What does that mean? To me? To be a mom? What about you? With Mother’s Day fast approaching I have been thinking about this a lot lately. At least once a day I get asked…Do you have kids? Yup. Yes. I have three. Three boys. They usually follow that with something like, wow that’s amazing! Three boys! You must be so busy. Yup. Yes. Three boys are busy. A six-year-old, a nine-year-old and my oldest is almost 17. AND THIS IS WHERE it happens —-> You DO NOT have a 16-year-old at

Whether it’s by blood or not. Family is family. We can all define family differently. Some of us include really close friends in our inner circle we call family. Some of us strictly stick to blood. Either way. Family influences us, listens to us, values us, and unites. The family is a pod of people who have similarities that pull together and differences that make us each unique. I come from an amazing and unique family, I am creating a crazy little family and I have a couple

I don’t know exactly when, but at some point in the few years, I made a decision in my heart and mind that this minimalist lifestyle was something I wanted to follow and I knew there was going to be some major moments that would challenge me. So many people have recently shared with me their desire to move towards a more simple life. They feel inspired by our family and our progress. I have followers and friends who have messaged me thanking me for sharing and being so candid

Amazing team. Amazing life. It’s been a full week since we got possession of the new home. It’s been a long week. A busy week. A productive week. I knew going into this project that it wasn’t going to be easy and that we would run into bumps along the way. So I wasn’t totally surprised at some of the things we discovered as we tore down walls, lifted old hardwood and poked around in the ceiling. Most people would be afraid to take on such a big project. So many people ask us