Jan
07
Extreme Parent Christmas
The children were nestled after bounding around, And surviving a two hour epic meltdown. The mom she was tired, her coffee was cold. After readying for Christmas she felt 80 Read more
Category: Simple Living
Sep
25
When The Rain Is More Than Rain
Because sometimes the rain is more than rain–its a downright life-threatening storm. Because it’s in the moments that follow the fear and the thunder that shed the most light on Read more
Jan
05
The Beauty of Doing Nothing
I’m a list-maker; full-on Type A, get it done or get out kind of mama. For me, doing nothing is an art form. It has taken years of learning to Read more
Jan
05
Our Family Hasn’t Been To Church In A Year
Our Family Hasn’t Been to Church in a Year The modernization of popular worship services in some church congregations has made the music more relevant for a millennial crowd. Our Read more
Nov
01
The Reality of Middle Class Motherhood
In no way am I trying to make wealthy people feel guilt. Whether you were born into it or you’ve scraped your way from the bottom earning every decimal point Read more
Oct
04
How to Keep Your Kids Happy in a Tiny Home
Living in a tiny house has become quite popular these days. A quick Google search, and you’ll find all kinds of articles about couples or single folks living the tiny Read more
Oct
03
How Downsizing and Living Simple Has Transformed My Child
One year ago, we sold the farm (literally) and drastically downsized our lives into a 36-foot RV. We shed furniture, toys, clothes — and stress. In the process, we also Read more
Sep
17
Don’t Just Wear The Suit, Rock The Suit
I’m a plus-sized mom and I wore the suit. No I didn’t just wear that bad boy, I rocked that spandex leotard-like one piece like it was my J-O-B! Here’s Read more
Aug
06
8 Ways Simplified Living Improves Behavior for Extreme Children
While my husband and I have lived tiny with our two kids and our dog for a year now, the tiny life isn’t for everyone. Our decision to drastically downsize, Read more
Jul
10
How To Build A Killer Roadschool Room When Space Is Limited: 4 Tips To Make The Most Out Of Your Area
Living tiny with kids is something many argue cannot be done, but here we are–a year in and loving it. We have chosen to Roadschool our kids so we are Read more
Jun
29
Roadschooling: 5 Ways Going Tiny Renewed the Fun in Learning
Have you found yourself binge-watching HGTV and dreaming of a tiny house on wheels that can take you anywhere? If you are like me, then you can find yourself elbow-deep Read more
Jun
22
Surviving Simplified Living With Kids: 5 Must-Know Tips
The tiny living movement is growing wildly in popularity, however, it is important to really evaluate things before you decide to downsize-especially if you have kids in tow. We have Read more
May
15
We Were A One Car Family For A Year And This Is What Happened
Downsizing our house was one thing, but when we were considering going to a shared vehicle, even I thought we had lost our minds. I mean, how were we possibly Read more
May
07
Age-Appropriate Chores for Kids
*by Margaret Latham Your kids may not be able to do all the same chores that you do around the house, but they can probably help out a bit. You Read more
May
04
Gifts Mom Will Love
Motherhood is arguably the hardest job any woman will ever accept. The seasons of motherhood ebb and flow from that first trimester tired to sleepless nights of teething, the awkward Read more
Apr
30
Five Things Tiny Life Is Teaching Me
*Originally Published Sept. 17, 2017 I started jotting down an outline for this post three weeks ago about how my outlook on basic things has changed since going tiny. Traveling Read more
Apr
29
How To Use Vertical Space To Get The Most Out Of Your Tiny
Intentionally reducing your living space by 1000% (You read that right) means you have to get creative how you store, organize, and keep the items that made the cut when Read more
Apr
27
5 Former Must-Haves We Decided To Ditch
It is pretty incredible, as you begin to downsize and purge yourself of non-necessities, what you find you no longer need or haven’t even used. We have uncovered entire boxes Read more
Apr
21
3 Things We’ve Noticed Since Paying Off Debt
When we decided to minimize, simplify, and downsize to tiny home living a year ago, financial freedom was one of our driving motivators. Ours is a hard-working family who still Read more
Apr
12
11 Easy Ways to Downsize and Simplify, No Matter What Size Your Home
Downsizing and going tiny isn’t for everyone, but purging your closets and countertops of unwanted and unnecessary stacks of stuff is not only good for your household but great for your Read more
Apr
10
Dear To-Do List-Slow Your Role: Learning To Say No In A Yes-Filled World
Full disclosure, I had a meltdown this weekend…in the car…on the way back from an eight hour road trip. Not my finest moment. Breaks, for teachers and parents, should be Read more
Mar
31
Life On The Road: How One Minimalist Family Finds Comfort In Tiny Living
Two years ago, while eating ice cream, nursing my newborn daughter, and binge watching episodes of Tiny House Revolution, I had an epiphany. We spent over a year researching tiny living, Read more
Mar
17
5 Reasons We Swore We’d Never Homeschool (And 10 Reasons We’d Never Go Back)
5 Reasons We Swore We’d Never Homeschool (And 10 Reasons We’d Never Go Back): As a public school teacher and former manager of a group home for boys in the Read more
Feb
27
RoadSchooling 103: Eleven Tips To Teach The Naturally Wild Learner
Raising children is not child’s play, but can it be? In the last year, we decided to sell our home and downsize to full time RV living so we could Read more