Why We Are Doing A No Toy Christmas
This year our, we are going to focus on memories and tradition and try out a no toy Christmas. Oh…the memories of a living room full of wrapping paper, toys, laughter, and love. So much fun. Two or three hours…
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Slow Motherhood Challenge: A Moment Between Holidays
This post is part of my Slow Motherhood Challenge Series. Oh wow. I can’t believe it is over. Thanksgiving is such a whirlwind. With travel and cooking, and friends and family it can all happen in such a blur. Then…
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How To Enjoy The Holidays as A Minimalist
Yes, it is possible to enjoy the holidays as a minimalist. You might enjoy it more… Just the other day, I saw a Christmas Tree. I was driving home from a Halloween party and I saw a Christmas tree, 100…
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My Natural Cold Remedies
Cold season is here! Ugh. And we are right in the thick of it. One of my little ones has a cough that wakes us all up at night, and the other has had a runny nose since the beginning…
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Does Your Lifestyle Reflect Your Values
Your lifestyle reflects your values when how you spend your time and attention lines up with what you say matters most. For many overwhelmed moms, the gap isn’t a values problem, it’s a busyness problem: too much automatic “yes,” not…
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Slow Motherhood Challenge: Take a Hike
The weather has finally cooled down a little. Mid-mornings are absolutely beautiful, still a little crisp, but not yet hot. All summer long, I look forward to fall so much, when we can go to a park without overheating or…
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5 Tips to Starting and Keeping A Morning Routine
I learn something interesting with every client I work with. Sometimes, it is new tidbits of info that don’t really matter but thoroughly interest me. Other times, I get something truly of value. This is what happened when I started…
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Minimalist Beauty: Simple, Ethical Skin Care & Makeup
I went back and forth about this post. Wasn’t sure if minimalist beauty fit with what I normally write about with Raising Slow. But, I decided, minimalist beauty is nothing if not a time management tool and an act of…
