When people think of minimalism, I think most of them picture one IKEA couch in the living room, cold white walls, no TV, no toys, and plants hanging by the kitchen sink. That’s not the point at all.  Three years ago, embracing minimalism changed my life and transformed my motherhood from angry, frustrated, and overwhelmed […]

i want to know something. why is laundry detergent so expensive?? ugh.   making my own soaps is part of how i stay home when we can hardly afford it. it really adds up and helps a lot, even if it doesn’t seem like much. i prefer powdered detergent, and most of the recipes i found […]

social media. It’s so anti-Instagram right now. Most of what I see being popular online is perfection- perfect hair, stylish clothes, moms with perfect bodies, neat and perfectly decorated homes. I appreciate beauty and a great photograph, but there’s something wrong when we stop being real with one another. Sometimes life gets messy, and I have […]

Read this Update First! Update 6/16/2021 This was one of my very first blog post I ever wrote. I have expanded on this quite a bit and added some more content, because I remember what it was like being a stay at home mom, being alone, waiting for Brian to come home after a LONG […]