Happy Simple Mom
Simple, Clutter-Free Living
You finally got your home decluttered, or you are at least halfway there, and it seems like clutter keeps showing up in your new, lighter home. How do you make it stop?! The vicious cycle can’t keep going! Use these tips to achieve and maintain a clutter-free home. How to reduce clutter in your home …
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Are there really benefits of minimalism for moms? I mean, the concept almost seems impossible when you are surrounded by piles and piles of clutter. Moms, we all have the same goals. We try to be the best mom possible and keep the tiny humans happy and thriving. Pre-kids, the thought of being a parent …
As a working mom, we are often too hard on ourselves, expecting to do it all and be that Pinterest perfect super-mom. I’m going to let you in on a dirty little secret: that super mom, she takes short-cuts. She simplifies where she can simplify, and she is unapologetic. She embraces a simpler way of …
There are toys everywhere. Little knick-knacks, plastic junk from kid events, parties, and fast food meals, and stuffed animals and tiny cars sprawled across the floor. There are toy storage containers, but they don’t hold everything. There is not one piece of floor space that is not being used. It sounds awful and for many, …
Minimalist bedroom. It sounds so incredibly boring, definitely not inviting. It sounds stark, cold, and plain. In fact, it sounds like my bedroom the day before we listed our last house for sale. No pictures, minimal artwork, and pretty much no personality. This does not have to be your definition of a minimalist bedroom! You deserve …
Day 1: Happy Clutter-Free Home Series When you first start to declutter your home, it often helps to have a decluttering checklist to help you go through different rooms in your home and know what items to touch next. Here is a decluttering checklist giving you 100 items you can get rid of today when …
Does a clutter-free home sound like an unattainable dream? Are you ready to conquer what seems like the impossible?! Then let’s get started!!! Welcome to the Happy Clutter-Free Home Series! In this mini-series, I will give you seven days of posts, each challenging you to tackle a different aspect of clutter in your home. You …
Your kids need less toys. They don’t need an entire toy store in their home. There, I said it. I grew up in a family that didn’t have much. When I became a parent, my kids were not going to go without. Money wasn’t an issue, and if they “needed” it, I would buy it. …
It’s 5 pm, dinner is being made, baths are next, then bedtime, and before you know it, it’s almost 9 pm. You are exhausted and the house is a mess, and you may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious and exhausted. In fact, you are nearly in tears. You may even feel like a failure because every …
Finding reusable kitchen items that work for a family Zero waste is an intriguing idea, but it often seems like an ideal that is impossible to reach. I have tried…many times. I have read blogs that embraced zero waste, and I have embraced recycling and upcycling anything and everything. However, I have failed at being …
If you had told me in my poor, beans and rice years that I would one day write why living with less stuff will make you happier, I would have laughed at you. Sure, money doesn’t buy happiness, but like that country song goes, it can buy you a boat and a new truck. …
This is not a sanctimonious mom blogger telling you that you suck at being a mom and that you are addicted to your phone. This is me. Real-life me trying to figure out how to spend more time with my kids and less time with my smartphone. I often feel like I need a smartphone …
Find the perfect minimalist gifts for kids. When you know a minimalist or you are practicing minimalism yourself, finding minimalist gifts for kids can be stressful if you don’t know where to start. Birthdays and holidays are especially difficult when you are trying to declutter your home and when you have children. I still want …
Declutter your closet fast with this step-by-step guide. Do you stand in your closet in the mornings and just stare? Or, are you like me and usually running late, so you are throwing out possible outfit ideas onto the bed, but nothing feels right? If your morning routine needs a change and you are tired …
When you finally decide you have more than enough and are ready to declutter, it can be overwhelming knowing where to start. Have you ever heard the phrase, “Eat the elephant one bite at a time”? Here are your little bites, so eventually, you will have conquered an immense task! You can declutter fast! This …
Working full time and outside of the home, I NEEDED a way to save time grocery shopping. I hated how much time it took away from my weekend. Ultimately, I would spend hours on Saturday morning putting together a meal plan, compiling a shopping list and then shopping at the store. It was time missed …
Do you want to quit your job? Are you terrified of the money you are giving up and the quality of life you will lose if you do it? Money isn’t everything I quit Corporate America, giving up my six-figure salary with it. I did it with no other job lined up. Saying it out …
Have you ever felt like you had it all but life was still so unfulfilling and without purpose? Simplify your life, and maybe you will find a whole lot of joy hiding under all the “stuff” we keep piled up in our lives. It seems our grandparents were right, money can’t buy happiness. There has …
