As I continue on in my journey towards minimalism, I am officially somewhere in the “messy middle” — that transitory state between The Constant Chaos That Once Reigned and Ultra-Streamlined Minimalist Zen. (And, depending on the day, I can’t even decide which extreme I’m actually closer to at the moment.) The thing about this messy …
5 Questions that are Helping Me Ruthlessly Declutter
While I still haven’t quite gone through the whole list I made as part of my “Minimalist by 2024 Challenge,” I’ve still been continuing to peel off layer and layer of clutter as I get a spare minute, and the more simplicity I gain in my home, the more that I crave even more simplicity. …
The Goal: Minimalist by 2024
About six months ago, I wrote a post all about how I’ve been pursuing minimalism for the past ten years, what the process has looked like over that period of time, and some lessons I’ve learned. While discovering the concept of minimalism a decade ago has overall affected my mindset and given me a greater …
2023 House Projects To-Do List
I skipped doing a house and yard projects to-do list last year because I got swept up in flower farming planning and tasks, but some of these projects are now going on more than two years of being half-finished, so I figured that maybe posting about our to-do list will be the nudge we need …
How We’re Keeping Our Food Costs Low Despite Inflation + Rising Food Costs
Like the rest of the world, we have not been immune to rising food costs, empty grocery shelves, and inflation occurring on everything from our heating and utility bills (which were already on the high side due to our home being older) to the gas we put in our vehicles (which was already more expensive …
Zero Food Waste Challenge {1}
Several years ago, when we were on a very tight budget, I started looking into all the different ways I could possibly think of to get our grocery bill down as low as I possibly could. I clipped coupons, only shopped the sales, made basically 99% of our meals, and cooked and baked as much …
Back Family Room Makeover {w/ Before + After Pics and Cost Breakdown}
I know I’ve been promising house updates and before and after pics for several months, but now that my first flower farming season is finally starting to wind down, I’m able to focus a bit on the house again and actually follow through on that promise. The majority of our big house updates that we …
2021 House + Yard Projects Update
Seeing as it’s been a loooong time since I’ve done a house update (around 6 months, in fact), I figured it’s high time I give a progress update on how the house and yard projects we wanted to complete in 2021 are going. When I made up the list in February, we were still riding …