Shawna Scafe, Professional Counsellor

Simple on Purpose | Intentional Living and Parenting

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Helping women and moms simplify their homes, hearts and lives. From decluttering to mindsets to intentional parenting. Shawna Scafe is your Nerdy Girlfriend and Counsellor, and mom of three, who is doing the work with you. Shawna Scafe runs a therapy practice in British Columbia Canada. She talks about the enneagram, being a mom of three, marriage, and creating a simple life. She is a Christian who is also undergoing her own faith deconstruction (affirming and inclusive therapy)

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Shawna Scafe, Professional Counsellor

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10. Minimalist Christmas, Time Management and Decluttering for Christmas. 08.12.2018 6:29

How to move towards a more minimalist Christmas, a great resource for time management advice and decluttering to prepare for Christmas simple family I was recently interviewed for info on having a minimalist Christmas with my fave station: the CBC. Click here to listen , go to 1 hour and 49 minutes. I have so much more to say on what is a minimalist Christmas and you can get started. You can read...

9. Being a Good Hostess (Simple Christmas Part 4). 05.12.2018 8:25

I used to be a stress ball hostess, now I have an open door policy. Here are myths I had to bust through about being a ‘good hostess’.   Links in this episode: Simple Advent Activities for Toddlers  (older kids like them too) 42 Ways to Spread the Love This Christmas  (random acts of kindness and ways to love on others this season) Myths I Had to Bust About Being A...

8. Family Traditions and Shop Your Closet (A Simple Christmas Part 3). 01.12.2018 8:09

Why family traditions are important and ideas on simple ones to try. How to shop your closet to get dressed for that holiday party!   Welcome to Part 3 of the podcast series on A Simple Christmas. Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here. All the Simple Christmas posts can be found here.  In this podcast I’m sharing a bit from these two posts: Why and how to make unique Christmas traditions...

7. Decluttering ‘identity’ items, Getting Comfortable with Discomfort, Family Meetings. 24.11.2018 8:07

Hello Simple Saturday Friends! Welcome to another bi-weekly email and podcast where I share some ideas and updates to encourage you to declutter your life, your home and your mind. Since the last email, there have been a couple bonus episodes on the podcast. I’m unpacking my Simple Christmas series for you there. Check out Episode 5 on how to mentally prepare to have a simpler and enjoyable C...

6. Simplify the gift giving. Thoughtful Gifts (Simple Christmas Part 2). 21.11.2018 7:27

Tips to simplify the gift-giving and ways to give more thoughtful gifts Today I’m sharing two posts on gift giving: Simplify the gift giving (make sure to read the post as I don’t cover all the tips in the podcast) Gift giving is such a focal point of the holidays but it doesn’t have to overwhelm us. We don’t have to buy for everyone and we don’t have to stick to conv...

5. Simplifying Christmas, from one mom to another (Part 1) 17.11.2018 9:43

a simple Christmas series part 1: finding your simple Christmas and 5 tips to help you make it simpler Welcome to a special episode of Simple Saturdays, part 1 in the Simple Christmas series A Simple Christmas is a series I have had on the blog for a few years and I wanted to offer it in podcast form as well. It is about a dozen posts all about ways to make your Christmas more simple, from the pra...

4. Decluttering kids’ toys, getting ready for a Simple Christmas, easy food for a crowd. 09.11.2018 7:47

We declutter our kids’ toys a few times a year, getting prepped to have a Simple Christmas, easy ham sliders for a crowd and a reminder that you are enough, you have enough, you do enough! Welcome to another bi-weekly Simple Saturday, an email newsletter also available in podcast form. Be sure to subscribe to the newsletter (at the end of this post) so you can get Simple Saturday, full notes...

3. Brain dump, kid’s clothes storage, minimum baseline to change habits. 27.10.2018 9:04

Declutter your mind and time with a brain dump, keep track of all the seasonal kid’s clothes and handmedowns, change your habits using minimum baseline. Welcome to another Simple Saturday! This is a bi-weekly email newsletter that has been running for 2 years! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FRIENDS!! Thank you for being along with me on this journey and giving me a space in your inbox!   In this Sim...

2. Decluttering the kitchen, meal planning book, capsule wardrobes and the currently list. 13.10.2018 7:49

In this Simple Saturday we are talking about: SIMPLE HOME decluttering the kitchen to make space for a planning station SIMPLE FOOD how to make a DIY meal planning book that will save you effort planning what to eat for the week SIMPLE STYLE a fabulous episode from Sorta Awesome about setting up your capsule wardrobe THE CURRENTLY LIST heated socks (by Flambeau) By the Book podcast, decluttering o...

1. What is Simple Saturdays by Simple on Purpose. 12.10.2018 7:38

Simple Saturdays is a bi-weekly email newsletter that many of you lovely readers subscribe to. It is full of little tips, encouragement and insights into making minimalism and purposeful living work for you. Now I am offering the Simple Saturday newsletter in podcast form as well because I’m nerdy like that. In this first episode, I share with you how I got started blogging, my journey into...