10 Realistic Ways to Improve Your Mood

After embracing minimalism, and making our home so easy to maintain I don’t have to think about it. I don’t struggle with depression as much, and I don’t get as low as I used to, but it still happens. I find myself in a funk every couple of months and I sit in the house…

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14 ways I practice self-care

I have come to view self-care as not a way to pamper myself, but instead to make decisions that benefit my future self. So much of what I struggled with in the past with a cluttered and messy house, is because I was more concerned with what was comfortable for my present self. “I don’t…

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Finding Calm in Schedule Changes

I have always struggled with change. Not big changes… for whatever reason, I can handle those just fine. Get married. ✔ Move across the country. ✔️ Have a baby. ✔️ How about 6 of them? Sure! Why not? ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️ But the small changes, those throw me for a loop! Things like: Kids starting school in…

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3 Products to Declutter From Your Home Right Now

Note: This is a guest post from Morgan Statt. Morgan is a health & safety investigator who spends her time researching and writing on a variety of topics for ConsumerSafety.org Her focus is on product safety, public health issues, and trending consumer news. In her free time, she can be found discovering new music and planning her…

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How to Enjoy Life and Still Make Progress Decluttering

If you are in the beginning or middle stages of your clutter-clearing journey, it can seem like clutter is more “in your face” now than it was before you started getting rid of it. And it’s very hard to take time out to enjoy life and live a little when you’re so determined to simplify. It’s…

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How Minimalism Can Benefit Those With Sensory Issues And Special Needs

Disclaimer: I have only a little personal experience with special needs and sensory processing disorder, what is written here is wisdom gleaned from friends who were gracious enough to share with me. We all are greatly affected by our surroundings and minimalism to any degree can benefit our mental and emotional health. With a growing recognition of autism and sensory issues, there…

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How I Cured My Infant's Eczema

I had an interesting reader question this week, and I thought it best to answer in a post, in case others have the same question: Hi Rachel, I love your blog, your commitment to Jesus, and your desire to inspire others with the freedom that comes from minimalism! I read your recent recipe post for…

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