One of the top complaints I hear as someone who writes about simplicity is, “I don’t have enough time.” People always complain they don’t get enough sleep, and they work too many hours. Plus all the housework and
Beth Dargis
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Every year I have people say, “This is the year I simplify the holidays.” But, then they get a guilt trip from a family member or are invited to one too many holiday parties. It never seems to happen. So this is the year it can
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My daughter had a baby 6 weeks early. She was in the ICU for a week and I stayed with her. Then baby was in the NICU for a month where we were driving an hour every other day. When he came home Brea was back into care and then outpatient, so I
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“Outer order contributes to inner calm.” —Gretchen Rubin on her blog Are you ready for that? Can you breathe in that feeling of order and calm? With so many things happening outside our sphere of influence, creating that calm in your own
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I read this phrase somewhere – stop fixing yourself and start creating yourself. This resonated with me and I at once thought this can also be related to your home. Stop thinking about organizing, decluttering, hating your home, or
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I was deep cleaning my room over the weekend when I came across old notebooks that had goals written in from 10 years ago. I was surprised that most of them were accomplished. At the time when I was tracking them I rarely made my deadlines. I
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I read an article called The Great Decluttering of 2020: The pandemic has inspired a clean out of American homes. I have seen this sentiment in my Facebook Group and online as well. 1/4 of people working, have been working from home. Kids have