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The Art of Decluttering: A Journey to Mindfulness
Why Decluttering Feels Like Self-Care When I first started decluttering, I thought it was just about organizing my belongings. But it quickly became clear that it was so much more. Each item I let go of felt like a weight lifting off my shoulders. My home transformed into a sanctuary, a place where I could breathe deeply and feel grounded. My wardrobe feels light, making it easy to choose what to wear each day. I now have a curated collection of my favorite pieces that fit we
Maria Aldana
Feb 133 min read


Mindful Adventures: Slowing Down to Sparkle
Mindful Adventures: Embracing Calm and Joy in Every Journey Mindful adventures are the opposite of luxurious, schedule-filled trips. With a blend of careful and spontaneous planning, a mindful adventure can be as simple as taking a morning to explore a new part of town with fresh eyes. It might involve a walk in nature or a solo/shared day trip with no set plans. Having experienced many mindful adventures over the years, I find that these trips and experiences are the ones I
Maria Aldana
Jan 212 min read


Create your Slow Sparkles Simple Daily Routine
New York City, Photo by Maria Al dana When I was working in the fashion industry in New York City, one of the first jobs that I had was during New York Fashion Week and the designer that I was working for was preparing for their runway show. Each day was filled with various tasks; running around the city picking up garments from manufacturers, looking for last-minute fabric samples, dropping off garments to magazine publications, helping with sewing beading on some of the run
Maria Aldana
Dec 12, 20253 min read


Creativity and imposter syndrome
Over a year ago, I created an online course and workbook that I never shared on my social media, and only shared it with a few people close to me. I quickly forgot about it over the past year. I saw the link to purchase my workbook yesterday, and when I clicked on it, it dawned on me that this was something that I spent evenings after work and weekends creating. I downplayed my own work, and had thoughts in my head that this workbook would not be useful to anyone. I also crea
Maria Aldana
Dec 9, 20251 min read
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