A word I usually avoid slid out in conversation this past week. “I just feel. . . busy,” I told my husband, reflectively. He was sitting on the couch sipping…
Category: Intentional Living
Since embracing a minimalist lifestyle, our family tradition has become giving more experiences and less stuff. But many of the “go-to” experience gifts now come with a familiar question—is that…
One of my favorite quotes about simple living is by Henry David Thoreau. Goes like this: “I make myself rich by making my wants few.” Thoreau was talking about gratitude.…
Signs of the season are beginning to emerge everywhere. Red Starbucks cups in the hands of fellow nature park visitors on a Sunday afternoon. Lights woven tightly around once leaf-filled…
Who do you talk to the most? Think about it for a minute. Maybe you’re thinking: “my spouse, my kids, my friends, or my coworkers.” None of the above. The…
Have you ever attacked your clutter in this way? You walk determinedly into a room, an empty laundry basket clutched under your left arm, while your right arm becomes machine-like,…
I have this memory from before we transitioned into simple living. Goes like this. I’m standing at the kitchen counter, feeding our one month old daughter, securely cradled in my…
I’ve got a question for you to ask yourself. Goes like this: “What do you believe makes you enough? Go ahead, pause a minute and ask it. What was your…
Ever catch yourself living with the “I’ll be happy when” mentality? If you’re thinking yes, then you’re not alone. It could be a new possession that we’re looking toward. “I’ll…
One of my favorite quotes about clutter goes like this: “Clutter is simply the result of delayed decisions.” It’s true. When what we last touched—around the house, in our car,…