04 Apr 8 Tips for Clutter-Free Easter Baskets
We all love a good throwback...
Kids
24 Feb 3 Toy-Purging Rules for LESS Pickup and MORE Play
Toys used to feel like the Achilles heel of my house. And I know I'm not alone. When my kids were toddlers, I often found myself conversations like this with other moms: Me: How was Ella's birthday? Other mom: Great, but OMG. She got soooooo much stuff....
07 Feb Why You Don’t Need a Toy Room
About a year after I adopted minimalism, my friend Becky came to visit. It was 2013 and I'd worked steadily the previous 12 months to rid my home of excess clutter. "Where are all your toys?" she asked, a bit shocked. Becky hadn't seen my home since...
08 Dec 16 Ideas for Clutter-Free Stocking Stuffers
If you’re trying to take a less-is-more approach to the holidays, you might find yourself a bit stymied by one holiday tradition: stocking stuffers. (You know, those trinkets that are still in your junk drawer from last Christmas...
01 Dec Awesome Ideas for Clutter-Free Gifts
The holidays truly are my favorite time of the year. I love the lights, the tree, the family time. But like many of you, I can easily get overwhelmed by the stuff. So today I'd like to help you break the holiday stuff cycle and add more...
08 Sep How to Get Your Mother-in-Law to Stop Buying Your Kid Stuff
This week’s tip comes from a reader who has a first-world problem many of us are familiar with… She asked, and I quote, “How do I get my mother-in-law to stop buying my kid so much crap?!” I loved this question so much that I actually did...
15 Aug How to Minimize School Papers
If you’re a parent, you know that “back to school” really means “back to tons of paper.” Despite the onset of the digital age, paper continues to stream home in children’s backpacks at a rate that makes me wonder if my kids’ elementary school is...
15 Jun Picasso Didn’t Have Glitter Glue. And Other Reasons to Downsize Your Craft Supplies
If you love to craft--or live with someone who does--you’re probably familiar with closets full of sewing supplies, drawers bursting with popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, and entire rooms dedicated to scrapbook love. Like all hobbies, crafting is a great way to relieve stress and...
02 Jun The Case for Dilly-Dallying: Why Slow Might Just Be the Right Speed
My daughter is a Class A dilly-dallier. If you ever go somewhere with her, plan to be at least 15 minutes late. I remember walking to the park with her when she was two years old, moving at a tortoise pace, not because of her...
17 May How to Let Go of Kids’ Artwork… While Staying Sentimental
It’s nearing the end of the school year and that means… that artwork your kiddos made all year is about to come home in one giant construction-paper-and-glitter heap. Children’s artwork is one of the #1 areas my clients (and I!) struggle. It’s so cute! It’s so...
