"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you'll never, ever have enough." - Oprah How to be happy? It is a question we all want the answer to. Every person in the world wants one common thing, to be happy. There are books written on it, and movies made about it. We all strive for it. If you asked every person, you know what their number one wish is for themselves and their loved ones they will

"I love you, not only for what you are but for what I am when I'm with you." - Roy Croft I felt like my husband and I had been on a different page. We were reading a different book entirely. I felt completely disconnected and I didn't know how to reconnect with my partner. We were behaving more like roommates than partners. We weren't fighting, just not connecting. I was lonely and sad without my husband, my best friend. No, he wasn't physically a

Is your clutter out of control? You like the idea of Minimalism but you don't know how to begin? Many of us look to the new year in hopes it will be a simpler year, filled with more joy, and less worry. We want a clean slate and fresh start. Every new year, I always take down Christmas, do a deep cleaning of the house to begin the new year with a sense of organization. When my home is clean, organized, and declutter, I feel at peace, and my mind is clear. Most of us feel a

"Owning less is better than organizing more." -Joshua Becker As I sat down to write this 100's of things came to mind of the things I used to buy and don't anymore. Yep, hundreds! The funny thing is, I have never put much thought into this subject before. As an accidental minimalist, my progression to minimalism has been over 12 years. With each stage and the passing years, I slowly eliminated more and more stuff out of m

" The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less." - Socrates I'm an accidental minimalist. Yep, you heard correctly. I didn't set out to become a minimalist. But, I have been living a minimalist lifestyle (intentionally) for over six years. It all began in 2008, during the recession, when my husband and I were liquidating our belongings to pay off debt. Our family of five d

"The more you own, the more that owns you." - Snapple Lid My husband and I are accidental minimalists. We never made a conscious choice to live with less stuff. I never read a blog about how to be a minimalist. I never looked around my home and thought, "I'm going to get rid of 95% of my belongings". A matter of fact, we started the downsizing processes before minimalism was a fad. It just happened naturally as a result of the life decisions we made. Minimalism was a