Minimalism, ten years later update
It is just over ten years since I decided to declutter the house for my family of five. I had just read the Joy of Less, and it was like … Read more
Minimalism for This Family
Refining the mom office (paying attention to how you feel in your space)
When I started ‘blogging’ I was working on a laptop in the kitchen or at a local coffee shop. As writing online turned into podcasting, then coaching, and then counselling, … Read more
Christmas Pajama Stockings
The Christmas PJ stockings are our own tradition that my kids love. But I didn’t always love them. Because I constantly forget how I sewed them the year before, and … Read more
Mindful Shopping (Anchor Phrases)
This excerpt is from the 2023 Life with Less Challenge, held through the Facebook Group. This past week I took my daughter away on a one-night getaway. This is … Read more
The Linen Closet (file don’t pile)
Decluttering The LINEN CLOSET! This has been on my ‘spring cleaning’ list. So I took some time this week to declutter it. We took out everything except all the games and puzzles (those were … Read more
PJs (facing abundance and scarcity through decluttering)
I was putting away my laundry the other night and found myself wrestling items into a bustling PJ drawer. I felt like ‘enough already!’ (as we say when we are face to … Read more
The Bathroom Ensuite (ensuite of neglect and chaos layers)
DECLUTTERING THE ENSUITE BATHROOM The other weekend, the kids had friends over and I didn’t feel like listening to them talk about video games and the corn song so I … Read more
Junk Drawer, new kitchen decluttering
It is October 2022 and I am writing to you from a (still) half-finished kitchen (#neverendingreno), between client calls and kids coming home from school. The HGTV shows sure gave … Read more
Books and Basement: Recently Decluttered
Last month we decluttered the basement. We like to do this each spring and fall in order to cycle in the seasonal (winter/summer) gear. But we also combed through the … Read more
Spice Drawer (+ kid interruptions)
I haven’t decluttered as often this winter because my weekends have often been spent driving to different rinks across Southern BC. But! Hockey is over now and I had an … Read more