As a minimalist family who resides in a 900 square foot home where my husband works full time and I homeschool our two children, we’ve quickly learned that in order to stay sane and happy in our small space we need to be intentional with our homeschool supplies. Certain things that are a must have […]
Category: Simplify
Minimalism should come with a warning label-Caution: May cause sudden desire to alter everything about your life
A year ago we pushed the reset button on our lives and moved back to our home state. We purchased a small house with an apartment we could rent out to pay our mortgage and began homeschooling. This move was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done, but I surrendered to it. After spending […]
My Family’s Experiment with One Backpack Travel
How my family of four traveled to Folly Beach, South Carolina in February for seven days with only one backpack each. After reading the blog post “How to Pack Lightly + What I Packed for 8 Days in Italy” from Abundant Life with Less, I was 100 percent sold on the idea of traveling with […]
How I get my photos and videos off my phone and actually enjoy them 📸
My grandfather passed away a few years ago. More recently I was given a photo album that my father found in his bedroom as he was sorting through his things. It was filled with photos, newspaper clippings and theater programs of me growing up through the years. My grandfather was a man of few words […]
Holidays, Homeschool and December Adventures
December has come and gone quickly. This was our first Christmas since moving home to Maine, and although everything definitely didn’t go according to plan, it was wonderful none the less. Since being a mom the month of December and the days leading up to Christmas are some of my favorites. Every year I have […]
Lovely Lucid Life update October 2022
This summer we made some major life changes! Here’s an update 💛 We moved back to our home state, Maine! We made the big decision to make a major life shift and move back to our home state, Maine. Our old house will be rented for the year while we test out this new area and […]
What do I want to keep?
Watching the YouTube video, “To Declutter Faster, Start with What You Need”, by Joshua Becker, completely changed the way I viewed decluttering. A quick summary of this video is, when decluttering ask what do I need to keep, not what do I need to get rid of. The mental shift has been life-altering for me. […]
The Joy in Letting it Go
I’ve taken on another round of home decluttering. Things have been beyond stressful in my life lately, leaving me feeling out of control in so many ways. In an attempt to regain some level of comfort I’m getting rid of stuff. Maybe we’ve watched too much Frozen, but I’m ready to just “Let it go, […]
An Intentional Gift
Last Christmas my mom and stepdad gifted us a “spring clean” of our home. They hired someone to scrub the entire house from top to bottom. After five years of living here, three of them with a newborn and toddler, our house was in a less than ideal state of cleanliness. I was overwhelmed and […]
Simplifying Meals
Meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking are three of my least favorite activities to partake in. Having a personal chef is a life long dream for me. Since I don’t see that happening any time soon and my current job position of “CEO of our home”, aka stay at home mom, holds the sole responsibility […]