a rich life with less stuff
Disclaimer: this article is anecdotal in nature and not written by a health professional. As always, refer to your doctor before making any changes to you or your child’s diet. There are many mistakes I have made so far as a parent. And many more ‘learning experiences’ ahead of me. Of that I am sure.
A few months ago I wrote a post about traveling ‘lite’ with a toddler and got a well written but negative email response. The writer eloquently told me to stay home or leave my son with a relative. He told me in no uncertain terms that other travelers did not appreciate young children and that
A minimalist birthday party for children. My baby is almost two. Though he’s not really a baby anymore. He drinks out of a cup and is tall enough to open doors all by himself. But he’ll always be my baby, right? I mean, I’m 33 and I’m still my mom’s baby. Last year we had
It seemed insurmountable. When we tallied it up in February of 2010 we had no idea how or when we would pay off $82,174 in debt. The thing is, we could have put off writing our debts down forever. We weren’t living pay check to pay check and we paid all of our bills on
Decluttering other people’s stuff is hard. Decluttering other people’s stuff is one of the hottest topics on this blog and the Facebook page. There are so many easy reasons to live with clutter and overstuffed closets. By far the most common one I see: it’s not mine. A burning desire for a simplified home and
We received a very nice bamboo child’s spoon, fork and bowl set before leaving Vancouver back in May. It was a gift from our realtor and I decided it would make the move with us in our suitcase. We could use it as Henry’s all purpose eating vessel as soon as we arrived in
Toddler fall clothes for a minimalist family. Have you sorted your toddler fall clothes? I’m in the thick of it and the other week I asked about end of season sales for children’s clothing. Who uses sales to stock up on toddler fall clothes and what your experiences have been with guessing sizes. They were
Henry was a beautiful chubby baby. He was 20 pounds at six months and eeking off the growth charts. By the summer 2010, he was a 10 month old packed into 12-18 month size clothing. Logic would suggest that by the summer of 2011 he would be in two year old sizing. At least.