I was inspired to write this post by the Nester’s kitchen tweak. check it out – and say hello to her lovely kitchen for me. For 3 years, I kept the cleaning supplies in my laundry closet. It just went together. Washer, dryer, laundry soap, bleach, cleaning products. via This meant that every time I …
Category: Thoughts
31 Day Simplify Series :: just use less {day 7}
One way of simplifying? just use less. Sounds easy – until you’re barraged by all your cleaning products. How about less of them too? There are a million katrillion recipes online for natural cleaning products. I’ve tried a few of them. For several months, we used one that was composed of mostly vinegar + water. It cleaned …
31 Day Simplify Series :: how I have a clean house & more sanity {day 6}
Earlier this year, I kept getting stressed out about cleaning my home. I would be going about my day, taking care of the 3 munchkins and then I would randomly notice a giant cobweb in the corner of a ceiling. “ew. I need to clean that off.” However, my well-intentioned thoughts were quickly forgotten when I smelled …
31 Day Simplify Series :: all you need {day 5}
just a simple thought for today. Happy Sunday, my friends. Did you miss a post from this series? Click here to see them all!
31 Day Simplify Series :: leave it empty {day 4}
Sometimes we over complicate things. And we don’t realize it until we see something uncomplicated. And then we’re like, “aaaaahhhh…I can breathe.” Take this picture for example: pinned here via Design Sponge It looks lovely, doesn’t it? Did you notice the table decor in that picture? Um. nothing. Sometimes, I fiddle and faddle with what …
31 Day Simplify Series :: why simplify? {day 3}
Why should I simplify my life? Is the purpose just to have a simple life? Is it so that others can recognize, “hey…her life is crazy simple” or just because the theme of simplicity is a big deal right now? Because if that’s the only reason, then thanks, but no thanks. I’m not interested in …
31 Day Simplify Series :: you have to choose {day 2}
Yesterday, I gave you the definition of what it means to simplify. Remember this? Let’s talk about the first part of that circled definition: having few parts. Do you know what that phrase means? It means there’s not a lot. There’s less. I mean, obviously, right? But I think we forget that when we go …
31 Day Simplify Series :: a definition {day 1}
What does the word ‘Simplify’ even mean? I asked Merriam Webster himself and he directed me to the word ‘simple.’ Which is defined (in part) as follows: Notice that circle – er, oval – around that second definition? That’s the one we’re going for in this series. Not complex or fancy. Uncomplicated. There are 4 …