Homemade Baby Food – easy as 1 2 3!
As my daughter neared the age to start eating solids, I became very excited with the prospect of her trying food for the first time. I love food and I hoped she would feel the same way. The idea of making my own baby food was very appealing. I could...
Keep your toddler entertained on the plane with items you probably already own.
When someone mentions traveling with a toddler overseas, what's the first thing that comes to mind? For me, it's the plane .. how can we survive the plane! We've all been there, many people just avoid it completely. The idea of being in a confined area for hours...
Newborn Baby Essentials
Preparing for your first child is definitely an overwhelming experience. Looking back, I was continually bombarded with items I thought I "needed" to get. I didn't want to be the only parent unprepared (mom shaming starts early!). After having T, I...
A Holiday Gift Guide for the Minimalist Parent
I need to start by saying one thing...If you are having a problem with too many people buying your children gifts...CONGRATULATIONS! You are winning at life!! The fact that you have so many people in your life world want to share their love with you and your family...
Debt
There are a lot of spiritual and emotional reasons why someone should strive for a minimal lifestyle. There are feelings of calmness and peacifulness that a more focused life can bring. This is not one of those topics. This is cold, hard, calculated cash money. As...
Hey Minimalist…You Can Love Stuff Too!!!
Here's a secret. I love my stuff. I really do. As Marie Kondo writes in her book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, your stuff should "spark joy" in your life and my stuff makes my heart do backflips. I will often post this stuff to our Instagram or Twitter...
Jucy Rentals – Car Camping for Minimalist Families
Ready to take your minimalist family on the road!?!?! Jucy has got you covered! Jucy is a service that rents "mini-RVs" to allow a family the opportunity to do some serious road-tripping starting at just $65 a day. Operating in Australia, New Zealand, and the US,...
Why Should Your Family Go Minimal?
Before we start discussing the "whys" of minimalism, it is important to define what minimalism is. Most people think minimalism means you live like a monk. Giving away all money and possessions and only living off the bare essentials. That is not true at all....
Transforming Beds Create Valuable Space
Living minimally means you start to reevaluate everything in your life. What am I wasting my time on? What am I wasting my money on? Inevitably you will look around your home and think, "What is the biggest waste of space in my home?" One of the leading culprits...
It’s a Bike….It’s a Stroller…Wait…IT’S BOTH!?!?!
Have you ever wanted to ride your bike somewhere with your young children and then walk around with them in a stroller once you get there? Perhaps a local farmers market or craft fair? Of course you have! That sounds amazing!!! This, however, can be an extremely...
Check Out the TED Talk That Changed Our Lives!
Was there ever a time in your life when you lived with only the stuff you could pack in a car with or stuff into a backpack? Maybe you took an overseas trip or went camping for a week. Maybe it was just your freshman year in college when your twin bed took up the...