Organize & Simplify Your Life
I meet a lot of people that look at minimalism as something negative. They see it as having to do without too much. They see it as unnecessary. They see it as sacrifice. It is a sacrifice, but don’t we have to sacrifice when we need to make room for better things in our [...]
Doesn’t the word “downsizing” often have a negative connotation? As if downsizing is a bad thing. I think many people see that as sacrifice and see it in a bad light. To me, downsizing is what we all should be thinking about. Downsizing is just living with less, which I am all for. Less worries, [...]
I am always looking for more and more ways to simplify our meals and save money at the grocery store. I’ve been reading a lot about it and I’ve found some great blog posts and websites that I wanted to share. I love this website that I found a couple of weeks ago. It is [...]
I love Craigslist. Over the past two years my husband and I have sold hundreds of dollars worth of our stuff on Craiglist. It is a great way to get rid of things and make a little cash in return. Why I love Craigslist: 1. It’s easy to use. 2. It’s free to use. 3. [...]
Managing your money really isn’t that complicated. It may be difficult to stay on track, but the concepts to get you to “Financial Freedom” are really pretty simple. My husband and I are on a journey to become “Financially Free” right now and here are the steps we are following (per Dave Ramsey): 1. Save [...]
I just read about this project, called “Six Items Or Less“. The challenge is to wear only 6 items of clothing for one month. Underwear, work-out clothes and outer wear are not included. I have missed the start date, but I could do my own experiment. I need to think about this one though. The [...]
I really want to go completely digital with all of my paperwork, to-do’s, calendar entries, tickler files, bills, photos, and music. I wish I could eliminate my entire file system at home and sell my file cabinet. Anyone who knows me well knows that I love to get rid of things I do not need [...]
Sometimes, before I know it, I’m up to about 150 emails in my inbox. I have to admit that I do use my inbox as part of my to-do list. In other words, I will not file or delete an email until I’ve taken care of the action it is tied to, but most often [...]
There will always be items in your home that you never use. I promise. You might think that some of those items will get used “someday”, but I’m here to tell you from experience that most of them will not ever be used again. You just need to let go of them. Wouldn’t it be [...]
Meal planning is one of those things that I am always working on simplifying in our household. Sometimes it can be difficult to cook for different people with different tastes as well as cook meals that eliminate certain foods like dairy or beef, etc. Once I find something that we all like I tend to over make [...]
