Does this sound familiar? You spy a new planner and it’s so pretty–your favorite colors, snazzy modern features, stickers to go with it. Oh it’s perfect. You bring it home, fill out the first week and then it sits. Under a pile of papers, bills, kids’ homework. Maybe you use it to keep track of…
When my daughter was born, everything changed. It sounds cliche, but the reality was actually quite harsh. I sat there holding this tiny screaming bundle and thought, what have I gotten myself into. In mere minutes I began to question everything about myself and my purpose in life. What was my mission now? What was my…
Following through with the Minimalist Game Week Four means… An impressive 406 (or more!) items are gone from the home A bit of cash can be earned from selling things (I’ve sold three sets of things and earned $51 thus far) Your spaces should feel more open and be easier to maintain What a HUGE…
Preschool at home, oh brave soul! As a former infant and toddler teacher, I thought piecing together a working curriculum would be fun–but I quickly discovered it’s costly and time consuming. While balancing all the spinning elements of work, family and home, the desire to put it all together from scratch dissipated and I began…
Passing the half-way mark is a big deal! The last two weeks of this challenge are up-hill, but they are SO worth it, and the gradually increasing work in the first two weeks has prepared us to succeed. On to the Minimalist Game Week Three! While I spent some time aimlessly looking around, wondering what…
So you’re trying to live a simple, minimal life…and then you find out a baby is on the way. Oh my! Babies need a lot of stuff. They really do. But if I could do it all over again, I would be far more intentional about keeping all the things minimal. I thought I was…