Thursday, March 7, 2024

New book The Whimsical Minimalist!

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I have some news - I wrote and published a book about whimsical minimalism  which talks about how creative people can benefit from function...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

No Spend Month - or actually two months- first check-in

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                                I finally attached the last bits of trim in the foyer and DD's room.  I'm on a self-imposed spending...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

Making sourdough bread and saving money

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                               This is my first sourdough bread. It's not too pretty, but was well received anyway Bread is getting very...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

10 day Flea market sale outcome

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                               I sold a bag of wool batts for spinning for 24 euros and the spindle for 8 euros. I decided to make myself bo...

Lead test swabbing our dishes lead to easier decluttering in the kitchen!

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Yes, I'd read about lead in old dishes before and got rid of any suspicious ones, as we had just had the toxic mold debacle and I was st...
Saturday, October 14, 2023

A peek into my student apartment in 1998 and pondering about the reasons behind my sliding into cluttered life again

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                               My beloved cat, the year is 1998 or 1999 and I kept my  apartment super minimal. After my recent "enough...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Starting a monthly budget to keep myself accountable

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                              I want to feel relaxed in my home, and with my finances!  Oh boy, I have tried budgeting so many times, and I ...