An Epiphany and a Marie Kondo Review

Happy New Year guys! Great news! I've just had an Epiphany, before the Feast of the Epiphany this Sunday 6 Jan and what a great way to wrap up the wonderful Christmas Season on an inspirational high! So here it is! I am so bad at organising because I don't appreciate what I have! That's…

4 Ways to a Happy ‘Merry Christmas’ (with a detour through Advent).

I looked at my calendar for November/December and instantly felt overwhelmed! When I opened my budget spreadsheet and saw the projected costs of birthdays, anniversaries as well as Christmas, I was done! I could feel the dread settle in the pit of my tummy and could foresee all the eye-rolling at my boring rants about consumerism…

A Happiness Life Hack and how to get there before Christmas

When deciding to rid my life of a few material things, I was forced to take an account of what made me truly happy and what were temporary highs to help me cope when I was feeling low. What I found and unfortunately, what I continue to find (cos perfection is not my thing) is…

What I learned about death and friendships

This week we will celebrate the Feast Day of my absolute favourite Saint. My little hero, St Therese of Lisieux. So it is fitting that I tell you about my affinity with her, how she taught me so much about suffering and friendship. As a Minimalists, I have a few good friends I can count…

It’s not just o.k., it’s bloody brilliant, to want less

Sometimes I go to visit someone in their beautiful home and a pang of envy pinches me for a few seconds. We naturally compare ourselves and others, to what we have and don't have. It's a shame, but it's the reality of this world. I know you've all heard it before or seen some meme…

Live Simply, Give More, Expect Less

Today I spent a really cool day with my sister Fran. It started off with coffee in (basically) our pyjamas after school drop off. What was meant to be a quick catch up, ended up in a whole day of being together! Grazing on food, weeding my winter lawn and folding my laundry. We haven't…

Life Update (September 2018)

It's Springtime! Therefore time to come clean with a few life updates and reasons why I have been inactive on here for a while. January, I lost my best friend to cancer February, My husband started a new role as Stay at Home Dad March, I found out I was expecting baby number five April,…

How a life of Minimalism taught me about Moderation

  I have lived most of my current life, supposedly, by the principle of moderation. I guess this is because of good old Catholic guilt and the hopes of living a balanced lifestyle. But in the past, I have led a deeply sinful and deadly life... I'll take a deep breath of mortification, while I…

The dignity that lies in a Capsule Wardrobe

What is a capsule wardrobe? Typically a wardrobe that consists of 33 seasonal items or less. Best described by creator of the idea in 'Be More With Less'. So if you are interested in creating one, maybe the first step would be to reflect on these reasons why you could say YES to a capsule…

Good Time Vs Spare Time

Minimalism has given me back life’s greatest treasure, Time! Guilt, worry and interruption free, time. Lots of people could argue that they have plenty of time with their family and loved ones. I, in particular, loved lazy Sunday mornings spent cuddling and watching my kids wrestle and play with my husband on our bed. We…