Living Small
When we purchased our home in early 2011, we were a family of 3 and the 1343 square feet was more than enough house for our small family. There were a few things about the house that we weren’t crazy...
View ArticleWhy We’re Staying in Our Small House
Earlier this year, we made an offer on a small farm and put our home on the market. The seller wasn’t willing to negotiate one bit, our home didn’t sell and we realized it just wasn’t the right...
View ArticleMinimal Summer Wardrobe
I’ve had a minimal wardrobe for a few years and enjoy the benefits that come with a simplified wardrobe. I’m spending less time shopping for clothes, spending less money, my closet isn’t cluttered...
View ArticleChoosing to Live Small
When we bought our modest 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath brick ranch, we were a family of 3. We paid thousands less than the initial house budget we had set and tens of thousands less than the mortgage amount we...
View ArticleCreating Space in Your Home
We have a very small kitchen. Our kitchen is functional but it’s lacking storage space. All of the cabinets hold our dishes, cups, pots, pans and bowls and there is little room for food storage. All...
View Article10 Ways to Change Consumption Habits
Simplifying, minimizing and decluttering seem to be popular buzz words these days. Filling boxes and bags with trash, things to sell, give away to friends and donate feels great and leaves your home...
View ArticleBeginning Our KonMari Journey
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting about our progress as I’m reading through ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ and sharing some of the things I’m learning along the way. Here’s our story...
View ArticleFirst Week of KonMari
With the The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up in hand, we started KonMari-ing our home last week. We’re following along with the method so we worked on clothes and books during this week. Even though...
View ArticleBreaking Free of the Guilt of Giving Things Away
I’m following the steps outlined in Marie Kondo’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up and I’m finding that my thinking about possessions is changing as I go. While letting things go is pretty easy...
View ArticleThe More of Less
If you’re a reader of Intentionally Simple, I’m pretty confident that you’re a fan of simple, minimal, intentional living. I also enjoy reading other simple, minimal, intentional living blogs that...
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