I sometimes find myself making life complicated again, reclaiming my daily simplicity can be hard, even after experiencing the long-term benefits of keeping things simple, it seems the pull of adding more to my daily schedule, prioritizing according to societal ‘norms’ eventually creeps back into my daily life, causing extra stress and busyness. It takes […]
Capsule Wardrobe: Fall In Love With Your Clothes
It’s almost officially fall! Not that I can feel it here in Georgia just yet, but I am ready for the warm weather to dissipate just a little so I can finally wear pants again. I’m excited to switch out the few pieces of specific summer wear I own in my year-round capsule wardrobe, namely […]
Going Home, A Book and Tar Paper
I’m excited to go home. In a couple of weeks, the kids and I will take off and head back to the desert where I grew up. It may sound strange, but I am looking forward to seeing lots of dirt, brush and ants. If I’m really lucky, maybe it will rain while I’m there […]
Hi! If you'd like, take a quick listen to what I've been thinking about and working on this week! https://www.simplyclearly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/YDS011016.m4a Transcript of RecordingHi Everyone! This past week I’ve been focused on New Year decluttering. I think it’s akin to spring-cleaning, but since I consider myself a chronic declutterer, really any time of the year [...]
With Thanksgiving almost a full week away and Christmas over a month, there is still time to do some holiday ‘decluttering’ for minimal stress and maximum enjoyment this season. Decluttering doesn’t have to be limited to physical ‘stuff’ we own, but can and should include all areas of life, especially holidays when stress can […]
Sometimes clutter isn’t so easy for me to see. Even before my shift to simple living, I was an organized person with not really any stacks of papers or lots of knickknacks decorating the house. For me, clutter came in the form of items that were carefully filed, stored in clear, orderly bins, or stacked […]