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Simple, Clutter-Free Living
Lent is a time of reflection and often a time of giving up something as we approach Easter every year. Lent is 40 days long, and it begins on Ash Wednesday. Use this guide for 40 items you can declutter during Lent from your home and from your life. This post contains affiliate links for …
Minimalism for normal people. It may sound harsh to die-hard minimalists. You are thinking, this woman is saying I’m not normal! Who does she think she is?! Chances are, if you are a die-hard minimalist, you know you aren’t normal. You stopped being a victim to consumerism, your home is almost always clean, and you …
Something happens when you really start to embrace the principles of minimalism. You no longer need as much as you did in your prior life. You are living a simpler way of life, and the items you thought you could not live without before minimalism are now excessive and wasteful. I am not a die-hard …
I needed to stop online impulse shopping, as it was my secret guilty pleasure. I could do it on my lunch break or from my cell phone in the mornings before anyone woke up…while still in the bed. I generally shopped at one or two stores primarily, so I knew their clothing sizes and did …
I was always striving to be that Pinterest perfect mom, the one with the cute parties, the mom who only fed her kids organic, clean foods, and the mom that had an immaculately clean house (that was achieved by frantically cleaning for hours before anyone came over to our home). I was working full time, …
I’ve made more than my share of decluttering mistakes. I have been selfish, a little too aggressive in my methods and created more bad habits than good habits at times. I had my share of failures too, and I don’t want you to have to experience these hiccups when all you really want …
Let’s face it. There are days when the budget needs help, but food still needs to go on the table. A no-spend grocery challenge can help you go at least a week, if not longer, without spending a dime on groceries. That can equal hundreds of dollars saved. If you go longer than …
Declutter My Home Challenge – A FREE 5-Day Decluttering Challenge to Clean Your Home! Get ready for the Declutter My Home Challenge, a decluttering challenge that will help you see easy results in just five short days. You can start this challenge at any time!!!! Are you sick of cleaning up all the time? Or …
I get so sick of trying to keep up with Pinterest mamas and their perfect birthday parties, their perfect homes, and their perfect schedules. Let me tell you, mamas, it is not real. Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter…you’re getting the highlights. This is not real life. It is ok to be a Pinterest Fail Mom! There is …
Are you worried your kids or family members require too many Christmas presents? I absolutely love the memories I have of Christmas! Christmas was always such an amazing time of year as a child. I remember the excitement of waking up our parents to go see what Santa brought us, ripping open the wrapping paper, …
The holiday season always makes me a little anxious because I know clutter will do its very best to claim a stake in our home. It is inevitable. I have to guard the door of our home against clutter like a superhero (or supervillain if you ask my family). I have no shame. If I …
Money is tight for our family this year, but it doesn’t mean we have to miss out on all the Christmas traditions fun. That’s why I created this Christmas Traditions Bucket List for our family. Christmas can easily become a stressful time of year. There are presents to buy, parties to attend and budgets to …
When you declutter your home, there are certain questions to help you declutter that you should be asking yourself. Sometimes the questions that help you declutter are tough ones. You will be working with sentimental items, items you spent money on, and items that bring you immense guilt when you think about getting rid of …
This week has been super exciting. I created a gratitude jar with my kids, and it has been a HUGE success. Practicing gratitude and teaching gratitude to my children has been a journey. In a world of never enough, it is easy to get lost in wanting more, feeling left out, or generally not grateful …
For the longest time, I had NO idea how to create a minimalist bathroom. Curling irons, hair straighteners, unused hair products, multiple lotion bottles, half-empty toothpaste tubes, etc. Does this represent a possible inventory of your bathroom counter? Let’s not even talk about what may be hiding under the bathroom sink! You can create a …
Check out the Tidy3 Cleaning Schedule, a simple daily cleaning schedule that allows you to enjoy your clean house without feeling like you are a slave to it every single weekend or for one VERY long day once a week. The best part? It also includes time for decluttering each week! It really is the …
Is it possible to declutter on a low income? Maybe you can’t afford to go out and buy something you got rid of today but may need next month. With the whole KonMari craze, people are throwing out stuff left and right. Our donation centers are overrun. Yet, some people are scared to implement what she …
As mothers, we are often questioning ourselves on how to raise a happy kid. Is my kid happy? Does my child have everything they need? Do I give them enough? Am I home enough? Am I present enough? Do they have a big enough house or enough toys? Am I failing to provide them with …
When you have kids, a family command center is almost essential to keep up with all the mail and crazy schedules for multiple people in your family. There are a ton of family command center ideas out there. Some are more functional and some are more beautiful. Whatever your need, I have collected ten of …
I remember when I was too overwhelmed to start decluttering. It was awful. I had no idea what needed to be done, where to start, or why my house always looked like a tornado came through it. Maybe you look around your home, and you aren’t happy with what you see. It is a mess. …
Christmas on a budget. That statement alone can suck the fun out of a holiday season. However, we don’t always have the luxury of an extravagant Christmas where we can shower everyone we know and love with the gifts we know will be perfect for them. Frankly, sometimes life gets in the way, and we …
Use this list of non-toy gifts for kids to make your next gift-giving experience for kids special without adding yet another toy to the mix. Listed are non-toy gift ideas for Christmas, birthdays, or simply if you want to spoil the young child with something special. (Grandma, this is for you!) Many parents get inundated …
Guest post by Ashley at Gulf Coast Wellness. Downsizing is all the rage right now, but did you know that having less will actually make you healthier? It’s true. There really is something to this whole minimalist movement and it’s easy to see why it’s catching on so fast. There’s nothing like that first full …
If your home is like most households, your home entertainment center may be the focal point of your living room. Use these home entertainment center organization hacks to prevent a jumbled mess of DVDs, electronics and cords from cluttering up your view. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make …
