Happy Simple Mom
Simple, Clutter-Free Living
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 …
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 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. …
Limiting screen time for kids is becoming more and more important as technology replaces so much of what we do everyday! The average 8-12 year-old child in America watches 4 hours and 36 minutes of TV every day according to a study in 2015 by Common Sense Media. That’s a lot of TV for a …
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 …
Saving on monthly expenses is one of the biggest impacts you can have on your monthly budget. We have been there (recently), where we had to count every single penny entering our bank account and leaving our bank account. I quit my corporate world job last year to stay home with my family and start …
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 …
Budget-friendly gifts are a necessity for many of us around the holiday season. I am a fan of not giving gifts just for the sake of giving gifts. However, if you have special people on your list who you would like to gift something thoughtful but funds are tight, check out these budget-friendly gifts that …
Looking for a super easy homemade Halloween costume idea for kids? I got you. I got sick of buying new $30-50 Halloween costumes every year that my kids wore only once or added to their already overflowing collection of dress-up costumes. They didn’t need any more stuff to add to their cluttered rooms! Enter my …
Gift giving doesn’t have to be stressful and expensive. Looking for inspiration for simple homemade gifts for kids? Check out these ideas below! So many of these projects can be done in just a couple of hours or over a short weekend. Don’t let gift-giving cost you a ton of money or be thoughtless gifts. …
There are only so many hours in the day, and more often than not, those hours are devoted to obligations. Some of these obligations in life we enjoy. However, there are many that drain us of any joy, and we continue as a society to search for how to find more time in the day …
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 …
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. …
