For the last few years, I’ve been writing about getting rid of clutter and our efforts to have “just enough” stuff. It’s an ongoing process, because clutter always seems to make its way back in. But we’ve got a pretty good habit of “out with the old, in with the new” (secondhand new, of course!)… Continue Reading
No More Tub Toys
I’ve never really been a fan of our boys’ tub toys. Maybe it’s because I’m the one who cleans the tub. Maybe it’s because I don’t really care for clutter in general, especially the bright plastic kind. And I especially don’t like slightly gross plastic toys that never quite dry out. We had a mesh… Continue Reading
Another Free E-book! 321 Stop Is Free Through August 30th.
Lorilee Lippincott of Loving Simple Living is offering her new e-book – 321 Stop – for free until tomorrow night. You can go here and then click on the “buy now” link and it will take you to the Amazon page where you’ll be able to download the book for free. I just got my… Continue Reading
A Free Organizing E-Book (only through August 29th!)
I love a good organizing book and/or blog. There’s something about reading a book or website all about organizing and decluttering that lights a fire under me to get up and organize or declutter an area that is needing attention. Anyone else? I know there are plenty of you who love those books and blogs… Continue Reading
Simple Parenting
A few days ago, I got an email from a reader named Katie who had this to say: I was wondering if you would be interested in a post for us with kids or soon to be kids as in my case. I am currently 32 weeks pregnant and agree with a lot of things… Continue Reading
Simplify Your Family Life e-Book Sale – $29 for $375 Worth of eBooks!
Every once in a while, numerous authors band together to offer a large collection of e-books at a steeply discounted price. Today marks the start of an awesome new e-book sale put together by Corey from Simple Marriage and Mandy from Life Your Way. It’s a collection of 38 e-books covering all sorts of family-related… Continue Reading
One Man’s Trash…
When my husband and I got our first apartment together in 2001, we combined two very small “sets” of mis-matched dishes. We used those for several years until one of my friends upgraded her dishes and offered me her old ones. They were well-used discount store dishes, but we liked them better than our hodge… Continue Reading
Too Much Inspiration
EDIT – just discovered the fitness and food sections on Pinterest. I might have to up my time limit from five minutes to fifteen. I have been purposely avoiding Pinterest for quite some time. From what I had heard, I knew that it could be the sort of site that could suck me in and… Continue Reading
Neighbors Can Be Frugal Together
The following is a guest post from Kristen Cavaliere. Not only does it fit in well with the concept of frugality, but it also works perfectly for people who are trying to simplify their lives, own fewer possessions, and build strong bonds within their communities. Hopefully you’ll find some good ideas here, and be inspired… Continue Reading
Non-Extreme Minimalism
This post from Minimalist Mom really resonated with me today. It perfectly describes my kind of minimalism, and I agree with Rachel that it’s much more likely to be embraced by a lot of people than extreme minimalism. I have no desire to live out of a backpack or move somewhere new every few months…. Continue Reading