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The Grownups List | Reading, Cleaning and Being
A Collection of Wonderful Things | 4.9.17 Each week I post a list of things that I am currently enjoying. I hope that this list brings you joy too. Laundry Detergent I know this may seem silly, but as I am paring down the “stuff” in my life, I am learning to appreciate great smells…
The Grownups List | Giving to Others. Giving to Self.
A Collection of Wonderful Things First Saturdays We keep a donation box in our house at the top of the stairs. It’s an ingrained habit to put anything in the box that we no longer use, no longer love, or no longer need. Items are placed in the box almost daily, but the last leg…
The Grownups List | Tulips, Toes and a Whole Lot of No’s
The Grownups List | A Collection of Wonderful Things Spring has finally arrived and I always feel an extra spring in my step when the days get longer and everything starts to bloom. Here is a collection of things that I’m enjoying this week: Tulips Tulips are one of the best (though quickest) parts of…
Minimizing Music
When I began my year of less, I knew that I wanted to start with one of the most emotional processes first…my music collection. On January 1st, I carried box after box after box up to my dining room, which has become “Less Central.” I had no idea where to even begin. I knew that…
Decluttering Christmas
The holidays are behind us and the decluttering is well underway. Each year, when it’s time to take down the decorations, we go to the basement and bring up all of the bins, put the decorations back in them and store them away. But there is always one small issue: the bins aren’t empty when…
Vote in Every Election, It’s a Right Many Women Were Denied
Once you turn 18, you will have the opportunity to vote in many elections and the ability to vote for President every four years. Vote in every election. Learn about the issues and exercise your right to let your opinion be heard. When the United States was founded, women didn’t have this fundamental right that…
You Are Not Your Biggest Mistake
As you go through life, you will make many small mistakes and you will make some very, very big ones. Don’t let the big ones define you. Let them teach you. Let them change you. Let them humble you. Let them anger you. But don’t let them define you. If every person on earth had…
Daughter’s Bill of Rights
I have the right to have a Dad who is committed to what he believes and strives to understand what that means for his role in the world. I have the right to have a Dad who is in the moment and not living in his head. I have the right to have a Dad…
A Letter to My Daughter on Mother’s Day
This Sunday, you will come into my bedroom and wake me up with a card and a gift and a bright and shiny “Happy Mother’s Day!!!” And my heart will explode. It does that every year…and almost every day. I still can’t believe that my name is actually “mom.” For years my eyes would burn…