My one experience with Black Friday shopping more closely resembled a high school sociology experiment than an actual shopping trip. My brother and I, home from college for the holidays,…
I’ve got this memory from last Christmas, evening of the 25th, kids asleep, commotion stopped, and me sitting with this feeling of complete exhaustion. Not the welcomed type of tired…
“Mom! I have nothing to wear!” Our seven-year-old daughter, Eva, dramatically announced. A colossal sigh followed, as if to punctuate the seriousness of the situation. This was day two of…
The fact that our time here on earth is limited has always motivated me. Not in an anxious, life-is-short-so-do-it-all-now kind of way. But in a way that inspires me to…
I’ve always had a knack for conforming to cultures. In my early 20s, country hopping through Europe and northern Africa, it worked in my favor. I picked up basic flamenco…
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mollie Donghia of This Evergreen Home. What does it mean to live life more simply and embrace the practices of simplicity? What’s…
One of my most profound “ah-ha” minimalism moments happened on a small-town sidewalk outside Seattle. It was Thanksgiving of 2018, and while visiting my in-laws, I found many opportunities to…
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Rose Lounsbury. About a year after I adopted simplicity, my friend Becky came to visit. It was 2013 and I’d worked steadily…
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Emily McDermott. The summer sun is blazing and it’s another humid day in Virginia. I see a few pairs of shorts in…
I walk the “being versus doing” tightrope daily. My morning routine usually begins with silence and stillness. Most days, I’m off to a steady, sure start. Then the doing sets…