Simplify & Slow Down
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How to Take a Siesta: Implementing Rest Time This Summer
What is a siesta? What is a siesta, you ask? A siesta is an afternoon rest or nap, especially in the hottest part of the day. A siesta is NOT a nap for your child or husband, while you run around and get housework done or pick up groceries by yourself. A siesta is for you, too, mama. Everyone needs to take a siesta! A siesta should mean the whole house shuts down. It gets quiet. Still. Our afternoon My kids still nap. They are ages five, four, and four and they all still take an afternoon nap. (My kindergartener obviously would be in school, but still naps on weekends. Summer…
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Declutter These 10 Toys Now
10 Types of Toys You Can Get Rid Of Today This time of year I’m really into cleaning out and simplifying. The school year is coming to an end, my kids all have birthdays in Spring/Summer in which they acquire new things (even though we always say no gifts!), the days are mostly spent outdoors, and it feels good to let go of things. I love decluttering and minimizing toys because it allows children more freedom to play. Without the clutter of unused toys, there are fewer distractions to take them from their deep play. It’s also easier to clean up! I follow the advice of Dr. Kim John Payne…
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How to Simplify Kids’ Wardrobes with 5 Questions
5 Questions to help clean out kids’ clothes Simplify, declutter, minimize…whatever you call it, that’s what’s happening in my house right now. And I’m starting on my kids’ stuff for 2 reasons. 1. The change in seasons. We live in the Chicago area and Springtime for us means coats when we walk to school in the morning and then 80 and sunny by 3 pm for school pick up. I’ve held out on swapping out my kids’ summer clothes because of this dramatic temperature swing, but just kept adding more and more “summer” items to their already crammed drawers. 0/10 do not recommend. It’s time to fix that. 2. Birthdays.…
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How to Simplify in 10 Minutes or Less
9 Ways to Simplify Your Life In our busy seasons of life, we tend to get bogged down very easily. We already know we’re at maximum capacity with busyness, so every little extra can overwhelm us. I often find in these busiest seasons that simplifying in little ways helps to ease the overwhelm. I don’t mean throwing out all our schedules and only focusing on THE ONE THING (whatever it is in this season), but I do believe small areas of simplification can make a big difference. How to Simplify Here are 9 ways you can simplify in 10 minutes or less. Double-check your to-do list Is there anything on…
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How to Slow Down with a 5-Finger Affirmation Practice
Busy Busy The month of May is probably our busiest month of the year. Between birthdays, weddings, quinceaneras, and end-of-school activities, we are booked solid. This past weekend was so much fun but so completely draining. It got me thinking…I can’t simplify our schedule at this time of year, but is there another way I can slow down? The answer came to me as I was trying to fall asleep after another busy Sunday when I felt like I didn’t even dent my to-do list. My head was spinning with my to-dos for the following week and I was feeling defeated instead of restful. Then I remembered a technique I…
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How to Create a Daily Uniform and Save your Sanity
I remember back when I first got to wear a uniform at work..it was glorious. I mean, clouds opened up, the sun came out, harps played, all that stuff. Uniforms are 100% the way to go and I can’t wait to share with you how a daily uniform can save your sanity. (It did for me, anyway!) Why Create a Daily Uniform? The ease and simplicity that comes from a daily uniform is unparalleled. You get to feel like yourself every single day. No thinking and you automatically feel good? Sign me up! Decision Fatigue Decision fatigue is when you make so many decisions in a day or time period that…
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Secrets of the 100 Day Dress Challenge
Could You Wear the Same Dress for 100 Days? I bet you could and you didn’t even know it. I bet you could find it freeing, energy-giving, and overall a divine experience. On the other hand… it may not be for you. Here are the what, why, how, and all the secrets you need to know about the 100 Day Dress Challenge. *Updated June 27th, 2023. Thanks to the Wool& Team, I am now an affiliate partner! I am truly moored to promote a company that aligns so perfectly with my values. If you do decide to purchase anything from Wool&, please use my referral link! What? The 100 Day…
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Why I Quit Makeup and How to do a Makeup Detox
Remember back in 2020 when the whole in-person world shut down and everyone went to work through zoom instead? What a weird, terrible time. Well, unless you got to spend all those days basically just working from home in your pajamas (because that was pretty nice). But the pandemic made me realize I needed to quit makeup. While going through that time of life, things got confusing. With no set routines and no reason to get dressed, life felt…too ambiguous. So I did what any person that loves routines and processes did: set a “normal” pandemic day routine. And for some godforsaken reason I decided I needed to get dressed…
