No Spend Month Challenge: Update 1

by | Jul 5, 2010 | Save Money

No Spend Month Update 1: On month of July, we are doing No spend month challenge, which actually means not spending anything except on few essentials. We have a goal of $300 per month on necessities and more. To find more details about it how we are planning to do it,...

No Spend Month Challenge: July

by | Jul 1, 2010 | Finance, Save Money

I have done one “no spend month” last July along with Rachel from Small Notebook, blog I admire a lot. However, I started off after one week in July and I was not blogging till end of July so did not share my findings here at the heart and mind . To see...

Why learning from history is cool : Part 1

by | Jun 28, 2010 | Learning

You might wonder, what history has to do with life improvement or personal development area? Answer is a lot. If we do not learn from our past, we will bound to make same or similar mistakes again and again. If we do not know where we came from, how will we know where...

Coming out of the shadow

by | Jun 23, 2010 | Misc. Interesting

Me, in front of our house For those of you are reading Heart and Mind blog for sometime will know that I believe in slow blogging, blogging part time with my 2 small kids, family life and my volunteer teaching position, also I have written anonymously so far. This is...

Are we honest with family and friends?

by | Jun 9, 2010 | Relationships, Zen Balance

Are we honest when it comes to talking to our close friends and family? Do we have time to talk issues that are close to us and listen honesty from others? I believe, most of us like to connect, but often time we are too busy with our daily lives.  Moreover, many...

Great read: Link love: Getting over sickness

by | Jun 3, 2010 | Misc. Interesting

Last two weeks has been bit crazy, first little P got bronchitis and ear infections and finally he was getting better, R got sick and he is almost better. Sickness is not fun, specially to parents of sick kids. Good news is weather is finally getting better and feel...

101 changes: Change 4: Plant something

by | May 27, 2010 | Productivity

I am writing a series of 101 small changes that we can make to our life quality better and build and lead more happier life that is in attune with our heart and mind. If you have not read previous posts, check it out below. 101 changes: Change 1- Reduce drinking soda...