Happy Simple Mom
Simple, Clutter-Free Living
Decluttering tips work great for my friends who embrace an immaculate home and are naturally organized. You know these people. They don’t stress at all about cleaning their home. It comes naturally. Weirdos. What about my messy people out there? Or what about those normal families that are doing good to pick up every once …
Have you ever taken a no spend challenge? If not, have you ever thought about taking a no spend challenge? Maybe a no spend month? Or a no spend weekend? Heck, even a no spend day! I usually do at least one no spend month ever year, often in January. Why? You would not believe …
If you are thinking, “I need to clean out my closet,” but you have no idea where to start, check out these tried and proven methods to clean out your closet. There is no right or wrong way. I have tried a few of these methods in my simplifying journey and every time I had …
So Facebook crashed on me recently…during a storm. What was I supposed to do for the next few hours?! The recent dilemma got me thinking. I reach for my phone to scroll through the Facebook app a lot more often than I thought. It’s a little embarrassing. I chose to delete the Facebook app from …
I make a decision to declutter socks every time I end up with twenty random socks, none with a match. How does this happen?! Often times it’s my kids’ socks. It can be my socks too. We had no system and WAY too many socks. Today is day 1 of our monthly decluttering challenge, and …
The dreaded junk drawer. It’s where we put all the crap we can’t find a place for otherwise. It is the collector of stuff, stuff we hope to hide away and maybe use again one day. Admit it. You have a junk drawer, or maybe a junk closet, or a junk counter, or maybe even …
Bored and stuck at home? Check out this list of things to do when bored for kids, screen-free! It is a great list for things for kids to do when at home bored. Your kids don’t have to spend all their time off from school in front of a screen. If kids are bored, help …
You can start a no shopping challenge and save money, starting right now. A no shopping challenge will teach you how to stop shopping. You can do it for one week, one month, or an entire year! I took a no shopping challenge that was supposed to be just 30 days long. It turned into …
Want to declutter your house this summer? Yeah, me neither. 😊 I don’t know about you, but summer makes me think of picnics, grilling out, time at the pool, and late nights with family and friends. Summer does not make me want to clean my house (especially since I live somewhere without air conditioning!) …
Not too long ago, our laundry room flooded. I thought it was pretty well decluttered until I had to pull everything out of the room to clean up. I needed to organize the laundry room…and quickly. The amount of stuff in our laundry room was more than I would have guessed. Laundry room or dumping …
I remember when I first decided to simplify and declutter my home. I’m admittedly a little impatient, and I wanted it done, like yesterday. The thing is, it took me a lifetime to accumulate all that stuff, and it was most likely going to take me more than a few long days to go through …
Not sure how to save your child’s artwork? Been there, done that. Actually, I’m still fighting that battle on a weekly basis, but I have discovered some really cool digital apps and other hacks along the way that helped me figure out how to save my kids’ artwork without completely getting rid of the memories …
How to save and display kid’s artwork was a real dilemma for me and was creating quite a bit of clutter in our home. Every single day my kids would bring home a piece of artwork they were so proud to show me. Every single day I would battle the mom guilt of not knowing …
You can create a capsule wardrobe for girls from any store. The process is fairly easy too, once you get the hang of it. I’m highlighting a capsule wardrobe for girls from Target because it’s my favorite and easiest store for creating a child’s capsule wardrobe at an affordable price. Plus, their clothes are super …
I never knew I wanted a minimalist pantry. It kind of stuck up on me, when all I could think was, “Girl, you really need to organize your pantry! This is a mess!” Do you feel like you always need to organize your kitchen pantry or that it’s never big enough or never neat enough? …
Declutter your kitchen and breathe easy when it is time to make dinner, rather than stress from having to clean your kitchen before you can even make a meal for your family! I’ve been there mama. There was a time when I had to first clean my kitchen before I could cook in my kitchen. …
Moms deserve the absolute best. Use these unique gift ideas for mom to find the perfect gift, especially if you need gifts for a mom who doesn’t want anything! Moms. They deal with poop, whining, carpooling, making dinner, and maintaining a home. This doesn’t even begin to take into account working outside or inside the …
Maybe you’ve heard about a capsule wardrobe, but you have no idea what it is or why someone would want one. Do you feel like you are in a constant state of doing more and more laundry? Do you always buy new clothes from the sales racks, and your closet bursts at the seams? Even …
Experience gifts are one of my favorite gift ideas that don’t add to clutter. It can be a free experience gift that you gifted through your time, or it can be an expensive getaway that replaces an expensive gift. That’s what is so great about experiences, they can be enjoyed at all budget levels, and …
Use this ultimate guide for craft room organization and to declutter the unnecessary once and for all. Get craft room storage ideas, get rid of the unnecessary, and create a space you love and that inspires the best of your creativity! I don’t know how it happened. Well, I do, but it was sneaky. I’ve …
I recently learned a valuable lesson, my kids can learn how to get rid of toys on their own. Every year, before Christmas, we go through my kids’ rooms and prepare them for the new toys coming in. It works. Every year, both my children have birthdays a few months later, and I do NOTHING to prepare …
You may have seen in the minimalist worlds and parenting blogs this new concept of a fiver birthday party. The idea is you ask parents to bring a five dollar bill, instead of a gift, as the child’s birthday present, hence the term “fiver” birthday party. You are to get your kid all excited to …
I want to share with you some minimalist podcast recommendations that I have really enjoyed. As a podcast blogger, I listen to at least 6-10 podcast episodes every day. I use these podcasts as motivation in my own life. While listening to a few of these podcasts, I realized that when an idea goes mainstream, …
Looking for car trip activities for kids? The easiest, go-to activity for many families is a movie. Don’t get me wrong, there is a time and a place for technology on a long car trip, but I also like to find fun car trips activities for my kids that don’t involve a screen or device. …
