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There are so many decisions that you have to make when you are preparing for a baby. Let me help you narrow down some of the decisions with this baby registry list and recommendations. It took me hours and hours of work and just like the wedding industry they were trying to get me to buy anything and everything. This list will help you cut down on the stuff you don’t need and focus on what you do.
This book is a very unique book to my minimalist book review series. Less: a visual guide to minimalism, was written by the popular minimalist youtuber Rachel Aust. In her book she gives a very unique perspective and a simple visual guide that many new minimalists will find very helpful. You will love her lists and decision charts in this no fluff guide to decluttering and living a simple happy life.
This week try to find something in your life that you can make easier. Maybe its trying to meal prep this weekend so you only have to clean up your kitchen once. Perhaps its having a family meeting and implementing a chore chart. Personally, my favorite thing that simplified my life was a gift from my in-laws for Christmas which with this one change saves me 42 hours a year that I don't have to spend on doing this boring chore.
Simple is beautiful. Simple allows us to breath, think, create, and be free. When we remove all the extra we find out what and who is actually important to us. Once we get rid of all the garbage cluttering our lives we get peace. If we want to achieve our goals this year we must get serious about removing all the extras; the extra stuff, extra (often unnecessary) time commitments, the long to do lists that never seem to end. We just need to take a look at life and put our priorities first. Check in with tomorrows blog post to see just how to do that and to give yourself the credit that you deserve for all the stuff that you continue to get done.
There are so many decisions that you have to make when you are preparing for a baby. Let me help you narrow down some of the decisions with this baby registry list and recommendations. It took me hours and hours of work and just like the wedding industry they were trying to get me to buy anything and everything. This list will help you cut down on the stuff you don’t need and focus on what you do.
Clothing plays such a large role in my confidence but I am usually to busy to give it much time or effort. The ‘daily uniform’ takes away such stress and makes sure that I am always loving what I am wearing and have confidence in how I look.
Kids toys. A terrifying category for minimalists around the world! Unless…you start early (like really early…before 1). We just had our first child and I was overwhelmed until I found my solution that has fixed everything at this young age.
The extras that made my life so much easier with a newborn. After testing everything out these were the winners. These would be great for your baby or as a baby gift.
Check out my new years resolution and how I am saving over a month of wasted time doing one of the most dreaded chores.
Exciting life update and future plans for the simple happy life blog! There are big changes and exciting developments on this crazy adventure that we would love to fill you in on.
We are always getting bogged down by our to do list that is miles and miles long. It feels like it will never end. Let’s take a look at how important that list really is and make our priorities our priorities.
This book is a very unique book to my minimalist book review series. Less: a visual guide to minimalism, was written by the popular minimalist youtuber Rachel Aust. In her book she gives a very unique perspective and a simple visual guide that many new minimalists will find very helpful. You will love her lists and decision charts in this no fluff guide to decluttering and living a simple happy life.
This week try to find something in your life that you can make easier. Maybe its trying to meal prep this weekend so you only have to clean up your kitchen once. Perhaps its having a family meeting and implementing a chore chart. Personally, my favorite thing that simplified my life was a gift from my in-laws for Christmas which with this one change saves me 42 hours a year that I don't have to spend on doing this boring chore.
Life is all about balance. Have any of you seen Eat Pray Love? If so you kind of know what I am talking about. Make sure that we aren't running ourselves ragged just for the sake of doing. There is no reward in that except exhaustion and burnout. Put your power and energy behind things that you care about.
The title of this blog is simple HAPPY life. We can live as simply as we want but if we don't replace all that time we gained back by not being a slave to our things with new adventure or things we enjoy then our life will be no happier than it was before. Here is an adventure date night that Patrick and I were able to have thanks in part to decluttering.
After the feedback from my philosophy on how to declutter, using the box project method I give you this example of how to put that method into action. The category we are decluttering today is beauty products. The box project method allows for quick decluttering with limited decision fatigue and no regrets.
There are many different philosophies that are used as tools to help you on your minimalism journey. I have created my own process that helps you declutter efficiently without any regrets (and those two things do not usually go hand in hand). Make sure you apply this method to take full advantage of the "Purgatory Box" philosophy as well.
So many people dread the stockings but stockings were my favorite part. I have a great formula for you that will take the guess work out of stockings and will keep things at a reasonable price and minimize the things coming into your home to stay.