Don’t wait for the Golden Years (seeing gold in the every day)
We are celebrating 15 years married (19 years together). When these ‘round-number’ milestones come up, there is a wave of ‘should we do something special?’ that washes over you. And…
Kitchen reno before and afters (split-level home kitchen to mid-century modern inspired kitchen)
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…
169. Moms Simplifying Q+A: Toddler MomLife, Procrastination and Decluttering
Answering decluttering, simplifying and momlife questions that were sent in through the Simple on Purpose community group. Covering topics including organization, procrastination, decluttering kids’ clothes, showing up well for momlife. …
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Get good at getting started
SATURDAY MORNING CHORES The other week my kids had Saturday Morning Chores and I went to check on how one of my kids was doing with cleaning their room. I…
168. Teaching our kids contentment, on purpose
How do we teach our kids contentment? I want to unpack this question from all angles. From why it is hard for us as parents, how we teach them reactively…
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167. Conscious parenting through the struggles, and letting go of perfectionism in motherhood
Being a mom on purpose means stepping into your strengths as well as stepping into your struggles. This means letting go of perfectionism and the chase to be the ideal…
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163. Have fun with your kids, on purpose + reasons we don’t have fun
How to have more fun with our kids. It is OK if you feel like you aren’t enjoying your kids and if having fun with them is not happening or…
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162. Think the best of me, or not. Allowing the hard and awesome in ourselves and in our lives.
When we want others to think well of us, what is happening is we are buying into the cultural myth that WE are all good, all the time. And then…
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161. Why having LESS matters, the benefits of decluttering and minimalism
Ever wonder if decluttering will be worth your time? Does minimalism really matter much? This question was asked in a recent survey I held and I thought it was so…
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160. Getting dressed can be a keystone habit, creating an easy wardrobe / INSIGHTS from the 30for30 closet remix
This is a continuation of the insights we had in the #moms30for30 challenge, where we wore 30 items of clothes for 30 days. This challenge was a way for us…
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