The simple home gift guide
Intentional gifts for those looking to slow down, savor their tea and reduce the meaningless clutter in their homes.
What I’m adding to our Life and home for baby number 3
Today I’m sharing with you all what I’m choosing to intentionally add to our home and life as we make room for this next baby. It is another boy, so thankfully I have all the clothes, blankets, hats and shoes I need. There are just a few pieces I’m intentionally adding to prepare for this new life in our 2 bedroom apartment.
the one about vibrance
For the past few years, I’ve been meditating on this one word: vibrance. It was something I lacked, something I longed for, and something I remember having as a young girl. My journey to find vibrance has been rocky, but I continue to trudge forward because I know, for darn sure, I don’t want to track backward.
Here’s my dream of what a vibrant Margaret looks like:
breaking the rules
Practicing minimalism has the ability to change your life. Many make it seems like a daunting way of living, but you’re allowed to make your own rules. You’re the only one who knows what needs to go and what needs to stay.
Why simple is best
It’s not easy out there and I doubt it’s ever been. As we all know, history likes to repeat itself. But with the busyness, pressures and never-ending tasks as a working mother in the 21st century is insane. No, like literal insanity.
hitting low points without fear
Hitting low points and low seasons of life are inevitable. Regardless of how hard we try, how much money, doctor appointments, counseling, and self-care routines we throw out there, the trials always seem to prevail.
How I’ve changed since becoming a minimalist
Many who are lost say they are searching. I beg to differ. It’s all there, the fulfillment, the joy, the goodness in life, it’s just covered underneath all their stuff. When you actually take the time to get rid of the clutter and business, the small, yet incredible joys in life are rediscovered.
What am I even doing?
Why a blog? Why a Youtube channel? Why now? Honestly, I’m asking the same question, but it fell into my lap and I can’t just let it sit there. Along with that, I’ve got a story that needs sharing. I know I’m not alone when I say the culture we’re living in can be suffocating, stressful and overwhelming. I fell into its trap and it broke me. But now I’m fighting back. That’s why I’m here.
Things I Buy as a Minimalist
Minimalism scares many people away because of one preconceived notion: you can’t buy things. Well, I want to begin by saying that’s completely false. Buying things is a part of life, whether it’s out of necessity, nostalgia, history or sheer beauty. Minimalism isn’t as much about things as it is about mindset. Hopefully you’ll be able to hear my mind and heart in the list I share with you; what I buy as a minimalist.
Minimal Home Habits
We spend most of our life in our home, so why not make it a safe haven with minimal clutter, intentional beauty, character and space? There is no shame in where you’re starting, only hope for your future and your ability to life a life full of purpose and intention. That life has been there all along, it’s just hiding under your stuff.