The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Heather Greenwood Davis’s family is having their second no gift Christmas. Heather and her husband took their two sons on an around the world adventure for a year and living out of backpacks changed their views on what they really need. Not only because they […]
5 Awesome Free Things to Do on Black Friday
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Are you a Black Friday shopper? Last year 225 million people went shopping the day after Thanksgiving. That’s one in three Americans. Some of them camped out overnight and missed Thanksgiving with their family in the name of a good deal. Now, I love a […]
7 Real Tips For Beating Clutter
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Waiting in the doctor’s office I spied a title on the cover of a magazine: 7 Ways to Beat Clutter. I’m always looking for interesting ways to get rid of stuff. A few flips of the magazine pages, and I’m at the two page spread […]
Should You Keep Your Fat (or Thin) Clothes?
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: My husband lost 50 pounds recently. Ironically, his health quest started almost to the day that I found out I was pregnant with our second child. In six months he lost 50 pounds by watching his diet and running and lifting weights. At 43, he […]
In Defense of a Small Home Library
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: The most contentious area to simplify or minimize in a home? Books. Nothing has raised hackles or eyebrows more than our decision to reduce our home library from a few hundred titles to a few dozen. While radically de-cluttering our home I boxed up most […]
Why Simple Is So Much Work
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Mandi set a blistering pace with her Simplifying for Fall Challenge in August. I followed along, even got a head start the week before, and it still took me two weeks to simplify a half dozen areas of our home. Simplifying my home, schedule and […]