Handling kid chores without losing your mom sanity
I was asked to share some advice on getting kids to do chores. I’m gonna talk about allowance and chore charts and tips that have worked for us. BUT, before … Read more
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The Piles of Clutter: how to deal
Sometimes my coaching clients ask for help with minimalism. This is a road I know well and I could talk about it all day. One hot topic is PILES OF … Read more
5 common mistakes moms make when organizing their homes, and what to do about it (+ cheatsheet of 5 more)
5 common mistakes moms make when organizing their homes, and what to do about it (+ cheatsheet of 5 more) Most moms I know and life coach want a … Read more
11 Things That Make My MomLife Simpler
This past summer the readers asked for a series on HOW TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE. It was a four-part series of life coaching, insights and worksheets to help you mplify … Read more
8 Lessons I Learned When I Decluttered My Home For A Year
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
Reader Story: Making Space For the Life That Matters
The readers of the Simple Saturdays email will often email to share something they have appreciated in the emails or a way that simplifying is helping them. Leisell is one … Read more
Identity Clutter (this type of clutter is preventing your personal growth)
Identity clutter is a concept I shared in a Simple Saturdays email (make sure to subscribe if you don’t already!) and had such a great response I thought it would … Read more
Rethinking housework (from servitude to honour)
Stay at home mom = wake, cook, coffee, clean, eat, shower, cook, clean, eat, cook, clean, sleep Or something along those lines. Maybe with a bit more Instagramming, diapers and Elmo. … 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
“What if I need this one day?” (how this decluttering question keeps you stuck, and what to ask instead)
Maybe we shouldn’t even ask ourselves ‘what if I need this one day?’. Maybe we should ask ‘what will do I if I ever find that I need it and don’t have it?’