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Messy Minimalist

A messy person with a minimalist mindset

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    Minimalism

    What’s Your Decluttering Personality?

    November 5, 2018
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    My Unmedicated 4 Hour Birth Story

    July 19, 2018

    My Unmedicated 4 Hour Birth Story I wake up around 5am to a small gush of water. “Did I just pee?” I wonder. It certainly wouldn’t be beyond the realm of possibilities…

  • Minimalism

    5 things I wish I knew before starting my minimalism journey

    April 27, 2018

    A lot of people ask me if I have any regrets about getting rid of my stuff. The easy answer is no, however, there are some things I know NOW,…

  • MinimalismTravel

    Returning from Spring Break? Now is the Best Time to Declutter

    April 4, 2018

    I’ve recently discovered that one of the best times to declutter is when you return home from traveling. Perhaps this is a well-known practice for some of you, but for…

  • Health & Happiness

    Rachel’s Favs – Simply Fair Deodorant Review

    March 26, 2018

    These days, my blog has been all about minimalism, but today I’m mixing it up. Let’s talk about armpits. (seriously). I’ve made some major changes this year when it comes…

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    Traveling Without Souvenirs

    March 9, 2018

    I recently returned from a 10-day trip (Arizona & California) with my family of three. Well, four, if you count the pint-sized person brewing in my belly. Prior to this…

  • MinimalismOrganization

    Clutter Spotlight – How Many Sheets Do You Need?

    January 9, 2018

    CLUTTER SPOTLIGHT: Bed Sheets Q: How many sheets do we really need? It’s a simple question, really. How many sheets does a person need to own? A bit subjective, perhaps,…

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    Want to declutter your life in 2018? You have to let go of your excuses.

    January 3, 2018

    Want to declutter your life in 2018? You have to let go of your excuses. When I first started decluttering, I was full of excuses for why I had been…

  • Minimalism

    Best Minimalist Gift Ideas for Christmas

    December 9, 2017

    It’s that awesome (but really not-so-awesome) time of the year when we all start thinking about Christmas shopping. As a messy, sentimental, and impulsive minimalist-in-training, I feel it’s my duty…

  • MinimalismProjects

    Under The Stairs Declutter Ideas

    November 29, 2017

    We all have that room or space in our home: ‘The Space Which Must Not Be Named” (gold star for anyone who gets that reference). Well, after letting the world…

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We're Rachel & Dan. We're quirky, nature-loving, highschool sweethearts with a 4 year old, a baby, and a house full of animals. We decided to ditch corporate America to live a simple life. ...So we bought an old motel on Lake Michigan. Welcome to our story.

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  • Feeling peace in quiet contemplation this morning. I wish I could share this place with you. What’s everyone’s mindset these days? Are you effected by the pandemic? Are you and your family safe? Are you exhausted? Are you simply over it? Are you hurting? Happy? Just surviving? Living in abundance? I hope whatever you’re feeling, wherever you are, that some positive is coming from your situation. ❤️☮️
  • I’ve talked about re-painting this wall for months now, but with Halloween around the corner I guess it can stay a LITTLE longer! Anyone else itching to re-paint walls, or is it just me?!
  • Imperfection As a perfectionist, it’s SUPER hard to be OK with imperfection. But I show it, because imperfection is real. It’s organic. It’s the natural order of things before we try to straighten them up. You might even say Messy Minimalism is just an “imperfect” version of minimalism. It’s why - despite all my flaws - I continue to embrace MY version of minimalism. No excess beyond what we deem necessary for sustainable contentment. This is my girls’ bedroom. No staging, no fluffing of pillows or straightening of dolls. They do their best to make their beds each day -
  • *chronic pain/illness post* Debated for days about posting this selfie. Dirty mirror. Toys in the back (can I darken those shadows enough to hide them?!) The evening I snapped this pic, I was battling 2 days with a locked jaw. (a TMJ disorder that started over 20 years ago). I was confident it would resolve itself. It’s now been over a WEEK and my jaw still won’t open more than a finger-width. I’m exhausted. Defeated. But I came back to this photo, because my past self(ie) had hope. I felt confident, in that moment, that my ailment wouldn’t control my
  • What area in your home gets the most use? For us - it’s by FAR our dining table. It’s a desk, it’s a homeschool classroom, it’s where we eat, where we draw or play games, and where we sit and gaze during our morning coffee. This ONE piece of furniture has given us so much! Anyone else have a similar space? #thankful #mindfulness #autumnvibes
  • Our days are getting shorter and colder. I think it’s time to close up our Oasis for the season.
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