AllI want for Christmas is an empty inbox

AllI want for Christmas is an empty inbox

This week Maria Carey’s iconic Christmas song “All I want for Christmas is you” reached #1 on the Billboard hot 100 list for the 1st time ever, even though she initially released the song 25 years ago.  This is a great reminder that some things get better with age,...
A Minimalist Guide to the Holidays

A Minimalist Guide to the Holidays

The holidays can be a time of overwhelm, when it should be a time to reconnect and reflect with your friends and family.  Somehow it has turned into massive shopping and tons of high-cost activities.  That is basically everything I am trying to avoid in life these...
How Noise Cancelling Headphones Make me a Better Parent

How Noise Cancelling Headphones Make me a Better Parent

I relish in silence and alone time, yet the current reality of my life is I don’t get a lot of it.  I’m at work all day around people talking to me or me talking to them.  When I come home, I am surrounded by three rambunctious kids who for some reason do a lot of...
Away Luggage – Perfect Minimalist Luggage

Away Luggage – Perfect Minimalist Luggage

We absolutely love our Away Luggage.  Yes, it’s a bit pricey (the one I have is $225) and you could get cheaper luggage. I prefer quality over quantity, so for me it’s a solid investment and I feel good about it.  And in the spirit of a “mostly” minimal life, I am...
Bunk Bed Perspective

Bunk Bed Perspective

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “sometimes all you need is a chance in perspective.”  Today I got that, in the form of bunk beds. I spend too much of my weekends thinking about how behind I am at work and thinking about how I have stuff I need to be doing, but how I...
DIY Pest Control – 95% cheaper

DIY Pest Control – 95% cheaper

I live in the south and we have bugs, in every home.   And I really don’t like bugs.  I’m not sure that anyone does, but I’d place myself on the spectrum of people who really don’t like bugs.  I also consider myself a strong independent woman, but when I see a bug, I...

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