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10/5/2024
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5 Promises of Embracing a Minimalist Life

5 Promises of Embracing a Minimalist Life Last week, a kickoff call with my HarperCollins' marketing team left me reflecting on the promises of a minimalist life. I presented my book (coming early
9/21/2024
12 : 54

Decluttering Your Home When it Feels Difficult: 7 Ways to Let Go

Decluttering Your Home When it Feels Difficult: 7 Ways to Let Go A recent conversation on a Florida beach reminded me of how difficult it can be to declutter in a society defined by compulsory
9/7/2024
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A Lesson in Letting Go

A Lesson in Letting Go A couple of weeks ago an unexpected moment with extended family reminded me of an important lesson in letting go. My six-year-old daughter, Elena, stood outside an Iowa Super 8
8/24/2024
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5 Simple Steps to Declutter your Bathroom

5 Simple Steps to Declutter Your Bathroom Having a plan to declutter your bathroom is a vital part of curating an uncluttered home. And, the truth is, we Americans love our bathrooms. When in the
8/3/2024
12 : 34

One Perspective Shift to Help You Declutter Your Home

One Perspective Shift to Help You Declutter Your Home Last week, I was reminded of a powerful perspective shift that can help you declutter your home. My reminder came after reading text by digital
7/20/2024
12 : 14

5 Ways Living in an Uncluttered Home can Boost Your Happiness

5 Ways Living in an Uncluttered Home can Boost Your Happiness Recently, in an Instagram reel, I outlined why living in an uncluttered home can boost happiness. A week later, the reel had gone viral—to
7/6/2024
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Decluttering for the Details

✨ Plus a video update from me ✨ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
6/22/2024
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How to Start Decluttering When You Feel Overwhelmed

How to Start Decluttering When You Feel Overwhelmed Decluttering your life is a journey that you start and often restart. A journey that, I'd argue, is vital to embark on—there's so much life
6/8/2024
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Decluttering Rules: 10 Things NOT to Do When Decluttering

Decluttering Rules: 10 Things NOT to Do When Decluttering Guest post by Melissa Russell of Simple Lionheart Life. I definitely don't believe there are any hard and fast decluttering rules that are
5/18/2024
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Minimalism as a Tool

A life of less stuff means a life of more focus and meaning. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
5/12/2024
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[Sale ending] Clutter is raising your cortisol

Here's how to stop that. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
5/10/2024
11 : 54

Declutter your home for the LAST TIME

Time for some “real talk.” If …The stuff in your home makes you stressed, anxious, and irritable.You struggle to maintain your house.You feel anger at times because you're constantly picking up
5/8/2024
11 : 54

One decision that changed my life ✨

Yesterday was my 40th birthday. If you'd have told me that, at age 40, I'd have less stress, less anxiety, and feel more alive and fulfilled than I did at age 30, I wouldn't have believed
5/6/2024
11 : 54

The clutter in your home is not neutral.

A year after our second daughter was born, I couldn't figure out why I was so tired all the time. Each day, around noon, my fatigue levels would start creeping off the charts. Finally, I realized
5/4/2024
11 : 44

What would your life be like with LESS stuff?

Five years ago I made a choice that changed my life. I was at home with my kids, drowning in stuff, and not the present, happy mom I wanted to be. (It wasn't even our home. We had too much consumer
4/27/2024
12 : 34

6 Minimalist Hacks to Curate an Uncluttered Home

6 Minimalist Hacks to Curate an Uncluttered Home Last week, in my Google feed, multiple articles emerged that outlined minimalist hacks. The hacks, while helpful, all held an unusual similarity. Each
4/20/2024
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Why Minimizing Toys Leads to More Creative Play (and Less Stress)

Why Minimizing Toys Leads to More Creative Play (and Less Stress) Do you sometimes find yourself wishing your kids had fewer toys but you don't know how to start minimizing? Before minimalism, this
4/6/2024
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7 Benefits of Owning a Minimalist Wardrobe

7 Benefits of Owning a Minimalist Wardrobe Last week, while pulling a couple of warm-weather outfits out of storage, I caught myself reflecting on the benefits of owning a minimalist wardrobe. Before
3/23/2024
12 : 24

10 Ways to Find Time to Declutter Your Home this Spring

10 Ways to Find Time to Declutter Your Home this Spring After five years of minimalist living, if I was to offer one gentle suggestion this time of year, it'd be this: find time to declutter your
3/11/2024
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5 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Decluttering Our Home

5 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Decluttering Our Home Before decluttering our home (aka "letting go of over 70% of our possessions in a year"), I thought I had this jettisoning-