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 a trap door opened up underneath my feet and dropped me into my basement of boxes. The realization hit me, “I don’t actually have to … Read more
Hello friends, It has been a while since I last wrote a whole blog post, though I suppose I do that with every Simple Saturdays email (if you want that in your inbox, sign up here). In the last email, I shared some pictures of our recent kitchen renovation and wanted to give you a … Read more
Today, we’re going to talk about how to get your kids to play with their toys. About a week ago, our whole family gathered around my computer in my office, and we looked at old photos and videos from years ago when the kids were just small, little, little. Now they’re nine, eight and six. … Read more
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 CLUTTER. DECLUTTERING WON’T FIX IT FOR GOOD, BUT IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER We might think that decluttering will eliminate all the clutter from our … Read more
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 use their spaces. After shuffling three kids around two rooms on our main level, we were settling on giving my daughter her own room. This … Read more
We have been purging our house since January 2015 (even if we felt like we aren’t very good at it). Though we’ve gotten rid of over a dozen truckloads, I still feel like I’ve been failing at ‘minimalism’ because of this one room…. The kitchen. I do feel exhausted with this space. It is our main living … Read more
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?’
Did you know you can DIY microwave popcorn? The Finnish art of Sisu. My Pantry epiphany. ++ simple food ++ Did you know you can DIY microwave popcorn!? I saw it on Instagram stories and started searching Pinterest. Here is a pin to get you started. Also, check out my Easy Entertaining Pinterest … Read more
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Last night we had friends over for hotdogs and chips. It was simple, laid back and enjoyable. A far cry from the hosting I used to try to accomplish. I used to be a stress ball hostess. When I think of all the times I’ve been a stressed-out hostess, I know it is because I … Read more
This was supposed to be a little project I shared with the Simple Saturday newsletter, but there were so many photos I had to make it a blog post. I also wanted to share it in a blog post because something cool really happened from this simple decluttering project…. we actually are keeping our counters … Read more