Hey everyone! I know so many of you are struggling with what to do with your kids this upcoming year. I’ve been on many calls lately and a couple Q and A’s with moms and dads who are looking at the option of homeschool. The following are my answers to a few common questions. But … More Homeschool FAQ
It’s been a long time, friends, and SO MUCH has changed. When I last posted, I was an exhausted high school teacher, acutely grieving my father after losing him to a long and painful battle with cancer. In the months following his death, as we tried to survive the loss of the father, father in … More Further down the path to simple.
Originally posted February 19, 2016 I’ve been struggling, friends. It took me a while to figure out why because I am doing all sorts of adulting over here, and adulting is stressful with all it’s deadlines, health issues, decisions, spouses, kids, chores, lists, life, death, etc. So I guess when I noticed myself feeling a … More Finding Peace in the Process
Originally posted March 11, 2016 I am a high school teacher, and I often look out on my students and am overwhelmed by how hard they work and how serious are the struggles with which they are dealing. I often tell them something like, “You guys are awesome. Look at you!” And they smile. I … More Peace, Love, Home
Originally posted February 3, 2016 Hello everyone! I am lucky enough to be writing this from beautiful and very snowy Colorado. As of this morning, snow totals in my city were at 16 inches, which earned us our second snow day today. I sit here on a chilly Tuesday night, looking back on these fun … More A Day to Do Less and Live More
Originally published November 12, 2016 Hello Friends. My dad grew up in Honduras. As I child, I watched my father marvel at the idea that in America the police/military were the good guys. That education was free. That every four years there would be a peaceful exchange of power no matter how unpopular the President-elect. … More Post Election Survival Guide (From a Minimalist)
Originally published December 1, 2015 Hello, my friends. Well, I did it. December 1st is just a few short hours away, and it’s time to start thinking about Christmas. Time to put this Thanksgiving holiday in the books. But… it’s tough. It was my first Thanksgiving without my dad. I have a name for this … More Finding Peace in Simple Routines
Originally published January 25, 2016 Hey all! I have been elbow deep this week in teaching, skiing, and loving on my family… It’s been great! But now, it’s Sunday night and I want to be productive. But only for, say… 10 minutes. 😉 I wanted a small and manageable project to tackle tonight and after … More Minimalism Mini-project
Originally published August 10, 2016, includes some updates I’ve been there. You’ve been on a decluttering roll. You are starting to see some progress! You have purged your closet. Then purged again. You are not yet where you want to be, but you are on the right path. You’ve trashed all the damaged stuff, donated … More How and Why to Let it Go
Originally posted January 4, 2016 I have this belief that if there is an area of the home that gets messy over and over, that whatever system I have in place there is not working. I know, that isn’t exactly ground-breaking stuff. But before Minimalism came into my world, I used to see this as … More Go with the Flow
Crooked Path to Simple 