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Simple Holidays: Gifts – 2013
I started my holiday shopping really early this year. I ordered my first gift back in June and that’s really early for me, though I know a lot of people shop year-round to take advantage of bargains. That doesn’t jive with my quest for a minimalist, clutter-free home for the most part and I usually…
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Setting up a Minimalist Home: Part 2
Over a year ago I bought a used square coffee table with good intentions to paint/refinish and then flip it. I love doing refinishing projects and flips; it’s a way to finance my creativity. 🙂 I forgot about the coffee table; I recently found it buried under clutter in the corner of my photography studio.…
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Setting up a Minimalist Home
I’m certain that my level of minimalism probably pales in comparison to others’ but for my family, our current level of minimalism is a huge improvement over the way we used to live. Though it may seem counter-intuitive, we’ve had to buy some things to help us acheive our minimalism goals at the new house.…
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Home, Sweet Home
September 16th, 2013…the first day of the first chapter of the rest of our lives! Closing day on our new home! Everything has gone extremely smoothly, with the exception of one teeny tiny thing…the title company missed a signature and hubby had to go back in first thing this morning to sign. What a blessing!…
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Methods of Avoidance…Costco
I’ve been avoiding Costco the past couple weeks. Bad, bad…I know. I’ve hit up Target and Wal-Mart for milk, produce and other staples and even though the prices seem reasonable, you just can’t beat Costco’s prices. Produce at Costco tends to be around half of what it costs at Wal-Mart. Milk is similar in price…