9 Simple Ways to Cultivate Your Family Culture
It started with a text conversation I had with a mombestie. She sent me pics of something they were doing that day and I told her that I admired the…
7 Eye-Opening Lessons I Learned From 200 Days Of Buying Nothing New
This is a guest post by Assya, who I met through a Facebook group. I read her article and I just couldn’t get it out of my head, I still can’t. I…
Five Ways We Justify Needless Shopping
I’m a recovering frivolous shopper. Since I’m trying to empty my home of needless items that I’ve acquired over the years I have swirling flashbacks of the hours I spent shopping for…
Our marriage was struggling, here are 12 things that helped us heal and strengthen it
I wrote this post when Conor and I were celebrating 14 years together. And if you were a fly on the wall for those 14 years, there were times where…
I was a Mom Martyr, here’s how to tell if you are too and what to do about it
From the day you change your personal occupation to full time “Mom,” you might feel instantly banished to the world of ‘boring and domesticated.’ The label ‘Mom’ (especially Stay at…
When you need permission to grieve
Coming into the New Year I had planned to talk about living your life ON PURPOSE. I wanted to really share what has been on my heart about showing up…
4 simple strategies to put your goals into action
Life on Purpose! Not letting your days just pass by and life just happen to you. It means making some changing habits, thinking about your vision for you life, setting…
Five Tips to Make Your Christmas Simpler and More Enjoyable
Christmas was likely a holiday that you adored as a child. You can smile and rattle off some treasured family traditions. Even if it was something strange and simple, like…
11 Ways to Simplify the Gift Giving
We just spent the week talking about gift giving. We talked about ways to make your gifts more thoughtful and ways to give kids gifts without it feeling like you…
Our Fave Minimalist and Clutter-Free Kid Gift Ideas
I say these gifts are clutter-free because they are something that we USE and enjoy – and we have decluttered the other stuff. But to some people, these gifts are…