a rich life with less stuff
You can banish clutter this year! Are you seeing a trend in the goals and resolutions floating around out there? People want clutter gone. For good. If you’re one of those people ready to purge your home and calendar of excess in 2013 here are some ways to do it. Unsure of where to
Reflecting on 2012 and gearing up for 2013 here. And trying to get a lot of long walks in as my due date approaches. We grew in some areas and continued to cut back in others in 2012. Balance, right? We moved into a bigger home. In April we moved out of our our little
Just eight days until Christmas. Eight days to get yourself in a panic when you unexpectedly receive a gift from someone and having nothing to give in return but your thanks. Eight days to think “it’s just not enough” and heat up your credit card with impulse purchases. Eight days to buy a bad gift.
90 Clutter Free Gift Ideas Are you getting complaints that you’re impossible to buy for since you de-clutterred your life and home? Or do you have a simple living enthusiast in your life that you’re struggling to find a gift for? Here is a list of 90 clutter free gifts to give and receive this
My mother always wrapped presents and put them under the tree just a few days before Christmas. As a parent of six children I’m sure she learned quickly that the longer the gifts were out and visible, the more worked up we would get. There would be more fights between siblings and more tears about
I’m sharing some updated holiday themed posts from the archives over the holiday season. Is there such a thing as minimalist Christmas tree ornaments? Probably not. But there are decorations that are edible or compostable and don’t require huge craft or sewing skills to put together. Or a glue gun. Please note: I am not
Last week I hit rock bottom. Rock bottom on linens. We had the perfect storm of an aggressive stomach bug, a child that hasn’t mastered the skill of vomiting into a bucket and our hang dry laundry system that in this winter weather means 14 hours for wash to dry of a bed sheet and
For all you Americans preparing for Turkey-fest… Have you ever had small crisped up sausages with your Christmas meal? It was part of the spread growing up. Turkey, sausage stuffing, mashed turnip, brussel sprouts, potatoes (mashed and roasted), cranberry sauce, bread sauce, gravy and mini sausages. Can you tell my mum is Scottish? Lots of