Minimalist Kid Bedroom Renovations
We live in your typical split entry home, aka BC box as it is called here in British Columbia. By all accounts, our home is big enough for us, we … Read more
Minimalism for This Family
WHY minimalism works at changing your life
There are a lot of views on what minimalism is. Some people think it is a disappointing form of depriving yourself of ‘stuff’, and shopping, and having things that you … Read more
Creating a Minimalist Toddler Bedroom
A couple years ago we became ‘minimalists’ and I have been decluttering our entire house. Along with the process, we have babies and toddlers who are constantly adjusting how they … Read more
Giving Experiences Instead of Gifts
Last Christmas I was strolling on Instagram and came across a post by a mom. She had created a ‘choose your own adventure’ book for her kids to do just … Read more
3 Mindsets to Shift Before Decluttering Your Home
I’ve been having lots of online and offline conversations lately where I am asked HOW I STARTED DECLUTTERING. I think what we miss when we look at checklists of things to … Read more
Our Minimalist Family Home: Basement Before and After
Minimalism has changed our whole living space. It was something I spearheaded in my home but if you ask my husband what the biggest benefit has been, he will say … Read more
Practical Advice For Purging Kids’ Toys
We have been working on simplifying our home and the first step we took was to remove the EXCESS. In the first six months of decluttering, we had done … Read more
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 … Read more
Quotes for Minimalist Motivation
I wish that once you declutter your house is permanently organized and tidy. Unfortunately, there is always stuff coming back into the house and you need to declutter repeatedly. I’m … Read more
The Quickest Way to Simplify Your Life (and nine areas to try it out)
I’ll get right to it. One of the quickest ways you can simplify ANY AREA of your life is to give yourself fewer choices. There are many studies that tell … Read more