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Simple, Clutter-Free Living
Inside: Tips on how to create a simple Thanksgiving this year. Thanksgiving is a beautiful time of reflection and practicing gratitude. It’s also often a time of overwhelm and stress. The pressure of an extravagant, over-the-top Thanksgiving can often overshadow the true meaning of getting together and feeling grateful for our blessings. Use the following …
You can’t do it all, and sometimes, you simply have to embrace the season of life you are in so you can thrive. Although…that’s all easier said than done. It’s a common misconception today: We are in a world of doing more and doing it faster. I love time management strategies. I love finding little …
Find ways to embrace boredom and discover why it’s good for you. I’m a big advocate for encouraging my kids to be bored. Boredom fosters creativity, and with technology today, there’s a shortage of creativity with many kids. However, as grownups, we’ve got problems in the boredom department too. We simply don’t know how to …
Feeling the need for a little digital detox? Our phones and screens are such a blessing at times. I know my greatest love for my phone is that I no longer get lost!! However, screens sometimes take from us way more often than they are giving. We are losing the ability to make connections with …
Dear Sweet Friend, Don’t clean your house for me. Don’t skip inviting me over because your house isn’t clean. Don’t be embarrassed when I show up unannounced or last minute. Don’t be stressed because you ran out of time to pick up. Yes, I like a clean house. I like MY house to be clean. …
When’s the last time you took a break? When I started my path to simple living, it was to initially consume less. However, I soon realized my desire to consume less also meant to be distracted less. I wanted more time to focus on the things that mattered. That’s really what it’s all about, right? …
Looking for a few simple living Facebook pages to follow and influence the overall feel of your feed? Or maybe you are trying to embrace a simpler life or a more minimalistic life, and you wish to connect with like-minded people on these simple living-inspired Facebook pages to encourage you on your journey. Whether you …
The weather is turning colder (at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), and it’s a time to start settling in. I love this time of year. Not only are the trees and plants preparing for winter and a time of rest, so are we. It’s easy to get caught up in all …
Simple Living is one of my favorite things. It even helped me be able to quit my job so I could stay home with my kids. I can’t help but want to share more about simple living since it means so much to me! It’s time to stop living life in the fast lane and …
Have you ever felt like your days are too busy? Like you needed to slow down in life, but really, who has time for that?! How to slow down in life with just a few extra minutes each day: Don’t tackle the whole list. Maybe pick just one suggestion you can implement into your …
Minimalism is one of my favorite subjects to discuss because of the joy I feel from living with less. I always want others to feel joy and happiness, thus I compiled this fantastic list of quotes about minimalism; I hope they bring you as much joy and encouragement on your minimalist journey as they do …
It’s been a crazy few weeks at my house. I’ve been needing a little extra inspiration lately so I decided to put together this post to help anyone who is needing that extra little lift to their spirits or needs a little happiness in their life. Enjoy! Related Post: Declutter to Drastically Reduce Anxiety and …
Date night ideas at home don’t sound as fun a date night on the town, but sometimes, that’s all we get. Whether you want fun date nights at home because of budgetary reasons or because you cannot find a babysitter, read for some of my favorite tried and true ideas. As an Amazon Associate, …
How’s your school’s online learning going? Yeah, it sucks for me too. If you’ve had days where you want to pull your hair out and throw the computer off the deck, I’m right there with you. I love our teachers. Like seriously adore them. However, they were not prepared for this online learning thing (not …
Stuck at home? You don’t have to be bored and feel like you are in prison. There are ways to thrive when stuck at home, whether it is because you are sick, caring for someone sick, need to save money, or are stuck in your house for social distancing. Things to do when stuck at …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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. …
