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Category: Minimalism

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Simplify Gift Giving for Children

Have your anxiety levels soared just thinking of all the gifts you need to purchase for your family?What if there was an easier way that would also make your family happier? There is. Simplify gift giving for children with these guidelines.

Want More Free Time? Try Stacking Your Life

Here at Literally Simple, we are all about TIME and learning simple ways to free up our time so that we can spend more of it with the ones we love. One huge culprit on our time is being unconscious about our schedule. Today on the blog, we get the privilege of learning how to “Stack Our Life” from Katy Lush.

20 Clutter Free Gifts for Women

Are you hustling and bustling to gather together all the things this holiday requires? Are you wishing there was a simpler way to gift giving that didn’t require long lines at the mall? There is, and these gifts won’t create excess clutter. As we enter the gift giving season, don’t forget that gifts don’t always…
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How a House Flood Improved the Quality of my Life

Before our house flooded earlier this year, I had been slowly
dipping my toes into minimalism. Sure, I had done minimalism challenges with Maria, decluttered my wardrobe a little, donated old toys, and stopped overbuying crap, but I still didn’t really get the whole concept on a deeper
level. I didn’t get how a minimalist lifestyle could make me a healthier person on the inside and out. I didn’t get how a minimalist lifestyle could make me a better parent. And I certainly didn’t get how a minimalist lifestyle
could improve my quality of life. Well, that all changed after my home flooded and I was forced into minimalism.

Baby Products to Buy Used

7 Essential Baby Products to buy Used

Perhaps you are pregnant, thinking about having children, or just trying to financially plan for a probable child in the future. It can be overwhelming with all the baby products you are told you “need” and should have brand new when baby arrives. Because I was equally overwhelmed with this task, I decided to make a list of baby products that you can buy used or second hand.

How to Do Less Emotional Labor at Home

Have you ever felt like there were endless tasks to accomplish and you’ll never have enough time to finish them all? Does this feeling of overwhelm continue while you’re at home? Perhaps consider the amount of emotional labor or invisible labor you are completing daily and read on to find out how to do LESS…
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