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Fall Decluttering
Fall isn’t the typical time to declutter. We tend to think of that in connection with Spring Cleaning. But I find it helpful to do a little decluterring around this time of year. Summer days find us...
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A Simple Fall Wardrobe {And how I use Pinterest to determine my style}
I love fall. Have I mentioned that before? One of the greatest things about fall and winter is how easy it is to maintain a minimalist wardrobe. Let me tell you that I am not a style guru. I do not...
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Nurturing Creativity {A Giveaway!}
A few weeks ago after I wrote Creativity: A Key Component to Fulfillment, Renee, who blogs at FIMBY, emailed me and asked me if I would like to giveaway three copies of her ebook. I’m always thrilled...
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Going Paper Towel-less
A couple of years ago, I decided that I would not buy paper towels again. None. I mean, really, how did the world get along before paper towels? I was about to find out. I don’t need to enumerate why...
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Get the house sparkling for Christmas!
Well, as I promised on Facebook, here is my cleaning marathon update! And a little bit on how I clean. This is pretty much indicative of how my entire house looked like. The kids came in from playing...
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Lessons learned from sippy cups
Shortly before Christmas we had a sippy cup dilemma. The one sippy cup I had for Silas was beyond yuck. We don’t have a dishwasher, so after a while, sippy cups seem to get to the point where they...
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Toys, toys, toys
“Toys are taking over my house!” I hear that pretty frequently from moms. It’s amazing how quickly one little person’s stuff can suddenly be everywhere. And if you have more than one child, the problem...
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under the bed
The other day the kids were playing calmly together so I decided to quickly do a small de-cluttering task that has been nagging me. Clean out under the bed. We don’t have a garage, attic, basement, or...
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The flip side of a simple life
Life was anything but simple this week. In fact, it was gloriously chaotic and busy. In some ways, while it was anything but simple, it felt fairly painless. My husband started his semester. While it...
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Can you pass up a good deal?
As a person who tries to be intentional about systematically going through my house to keep the clutter monster at bay, there is another side of the issue that I haven’t often talked about. Stopping...
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Ultimate Homemaking Ebook Bundle Sale
I’m excited to share this wonderful deal with you on this lovely Monday morning! Consider this is a public service announcement to let you know about a great sale going on this week only. (Heads up!...
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Outsource housecleaning? No way!
Shortly after Olivia came home from the hospital my parents gave us money specifically for a professional service to clean our home for a couple of months. At first I bristled. Paying someone else to...
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a new perspective on stuff
This past weekend we had a garage sale in hopes of selling most of our things. Aside from boxes of books and a few sentimental things, or things I think will be too costly to replace, we have sold...
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My game plan for the holidays
As crazy as it may seem, Christmas is ten weeks from today. I know, right? I’m a little in shock myself. As much as I would like to just soak up fall and not spend a moment thinking about Christmas...
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Walnut Holiday Decorations
You’ve already seen my citrus fruit decorations. I’m on a mission to figure out how to decorate without buying much. We always love having a bowl of nuts around the holidays. There is something about...
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