Many years ago as I prepared to become a mother, I had a list of lofty ideals about the kind of mother I would be. In my mid-twenties, I adopted a minimalist lifestyle and I wished to incorporate those ideals in motherhood. I fell in love with the clean, practical, heart-centered principles of the Montessori and Waldorf methods. I sought to create clean, colorful, natural living and play spaces for…
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Spring/Summer Haul + Tips for Consignment Shopping
Read moreA couple of weeks ago, I made a post about simple kids wardrobes. In it, I talked about how I go to the consignment shop each season, trade in the kids old clothes, and pick up necessities for the coming season. I do this twice…
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Homemaking // Operation: Declutter 2015
Read moreIf you read this blog with any regularity, or if you follow me on Instagram, then you’ve surely heard me talking about Operation: Declutter 2015. We started the project at the beginning of January. The list above shows my original game plan and a few…
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Simplicity + Swapdom
Read moreIt’s no secret that simplicity + organization are two of my primary goals at the moment. It isn’t always the easiest thing to accomplish, especially when you’ve got a little one. What I’ve learned in my first nine months as a mama is that babies…
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Homemaking: The Bedroom
Read moreAs I mentioned here, one of my goals for 2014 is simplicity + organization. I am slowly making my way through each room in the house — getting rid of what we don’t need/use, organizing the necessities, and making things pretty. Over the weekend, I…
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Cleaning Out My Closet
Read moreRemember how mortified I was after sharing a peek of my closet? Ugh. Well, I finally got around to cleaning that thing up. It was an emotional process and I did it in two parts. As I mentioned in the challenge post, the first part…
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Support Local Business this Holiday Season
Read moreYesterday morning, I may or may not have sang The 12 Days of Christmas on my way to work… in its entirety… by myself. 😉 This can only mean one thing… The holiday season is upon us! Now ya’ll know how I feel about presents…