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How to have more fun with our kids. It is OK if you feel like you aren’t enjoying your kids and if having fun with them is not happening or ... Read more The post 163. Have fun with your kids, on purpose + reasons we don’t have fun first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

When we want others to think well of us, what is happening is we are buying into the cultural myth that WE are all good, all the time. And then ... Read more The post 162. Think the best of me, or not. Allowing the hard and awesome in ourselves and in our lives. first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

Ever wonder if decluttering will be worth your time? Does minimalism really matter much? This question was asked in a recent survey I held and I thought it was so ... Read more The post 161. Why having LESS matters, the benefits of decluttering and minimalism first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

This is a continuation of the insights we had in the #moms30for30 challenge, where we wore 30 items of clothes for 30 days.   This challenge was a way for us ... Read more The post 160. Getting dressed can be a keystone habit, creating an easy wardrobe / INSIGHTS from the 30for30 closet remix first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

In this episode, we are recapping the moms30for30 capsule wardrobe challenge. I will be sharing the insights I have learned and the ones shared by the ladies who joined in ... Read more The post 159. Wearing your fave clothes, mindful shopping, trends and style, and pride vs vanity in moms getting dressed each day / INSIGHTS from the capsule wardrobe challenge first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

Hi friends, welcome to an MVP episode. These are episodes I have shared over the years that I have had feedback on that they have been particularly helpful. I am ... Read more The post 158. MVP/ Do you typecast your kids? How labels impact our parenting and our children first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

This past week I decluttered a few spaces in the home, the kitchen craft drawers and the office closet.  These are areas that had become unruly with stuff and clutter. ... Read more The post 157. How I tackled decluttering my office and kids craft drawers + how I handle the resistance to decluttering first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

We spend much of our days avoiding the emotions we don’t want to feel and panicking when we do feel those negative emotions. But then what happens is we give ... Read more The post 156. 3 things to know about feeling negative emotions first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

How do we talk about hard things? For some of us, our emotions seem overwhelming and we find ourselves dumping them out onto those around us. For some, our emotions ... Read more The post 155. If I talk about hard things is it complaining? Or venting? first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

We are feeling ready! We have stocked our motivation with books and podcasts and tedtalks, and we have our sneakers on and we are READY So what do we do??  ... Read more The post 154. What to do now that you are motivated (simplify getting started) first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

How do you go from sitting on the couch staring at your phone to DOING the THING you said you WANTED to be doing? I want to teach you how ... Read more The post 153. How to move from ambivalent to ambitious (making change takes more than just willpower) first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

In order to do my capsule wardrobe challenge (#moms30for30) I decided to do a big closet declutter. I’m sharing my takeaways and tips to help you do that big clothes ... Read more The post 152. How to declutter the closet to make a capsule wardrobe (that works with your life) first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

The 30for30 is a popular closet remix challenge. This February 1st I will be hosting a #moms30for30, which is a challenge we have been doing since 2014, where we wear ... Read more The post 151. Capsule wardrobe closet remix challenge, the #moms30for30 first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

The new year brings a lot of thought to the goals and habits we want to have.  I have a new tool for you to try if you are feeling ... Read more The post 150. A new approach to habit change: routine and habit refinement first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

How do you want to spend your time? Your energy? Your space and money? When you decide in line with your values you will feel intentional and purposeful with all ... Read more The post 149. How to find what matters to you (uncovering your personal values) first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

Family traditions are something we often think about as we start having kids. Many of us are looking for traditions to bring into our holidays that help us make memories ... Read more The post 148. Why even make family Christmas traditions? (+ ones that didn’t work, ones that did) first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

Would you like to be more intentional with how you use your phone? Do you want to set boundaries and take back control of what your relationship with your phone ... Read more The post 147. Intentional phone habits and boundaries, using your phone ON PURPOSE first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

I get messages from moms, and coach women who feel like they are addicted to their phones. They share how it pulls them out of their presence with their kids ... Read more The post 146. Feeling addicted to your phone? Understanding your phone habit + worksheets first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

I knew I had to share this episode as I heard more and more coaching clients tell me how much they appreciated hearing me say that I don’t always enjoy ... Read more The post 145. You aren’t alone mama, I go through that too first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

We hear a lot about the mental burden that moms carry. We have so many things on our minds about all the people and all the things that need to ... Read more The post 144. How to lighten the mental load of DECISION FATIGUE first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

There is a type of clutter we ALL have in our home. It is identity clutter – you know those items that for someone we are not – but rather ... Read more The post 143. How to let go of IDENTITY CLUTTER first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

We all feel this sense of  ‘ideal self’ that we want to be moving towards. It is safe to assume a lot of us desire some change on some level ... Read more The post 142. What will change cost you? (Paying the status quo or investing in change) first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

Feel like you are shopping too much? Want to bring a minimalist approach and mindset into how you shop? Every season we seem to be bombarded with the latest fashion ... Read more The post 141. When shopping isn’t making your life better (mindful and minimalist tips for shopping) first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

I challenged you to get uncomfortable this week. Now I want to dig into doing simple things that serve a bigger purpose. Giving your discomfort a purpose to work towards ... Read more The post 140. Give your discomfort a purpose #uncomfortableonpurpose first appeared on Simple on Purpose .

I love comfort (#typeninevibes) and I know that a lot of my comfort-seeking is more the AVOIDANCE of discomfort.  I don’t want to be uncomfortable.    What things make you ... Read more The post 139. Are you TOO comfortable? And what is it costing you? first appeared on Simple on Purpose .