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  • Sink Organization

    This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, you won’t pay extra, but I’ll receive a bit of commission if you shop through my link(s). Sink organization has ALWAYS been a HUGE hot spot for me.  I never quite found a system I liked.  Simply leaving…

  • Minimalist Kitchen: What do you REALLY need? Part 2

    Minimalist Kitchen, Part 2   https://michelejo.com/blog/minimalist-kitchen-what-do-you-really-need-part-2/   My kitchen is pretty roomy but it’s open on 1.5 sides and doesn’t have a lot of wall space which equals not a ton of cabinetry. I’ve learned to continue to minimize so I can live more simply and fight less with my stuff. Several of my drawers…

  • Minimalist Kitchen: What do you REALLY need? Part 2

    Minimalist Kitchen, Part 2   https://michelejo.com/blog/minimalist-kitchen-what-do-you-really-need-part-2/   My kitchen is pretty roomy but it’s open on 1.5 sides and doesn’t have a lot of wall space which equals not a ton of cabinetry. I’ve learned to continue to minimize so I can live more simply and fight less with my stuff. Several of my drawers…

  • Low-Spend Recap: Day 28

    Today… I spent $15 on FIVE good-sized artificial plants in nice baskets/pots.  I think it was a steal.  I want to add more green to the house but I don’t want to buy too many live plants because…black thumb.  😉 I sold two books for a total of $30. I bought Dakota two pretzels and…

  • Day Six Thrive Update

    I ran out of the capsules a few days ago…but I’ve had enough shake mix and patches to see me through.  My order finally arrived at about noon today (it only took two days to get here, but I ordered late in the day so technically three…and it seemed like forever!) and I told K…

  • Day Six Thrive Update

    I ran out of the capsules a few days ago…but I’ve had enough shake mix and patches to see me through.  My order finally arrived at about noon today (it only took two days to get here, but I ordered late in the day so technically three…and it seemed like forever!) and I told K…

  • Low-Spend Recap Days 26-27

    Heading torward the end of the month.  I’ve mentioned in my last several recap posts that I feel like a lot of my decisions for this month were MAJOR fails.   I have to remind myself that I’m doing “low-spend” here and not “no-spend.”  I’ve definitely become much more mindful of purchases.  Before I started…

  • Low-Spend July: Days 23-25

    Sometimes it feels like you rip a bandaid off your low-spend month, and a bleed starts, and it’s really difficult to stop that bleeding.   I’m still failing enormously at eating out!  I’m not sure why it’s so difficult.  I like to cook and I’m a decent cook.  But meals out creep into our consciousness…

  • Low-Spend July: Days 23-25

    Sometimes it feels like you rip a bandaid off your low-spend month, and a bleed starts, and it’s really difficult to stop that bleeding.   I’m still failing enormously at eating out!  I’m not sure why it’s so difficult.  I like to cook and I’m a decent cook.  But meals out creep into our consciousness…

  • Low-Spend July: Days 9-22(!)

    My “low-spend” July hasn’t been AS successful so far as it could have been!  I’m seeing a trend here.  Haha.  I’m continuing to simplify our space and my routine, so that’s fun but sometimes requires spending a little money.  Is it essential, or non-essential?  That’s personal and only you can answer.  But I’ve decided that…