When I was younger, I often enjoyed listening to my dad’s “old-time” rock and roll. Back then, I remember listening to the song Turn! Turn! Turn! By the Byrds and it never crossed my mind that their lyrics that made so much sense to me, …
Obviously, it would be unacceptable for your ‘keep it simple’ girl not to write an article about Black Friday, so here it is. And it might not be what you expect. With Thanksgiving just a day away I found that there are two camps of …
When you began to share your story about how something has forever changed you, I realized that there is a chronic problem that will surround you in an unexpected way. Suddenly, you’ll begin to feel like you can’t ever revert to the ‘you that you …
A conversation as old as time. Is the work-life balance a real thing? Is it a mirage we chase after fruitlessly? I’ve heard both sides of the argument and I think you’d agree that it’s neither/or. Work-life balance flows and changes with our lives. Our …
So. Many. Words. It’s kind of an odd thing for someone who writes LOTS of words to think, but I have found myself on multiple occasions thinking to myself – ‘it’s just so. many. words’. I’ve found that lately, I am teetering on a place …
Decision fatigue is the idea that we make so many decisions throughout our day that it actually fatigues our mind and body and leaves us either making poor quality choices as the day goes on or shutting down and not making any decisions at all.
Hang on to your seat friends, the girl who tells you all about how to simplify and what you need LESS of is about to tell you what everyone needs MORE of. 2 weeks ago we had a family event that shook us to the …
“I can’t give someone my truth” This statement was made to me in response to a question I asked in a Facebook group about helping someone who doesn’t really want to be helped. I already knew what people would tell me, but I still needed the …
Since I have begun sharing my journey of simplifying my home and overall life, I’ve come to understand some of the most common struggles with decluttering. Freeing ourselves of our stuff and of our busyness goes far beyond bagging up outdated clothing and knick-knacks that …
I don’t know about you, but crafting is LIFE for my kiddos. But it means that if we aren’t careful, we end up with a whole lot of kid crafting clutter! My kids craft at our well-loved kitchen table which shows all the marks of …