Simple Saturdays

How to move towards a more minimalist Christmas, a great resource for time management advice and decluttering to prepare for Christmas simple family I was recently interviewed for info on having a minimalist Christmas with my fave station: the CBC. Click here to listen, go to 1 hour and 49 minutes. I have so much more to say on what is a minimalist Christmas and you can get started. You can read the full blog post about a minimalist Christmas right here [What is a Minimalist Christmas and how to get started] simple life In Life Coaching, we often touch on time management in the lives of moms. I loved everything that Alison had to say in this episode of Awesome with Alison simple home I've been decluttering some places to prepare for Christmas. In the last Simple Saturday, I told you about the baking cupboard (and how I link it to 'identity clutter'). I've also shared some photos of the pantry with you in the Simple Saturday email. Decluttering for Christmas is helping me do an inventory of what we DO ha

I used to be a stress ball hostess, now I have an open door policy. Here are myths I had to bust through about being a 'good hostess'.   Links in this episode: Simple Advent Activities for Toddlers (older kids like them too) 42 Ways to Spread the Love This Christmas (random acts of kindness and ways to love on others this season) Myths I Had to Bust About Being A 'Good Hostess' Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist The Simple Christmas Series  

Why family traditions are important and ideas on simple ones to try. How to shop your closet to get dressed for that holiday party!   Welcome to Part 3 of the podcast series on A Simple Christmas. Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here. All the Simple Christmas posts can be found here.  In this podcast I'm sharing a bit from these two posts: Why and how to make unique Christmas traditions for your family How to shop your closet for great holiday outfits   Other links mentioned in this episode Moving from frump to fashion  Know your colours Take photos of your outfits  Rule of three for putting outfits together    Make sure to subscribe to Simple Saturdays (below) to stay up to date and get all the insider content for the Simple Saturdays podcast!  

Hello Simple Saturday Friends! Welcome to another bi-weekly email and podcast where I share some ideas and updates to encourage you to declutter your life, your home and your mind. Since the last email, there have been a couple bonus episodes on the podcast. I’m unpacking my Simple Christmas series for you there.   Check out Episode 5 on how to mentally prepare to have a simpler and enjoyable Christmas. Also,  Episode 6 is on simplifying the gift giving and giving thoughtful gifts. --> Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to get those bonus episodes.  ++ simple home ++ I'm sharing something I recently decluttered. I had to have a real talk with myself on why I was holding onto it and never making use of it.  I had to have a real talk with myself about letting go this 'identity' I wanted to have by owning this item. I need to USE it to have the identity. And it is hard, it is hard to get real with yourself. But it is also freeing. It frees up physical space and it frees up the mental burden that you ‘st

Tips to simplify the gift-giving and ways to give more thoughtful gifts Today I'm sharing two posts on gift giving: Simplify the gift giving (make sure to read the post as I don't cover all the tips in the podcast) Gift giving is such a focal point of the holidays but it doesn't have to overwhelm us. We don't have to buy for everyone and we don't have to stick to convention. Nine Ways to Make Your Gifts More Thoughtful I KNOW that Jesus is the reason for the season, but it is also a chance for us to spoil and love on our people. I've had some gifts in my life that made me feel like my family or friends really had no clue about me. It stings, and it has pushed me away from making gifts a 'thing'. Then I have had some very amazing gifts that were spot on. They made me reclaim that gifts can be an amazing thing we share at the holidays. I love gifts, they make me feel seen. It can be quite powerful to give something meaningful to someone that fills a gap in their life or lets them know you know them well.

a simple Christmas series part 1: finding your simple Christmas and 5 tips to help you make it simpler Welcome to a special episode of Simple Saturdays, part 1 in the Simple Christmas series A Simple Christmas is a series I have had on the blog for a few years and I wanted to offer it in podcast form as well. It is about a dozen posts all about ways to make your Christmas more simple, from the practical to the mental preparations. In this episode I share: Finding Your Simple Christmas - writing these two lists, paying attention to what they tell you and building it into a personal Christmas motto 5 Tips to Make Christmas Simpler - tips to make any event more simple in terms of mentally preparing for what you want to happen, how to show up and how to just enjoy the Christmas that IS instead of stressing over the Christmas ideals that aren't happening. -- Make sure to subscribe to Simple Saturdays below!

We declutter our kids' toys a few times a year, getting prepped to have a Simple Christmas, easy ham sliders for a crowd and a reminder that you are enough, you have enough, you do enough! Welcome to another bi-weekly Simple Saturday, an email newsletter also available in podcast form. Be sure to subscribe to the newsletter (at the end of this post) so you can get Simple Saturday, full notes and photos in your inbox!   ++ links++ Optimal Living Daily Relationships Episode 394 " I Stopped Calling Myself a Lazy Mom" See all Optimal Living Daily Episodes    ++ simple home ++ In the emails, I like to share with you what we are working on decluttering (because you know it is an ongoing process!). This past week we decluttered our kids' toys. What are strategy was for decluttering, and why we prefer to declutter their toys without them. [Why We Declutter Our Kids' Toys Without Them]   ++ simple life ++ I have started Christmas shopping, I'm not an over-achiever, I just want my future self to have a more peac

Declutter your mind and time with a brain dump, keep track of all the seasonal kid's clothes and handmedowns, change your habits using minimum baseline. Welcome to another Simple Saturday! This is a bi-weekly email newsletter that has been running for 2 years! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FRIENDS!! Thank you for being along with me on this journey and giving me a space in your inbox!   In this Simple Saturday we are talking about: ++ simple life ++ If you’ve been around Simple Saturdays for a while you know that I will often recommend doing a brain dump.  A brain dump is a list of all the stuff in your brain. It helps you to get all those thoughts and tasks swirling in your mind out onto paper. Then you can use this list to set yourself some priorities for the day. Check out the post here for how I use Brain Dumps and how they help you do life better   ++ simple family ++ If you have kids you know that there are parts of your home designated as holding pens for stuff coming and going.  I thought I was solving t

In this Simple Saturday we are talking about: SIMPLE HOME decluttering the kitchen to make space for a planning station SIMPLE FOOD how to make a DIY meal planning book that will save you effort planning what to eat for the week SIMPLE STYLE a fabulous episode from Sorta Awesome about setting up your capsule wardrobe THE CURRENTLY LIST heated socks (by Flambeau) By the Book podcast, decluttering old clothes, and Daughter of Fortune Simple Saturdays is a bi-weekly email newsletter full of tips, insights, and encouragement to help you declutter and live your life on purpose.  The podcast is another way to get your dose of Simple Saturday. Subscribe for Simple Saturdays below to make sure you don't miss it and get all the links discussed.

Simple Saturdays is a bi-weekly email newsletter that many of you lovely readers subscribe to. It is full of little tips, encouragement and insights into making minimalism and purposeful living work for you. Now I am offering the Simple Saturday newsletter in podcast form as well because I'm nerdy like that. In this first episode, I share with you how I got started blogging, my journey into minimalism, how it brought me to 'life on purpose' and what that looks like on a daily basis for me. Things mentioned in this episode: My C-Section story The Joy of Less by Francine Jay Growing up with clutter Things that hold us back from letting go of our stuff On realizing how complacent I've been, living on auto-pilot Tricking my husband into a vision setting session The email with the values worksheet   If you want to stick around the podcast, I suggest you subscribe to the podcast (so the podcast player knows I exist for people) Simple Saturdays newsletter below so you don't miss any episodes and keep