Tradition
Keeping Holiday Traditions without Holiday Stress
December is here, and regardless of where you are in your decluttering journey, the overwhelming feelings that lead many to embrace minimalism can resume with intensity through all the holiday activities. We can end up in the cycle of perfectionism, trying to do it all, including maintaining every. Single. Holiday. Tradition. Perfectly. (Social media is excellent…
Read MoreGetting Teens Involved In Holiday Traditions
Teens are at the point in life where they’ve experienced family traditions many times over and are disenchanted. When we’re young, everything is big and amazing, and it’s romanticized in our memory. As we age, the magic fades a bit. And as we mature, the magic takes on a different form — but we’ll get…
Read MoreSetting Realistic Expectations For Christmas Gifts
This post is 1 of 3 in my Simplify The Gifts Mini-Series If you’ve decided to “go simple” in gift giving this year, it’s good to have a game plan on how to do that. Laying out a plan makes all the difference in follow-through. Here are some tips to get you started: We need…
Read MoreSimplify The Gifts This Holiday Season
Welcome to my mini-series about Simplifying The Gifts This Holiday Season The more you can simplify, the greater the opportunity you have to enjoy the holidays. Are you ready to make this happen? Before we dig in, I have to warn you about something that’s critically important. And not paying attention to this will virtually guarantee…
Read More20 Meaningful Christmas Gifts That Don’t Break The Bank
As your focus turns towards the upcoming holiday season, commit to giving with more intentionality, gifts that truly do celebrate the person receiving the gifts. It is the thought that counts. Put thought into your gift-giving and you will win every time! Time. Yes, that’s right- the gift of time. Set up a coffee date,…
Read MoreNon-Candy Trick-or-Treat Options
As we approach Halloween this topic is coming up more and more. Many parents are looking for alternatives; some for the Teal Pumpkin Project (offering alternatives, for children who have food allergies), and some are just tired of the unhealthy excess of refined sweeteners and food dyes. As an environmentalist, I am bothered by the amount of plastic…
Read MoreMinimalist Living Room Tour
Many times over the last year, after readers have browsed our kitchen tour, I’ve been asked to post other areas of our home. Because our home is small (1132 sq. ft.) it can be challenging to really capture the essence of it, but this morning I decided to buckle down and give it my best shot.…
Read MoreA Clutter-Free Easter Celebration
We don’t do Easter Baskets. I know that some people may be bothered by that, but guess who isn’t: Our children. That’s right! So, if you are reading this as a young parent and you don’t have massive gift-giving traditions in place, take some advice: don’t start them. The easiest thing as a new parent…
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