Let’s Try This Again
Last year I wanted to go on a shopping ban. My credit card bills were out of control, I have two kids in daycare, and I am still paying student…
When your mind decides it does not want to be a minimalist
I haven’t posted anything new in over a month. It’s not because I have nothing to write about, because believe me, I do, but it’s because I have been busy…
Damn it, I forgot the kiwis again!
As I delve deeper into minimalism, I’ve realized how important it is to have a decluttered mind. If I had decluttered my mind this morning, I would have remembered to…
The Seven Dimensions of Minimalism
Truth be told, I think there may be more like 10 dimensions, but most things come in fives or sevens, like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the Five Major Food Groups,…
My Shopping Ban Was a Test Run
So, in order to pay off my debt, I went on a shopping ban as part of my New Years Resolution/Lenten sacrifice. It’s been good and bad. I was doing…
How to Creatively Use Everything That is About to Go Bad
Well, that’s a long title, isn’t it! This past Sunday was Cinco de Mayo, which showed up fast and furious! I usually plan out my menu for the week, Sunday-Saturday,…
Bootleg Chicken Pot Pie
I love recipes that are easy. This one reuses dinner from the previous night – rotisserie chicken!!! So, if you buy a rotisserie chicken and have a smaller family like…
Marinara Chicken and Israeli Couscous
Now that I am trying to be somewhat minimal in all factions, this includes things like using ingredients I already have to make meals. My daughter, like most 3-year-olds, is…
What the Mom 