Happy Simple Mom
Simple, Clutter-Free Living
I love to travel. My husband is a pilot, and one major benefit we enjoy is traveling anywhere we want…for free. However, the downfall of free travel is flying stand-by and not being able to check our luggage. As a result, I’ve become a master at packing for a week in a carry-on. I’ve gone …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 find yourself always buying new clothes from the sales racks, and your closet bursting at the …
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 …
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, …
Should you move to a rural area to save money? What if you HATE living in town, surrounded by noises, traffic and a constant state of busyness? I grew up in a small, rural town. There was one high school, and we all got excited when they finally put in the one restaurant, a Golden …
You need to be spending time with friends mama. Something happens when we become mothers. We stop being the center of the universe, and instead, our universe rotates around this tiny human that captures our heart and soul. We become tired, sometimes irritable, and often carry around worry and guilt that is more magnified than …
Learning how to keep your New Year’s resolution can be a real challenge some years! We start off strong. We have an incredible resolve. Then, once February rolls around, many of us are scrambling to remember why we started such an impossible journey. We may not have even started our New Year’s resolution efforts. …
If you are shopping for a minimalist, you can use this gift guide for minimalists to find the perfect gifts for anyone on your list. Clutter tends to build up so easily around the holiday season and birthdays. I don’t want to be unthankful or a Scrooge, but so often I feel like as a …
What kind of gift do you get for the man who has everything already or simply doesn’t want to add more clutter to his home? It can be hard to think of the perfect minimalist gifts for dads if you are used to traditional shopping and marketing. Often times, the best gifts for minimalists are …
Maybe the mom in your life is a minimalist. Or maybe, she is sick of all the clutter in her home. If this is the case, here are my favorite minimalist gifts for moms. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if …
