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SIMPLIFIED MINDSET: what we do after we’ve simpl

SIMPLIFIED MINDSET: what we do after we’ve simplified.

Our homes are simplified. Now what?

This needs to become a lifestyle. A cumulation of small choices.

Remember what you want to feel when walking through your home.

What purpose does your home serve?

What is the function of this space?

Over the last decade, in my pursuit towards a simplified life, the times when I’ve struggled the most are when my mindset about the things I own & the space I’m living in become more important than the lifestyle I’m pursuing & life I’m creating for my family.

When moving forward, think about future purchases *before* they arrive. If the item will not bring life, nourishment, peace & serve a purpose for your home, don’t spend money on it.

Create rhythms, schedules & simple systems that allow you opportunity & headspace to maintain what you simplified.

The end goal isn’t about having a perfectly curated and tidy home. The goal is to love living the life you’ve created with the people you love the most. And for me, when my home is more simple, the more time I get with my family & we enjoy what we already have.

I hope you got immense value out of this series. I hope it served you and your family and your beloved home.

From my home to yours, xx 🫶🏼

DAY TWELVE: linens & extras Where do you keep you

DAY TWELVE: linens & extras

Where do you keep your linens and towels and extras?

When it comes to having extras of things, it’s good to remember that it’s not about the space you have, or lack thereof. It’s about the stuff you choose to have in your home.

I personally think it’s nice to have extra items but it easy for us to have too much because of our scarcity mindeset. When the “what ifs” sink in too deep we tend to cling to what we own or make purchases based on fear.

Think through/ask yourself:
1. The number of people in your family. That should help with how many beds you need to have sheets for, how many towels and toothbrushes.
2. How often do I host or have guests stay the night?
3. What do people ask for when they stay over?
4. What do I like to have when I’m staying at someone else’s home?

We’ve lived in a small condo without a linen closet and in a small apartment without extra closet space. Now living in a bigger home, we have extra closet space and we host more often, so we definitely have more “extras” than we’ve ever had. But even in our smaller homes we still created room for extras, even if it was folded and shoved under a bed.

Here are some things we currently do:
- We organize our towels by bathroom. Kids have their own, guests have their own and me & Alexander keep our towels in the master bathroom
- We have 3 sets of sheets per bed (two of which are the same size bed & share sheets)
- There’s an “extras” basket in our linen closet for guests. This has everything from shampoo to bars of soap, toothbrushes and q-tips.

Pop into my stories throughout the day to get a more of a peek into where we keep things!

DAY ELEVEN: flat surfaces Alexander was the bigge

DAY ELEVEN: flat surfaces

Alexander was the biggest advocate for keeping our surfaces more minimal. I don’t mind little knick-knacks and he LOVES the minimal look and feel of a clutter-free space.

I never knew how peaceful it would feel until I challenged myself to actually keep flat surfaces clear & clutter-free.

I quickly learned a system is needed for all the little things that tend to collect throughout your days. Things like papers, kids stuff, groceries, items to return, salt and pepper, laundry, kid snacks, diaper bags and simple decor can all easily collect on your counters, washer and dryer, tables and dressers.

My little system? A basket. I bought a medium-sized basket that I keep on our washer throughout the day and in it goes everything that needs to be put away – clean laundry, school papers, toys that go in kids’ bedrooms, papers to be filed in our office – everything that would normally collect and create clutter goes in the basket. And once a day I bring the basket upstairs, put things away and the next morning I bring it back downstairs emptied and ready to be filled.

Try it out for a week or two! Tell everyone in your family about your new little system too. And you don’t even need to buy a basket, just go find a small to medium-sized basket or bin, fill it & empty it. Fill and empty. Do it until I becomes routine.

Where do you and your family tend to place items that eventually turn into clutter?

I believe this can work for someone who works from

I believe this can work for someone who works from home or works in an actual office space.

Since my husband works from home in our home office, which is also our guestroom, I asked him for all the advice.

Here’s how he broke it down: be organized by creating systems.
- Have designated folders for taxes, dividers for documents & label everything
- Certain containers depending on when you use it or a file cabinet
- Things you need more often, create a space to easily grab

What gets cluttered the most? Paper documents. He recommends sending the email right away, and put the document away or thow it away as soon as you get it.

Seems pretty simple. Organize & clear action.

What’s the hardest part of your office to keep clean?

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