Posts by Rachel Jones
5 Practical Ways to Navigate Change in Everyday Life
Let’s talk about change for a minute. This is our last week of school until Fall. Change of routine is hard for me. It seems like it takes about a month for my mind to adjust and feel comfortable in my new routine. Brian recently changed jobs, so I’m still getting used to his new…
Read More9 Ways Minimalism Saves me From Spending Hours on Laundry Each Month
Minimizing our clothing has impacted the amount of time I spend doing laundry. Simplifying my life and embracing minimalism has helped me spend less time on daily chores overall. Just like how having fewer dishes means less time spent doing dishes, having fewer clothes means less time spent doing laundry. I know many people who…
Read MoreThe Fastest and Easiest Way to Lose Weight? 10 Month Update!
Just to tell you about myself, I’m 46, 5’ 7” and I have given birth to 6 children. I started out my weight loss journey by doing calorie counting. My top weight was 150 lbs, and I lost 10 lbs by calorie counting using Noom. BUT I HATED IT. I always felt guilty if I ate…
Read More7 Steps to Declutter Your Life and Why It’s Important
Being surrounded by clutter increases our cortisol levels; cortisol is considered the “stress hormone” and harms our health all the way around – from depression to heart disease – Clutter is bad for our health. The main reason is: It’s an ever-present reminder of all the things we need to deal with; it’s as if…
Read MoreMinimalist Lifestyle or Minimalist Aesthetic? Which one is better?
I went for minimalism because I had a certain standard on how clean and tidy I wanted my home to be, and when my home was full of stuff, it was more than I could manage to maintain my standard of cleanliness. I didn’t enjoy cleaning the house. But I wanted a clean house. Getting…
Read MoreHow to declutter your home – 6 easy steps
Typically we use 20% of our stuff 80% of the time. These six steps will help you sort through the excess so that your home is easy to manage
Read MoreClutter is gaslighting you and here’s how to prevent it
When I think back to before minimalism and how hard it was to get rid of stuff and how hard it was to manage the stuff, I think about why I was keeping it. But I wasn’t prepared for having people over at a moment’s notice. When I think about all those reasons, I was…
Read MoreStupid-Easy House Cleaning. Creating a home that is EASY to keep clean
On Saturday morning, our family cleans the house. Minimalism has made house cleaning much easier and faster. Last week, our two youngest sons decided to clean the house by themselves. When the kids do that, I either pay them with money or video game time. We limit screen time, and they wanted a couple of…
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