Who says simple living isn't passionate, lively, and fun?

We say it's all those things and more! Not to mention inspirational, deep, soul-stirring and thought-provoking.

Most importantly, it's about streamlining your life so you have time for all the things you love.

Welcome to our one-stop place to simplify your life! Read our newsletter, take classes, find books, products and services, and connect with readers, authors, and columnists - all right here.

Think of simplicity as a set of tools that you can use to get your life back. We only get to go around once, so simplicity helps us dig out from under our piles of clutter, meaningless commitments, debt, and over committed time. Best yet, it gives us the space to step back, take a deep breath, and figure out what really matters, so we can live from our core, our essence - rather than slogging through on auto pilot.

We invite you to our place of refuge and calm, and while you're with us, we hope that you will also be inspired to lead a vibrant life of joie de vivre. That balance - of staying centered while living a full life - is yours with simplicity.

Janet Luhrs gave up a law career to simplify her life, and fell so much in love with simplicity that in 1992, she started a newsletter on the subject, Simple Living. She had tapped into a sweeping groundswell: her newsletter quickly grew to include a world-wide readership, and the Boston Globe called it "the nation's premier newsletter on simplicity."

Janet continues to share her wisdom in her monthly newsletter, and in her best-selling classic book, The Simple Living Guide, called "the bible of the simplicity movement." Her follow-up book, Simple Loving, tracks the connection between simplicity and loving relationships. Both books have been translated into several languages, including Korean, Polish, Japanese, Chinese and German.

Janet has appeared in nearly all the major media in the United States and Canada, including Oprah, Donahue, Maria Schriver, Peter Jennings World News Tonight, and NPR, as well as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time, U.S. News & World Report, the Washington Post, Yoga Journal, Vegetarian Times, Redbook, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal and countless others.

She hosted her own radio show, The Simple Life, has been a national spokesperson for the Land O' Lakes Company, is a sought-after keynote speaker,and produces an online Simplify Your Life series of classes for Barnes & Noble. She is also a founding member of the Hilton Family of Hotels Leisure Advocacy Board, and is a member of Renaissance Weekend.

Janet is the adoring mother of two children, and has seen, lived through or heard about every complicating dilemma imaginable. She loves figuring out strategies to streamline, uncomplicate, and find time to enjoy and relish life.