the minimalist mom

Our family minimalism story ten years out! I wanted to share an update on where we are ten years out from getting into minimalism. It’s been a busy few years with career and job changes and a s...

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A strange topic for this early in the year but I wanted to bring it up far before the holiday season crazies hit. Last year we took our three kids away for a three week long trip over Christmas a...

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Easter is coming at us this weekend. If you celebrate secular Easter, the kind that involves bunnies and chocolate and Easter egg hunts, you may have noticed that this holiday has turned into a m...

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My resolutions for 2019 are to have more fun outside and do less housework. This might sound a bit odd: housework isn’t really optional. I feel like we’ve streamlined a lot of things: we aim ...

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If you’ve ever run a marathon you know that you don’t run the race thinking of all the miles ahead of you. You focus on the mile you’re in right then. Thinking too far ahead can lead to neg...

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It’s never too early to plan for a simpler holiday season.  Let’s rewind the clock for a bit and think about how we felt last January. Were you feeling: burnt out. You did too much and didn�...

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We’re contemptuous of ‘lazy’ poor mothers. We’re contemptuous of ‘distracted’ working mothers. We’re contemptuous of ‘selfish’ rich mothers. – Motherhood in the Age of Fear I�...

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