How Minimalism Changed My Motherhood, Marriage, Homemaking and Life
I happened upon ‘minimalism’ by accident. I didn’t even really know it was an option. I grew up in a home filled with stuff. Boxes of photos and books, piles … Read more
Marriage
Why it’s worth paying attention to love languages and expectations in marriage
Alternately titled: my husband put the groceries away wrong, he doesn’t care about me. The other week I shared a photo on Instagram stories of my pantry. It was full … Read more
What happened in my marriage when we started weekly calendar meetings
There was an era of my mother/wife life that was the hardest for me. We had our first two kids 16 months apart and the second, my daughter, needed a … Read more
7 Tips for When Your Spouse Doesn’t Want to Declutter
When Simple Saturday readers email me, a common problem they share with me is that they are wanting to simplify their home but their spouse is less excited about it. … Read more
29. Birthdays on Purpose, Mindful in marriage, Love your summer wardrobe.
Thanks for joining me for another Simple Saturday. In this episode, I’m talking about how we approach birthdays on purpose, the time my husband and I forgot our anniversary (we … Read more
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Our Anniversary Getaway {AKA That Time I ‘Pretty Womaned’ My Husband}
This post is a couple of months overdue, but I’ve been really busy…. killing garden vegetables, cutting crusts off sandwiches and sweeping the floors every few hours. So flashback to … Read more
Working through a bad mood with one simple question
Today I had to tap into what I’ve been learning about coaching and talk myself through a badittude. Here is how it went down: I had a three-year-old who was … Read more
Is Self-Care the Answer When Motherhood Sucks?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the time in my life where everything seemed to suck. Parenting was depleting all my resources, I felt in over my head on a … Read more
12 Ways To Heal & Strengthen Your Marriage
This past week Conor and I celebrated 10 years married, 14 years together. We went on a little road trip and started a conversation about what we think it takes … Read more
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 … Read more