza Carter and Elizabeth Sparks, the […]

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