How To Simplify Your Life

All my life I've admired people who had the skill to say no to someone, without the asker feeling rebuffed. I wasn't really good at it, because plainly saying No to someone's face makes me cringe ... Read more →

Ever find yourself at the end of the day wondering where the day actually went? Then, you need these 10 productivity tips for when you're stuck at home. Whether you work from home, are a ... Read more →

The start of a new year is the perfect time to start simplifying your life. Check out this invaluable list of 20 things to do to simplify your life in 2021. Be warned: Making the decision to ... Read more →

When you are tasked with filling the stocking of a man for Christmas it can be tempting to fill it with socks and candy and call it good. But what if the man in your life has more than enough socks ... Read more →

People like rules. They tend to want to know exactly how to do something in order to make sure they are doing it 'right'. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but, when it comes to living a minimalist ... Read more →

Maybe you've heard the buzz lately about the simple living/minimalist movement. I'll bet you've even heard of (if not already read) the best-selling book: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by ... Read more →

Despite the fact that the excess of the 1980s has made a comeback, (Did you know Target is selling VCR tapes again? Oy vey!), many of us continue to strive to simplify our lives. We're tired of the ... Read more →

Did you know that on average, only 8% of people actually keep their New Year's resolutions?  Each and every January we make pie-in-the-sky goals for the new year ahead. Only to give up come ... Read more →

I just broke the news to my kids...they won't be getting any toys for Christmas/Birthdays this year. I'm just flat-out tired of tripping over them. Plus, I'm sick of my kids constantly whining about ... Read more →

Not too long ago, our family of four sold our small house along with (almost) everything in it, packed up our two dogs and a bearded dragon, and moved across the United States to 5 acres of ... Read more →

With our family's upcoming move into an RV looming closer with each passing day, I have recently discovered that I am becoming critical of every single thing that comes into my home. I find ... Read more →

As a minimalist and simple living advocate, I love reading about how other's have simplified their lives. Why? Because the simple living movement is catching on. In a big way. It's slowly ... Read more →

Your decluttering efforts have finally started paying off. With the help of this humble little website, you've begun paring down your possessions. And it feels great! Then...it happens. Your parents ... Read more →

Chances are, if you were alive in the 1980's in America, you've heard the phrase, "Just say no" at least once. While the phrase was originally coined to keep kids from doing drugs, I am a firm ... Read more →

'It's a Wonderful Life', 'Home Alone', and 'Jingle All the Way'. Each of these movies features a family at Christmastime. In each of the homes, there's plenty of room for (at least) one giant ... Read more →

This Christmas, I (er...Santa) will be stuffing the stockings of two teens and one pre-teen. So, I turned to my boys for some of the best stocking stuffer ideas for teens...and got nothing! When I ... Read more →

What's your idea of a simple life? Is it to quit the rat race and retreat to the wilderness? Sell everything you own and live out of a backpack? Or, do you just want life to slow down enough so you ... Read more →

"What if Christmas," the Grinch thought, "doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?" -Dr. Seuss How To Have A Simple and Minimalist Christmas Take a ... Read more →

You may have heard by now that our family of five {+ several pets} lives in a small house. 1,100 square feet, to be exact. And we plan to go even smaller by next year. Thankfully, when the time comes ... Read more →

I'm no relationship expert. {Far from it}. However, I have learned a thing or two about men in the 20+years I have been married to my husband. During this time, we've raised three sons. One is now a ... Read more →

Do you have any preconceived notions of what it means to live a simple life? I think to some extent we all have a version of simple living built up in our imaginations that we hope to one day achieve. ... Read more →

Do you secretly suspect that you have too much stuff? Sure, there are lots of people who have way more stuff than you do. After all, even though the volume of stuff you own may have started to ... Read more →

I've been thinking a lot lately about the choices we make on a daily basis and how those choices can add up over time. Not the earth-shattering, life or death decisions, rather, the mundane, seemingly ... Read more →

Would you like to learn how to be content with what you have and where you currently are in life? If so, here's an object lesson for you to ponder: As I write this, our family of four is spending 2 ... Read more →

Knick-knacks, trinkets, baubles, figurines, tchotchkes, whatever you call them; they are no longer welcome in my house. I have enacted a strict "No Knick-Knacks Allowed Policy". Violators will be ... Read more →

Since I began simplifying my life, I've quit buying many of the things I once thought were essential. A welcome side-effect of simplifying my life has been that I have also been able to simplify ... Read more →

"Say you don't need no diamond ring And I'll be satisfied Tell me that you want those kinds of things That money just can't buy I don't care too much for money For money can't buy me love."-The ... Read more →

What exactly, does living small really mean? Is it limited to the size of your home; or does it extend beyond four walls and a ceiling? Can you live in a large house and still live small? "But you ... Read more →

Our family of 5 plus our 2 dogs, multiple fish and a bearded dragon all live (rather) harmoniously in a 1,100 sq. ft. home. Is it easy? Not always. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Why does our family ... Read more →