Identity Clutter (how clutter prevents our 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
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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 to Shift Your Decluttering Mindset)
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?’
15 Practical Tips for Moms to GET STUFF DONE
Years ago I was standing in my cluttered basement [Related: Basement Before and After]. As I was standing around boxes and piles of thoughtless purchases and random items I had … Read more
The Top Ten of 2018
For a while, I thought these ‘top ten of the year’ posts were a little silly. But as my site has filled up with years and years of content, I … Read more
Hygge vs Minimalism
What is hygge? My bestie recently remodelled her kitchen and moved some furniture in her living room. I plunked down on her couch and shouted ‘your couch is hygge now!‘ … Read more
Real Reasons Why You Can’t Finish Decluttering
Alternate title: Why is this crap still in my house? After the initial ‘purges’ I felt good. I got rid of the easy stuff: the garbage, the broken, the ‘I … Read more
Why We Declutter Our Kid’s Toys Without Them
The first time I took my kids toys away they were 4,3 and baby [What Happened When I Took Away Half of My Kids’ Toys] I packed up over half … Read more
Do Life Better with the Brain Dump
Brain dumps. I talk about them often in Simple Saturdays. I recommend them to friends. I do them almost weekly. Why? Because I think they are a life hack. They … Read more