a rich life with less stuff
This is the third post in a series on making better attachments in your community. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. A big theme in Melody Warnick’s book This is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are, is trying new things and moving out of your comfort zone. Makes sense,
Ever wondered what minimalism looks like for other families? Today Brittani shares her less than 800 sq ft home with us and her story of downsizing to avoid upsizing costs. If you’d like to share your story of living minimalist-ish family life – any size home or family! – contact me at the minimalist mom at
In Part 1 of this series I explored the first three place attachment strategies from Melody Warnick’s “This is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are” and how I’m using them to build some community and attachment in our new town. Today I explore strategies four through seven. Do fun stuff. Explore nature. Volunteer.
Has a book ever come to you at the perfect time and place in your life? Chalk it up to luck, and Amazon’s creepy algorithm, but I found Melody Warnick’s book, This is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are, just when I needed it last fall. We’d just moved to a mountain town
City life vs country life: which is cheaper? The lovely Frugalwoods had a post up recently about the cost of living in the country vs. their previous years living in the city. Apparently people kept saying to them ‘you must be saving so much money living out there!’ which couldn’t be farther from the truth
Many a parent complains: we have too many toys. Continuing on the theme of children and their stuff, I wanted to talk about toys. This is usually a bugaboo for most of us. Too many toys. They seem to multiply overnight. Especially around birthdays and holidays. And while many of us put firm restrictions on
The best method for paring down your stuff is the method that works for you. This concept also holds true for when you pare down kids clothing. If you want less kid clothing around you have to choose how you’re going to pare it down. If this is a tough issue for you get creative.
Hello! There are many new faces that find this space at the beginning of the new year (not surprising – it’s a great time to set some intentions around your stuff). If you’re new here, nice to meet you. I’m Rachel, minimalist-ish author, mother of three, recent transplant from a downtown condo with a walk