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Four years ago I was home with three small kids. I was feeling overwhelmed, restless, and exhausted. I stumbled across minimalism and started decluttering my home. As I went through the decluttering process I started asking myself questions about these things I let into my home and life.
I realized I had been on autopilot in so many areas of my life.
It started my drive to live life with more passion and purpose.
I don’t want my kids to grow up with me left wondering what happened to the years.
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How to Hygge When It Is Cold Outside
If you are already plotting how to escape the frigid drudgery of Winter, perhaps you need to make a list of all the ways to add some HYGGE into these cold weather months! To recap: Hygge is the Danish word for that feeling you get when you are cozy, safe, seen, connected, relaxed, grateful. It […]
How to Shop Your Closet for Great Holiday Outfits
Do you ever look at your closet and want to burn it all down and start over? That was me a few years ago. Since then I’ve worked on things like learning my style, purging my wardrobe, and only keeping things I love to wear. The result has been a ‘capsule wardrobe‘ and it makes […]
I decluttered my home for a year, here is what I learned
It’s been a year since everything changed. A year since I started decluttering our home. This time one year ago I was reading The Joy of Less and Seven after hearing about them on Instagram. These books rustled me up, made me uncomfortable, motivated me to make some big changes. They were marked with an […]
Bust These ‘Good Hostess’ Myths and Open Up Your Home this Holiday Season
Last night we had friends over for hotdogs and chips. It was simple, laid back and enjoyable. A far cry from the hosting I used to try to accomplish. I used to be a stressball hostess. When I think of all the times I’ve been a stressed out hostess, I know it is because I […]
The Blog Grab Bag
The Great 80s Reno {Painting the Red Brick Fireplace}
Many of us small town Canadians have these red brick fireplaces from the original home construction in the 1970s and 80s. This is what you have…. Source This is what you want….. Source This seems like a great happy medium for a remodel….. Source But once we look into it all you understand why this […]
6 Unexpected Ways That Having Less Clothes Has Made My Life Easier
In an effort to pursue more simple living as a family we’ve been purging ‘the excess’ our house. After all, I’m certain we don’t need all 43 forks, seven pairs of tweezers, two broken brooms and enough toys to fill up a bouncy house. This also means less clothes. Rather than flat out purge my […]
I decluttered my home for a year, here is what I learned
It’s been a year since everything changed. A year since I started decluttering our home. This time one year ago I was reading The Joy of Less and Seven after hearing about them on Instagram. These books rustled me up, made me uncomfortable, motivated me to make some big changes. They were marked with an […]
The phone call that changed my marriage (a birthday love letter)
There have been three times when my marriage was most strained (code: “here marriage counsellor, take all our money” #worthit). Those times were when we first moved in together after a year together (at 22 and 19), when we were first married and Conor worked camp work, and when we had our second baby. I […]