My kids love the outdoors, and, like most other kids who love the outdoors, they also like to take a bit of the outdoors with them when it’s time to go back inside. When my…
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One of the biggest misconceptions about minimalism—especially before all those Marie Kondo headlines—is that you simply cannot be a minimalist with kids, or that, if you are, you’re somehow being cruel, or just unreasonable. At…
View PostOne of the biggest misconceptions about minimalism—especially before all those Marie Kondo headlines—is that you simply cannot be a minimalist with kids, or that, if you are, you’re somehow being cruel, or just unreasonable. At…
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Rhythms and rituals are so important to family life, and I want to share one with you that we’ve been doing for several years now. Every evening, during dinnertime (or lunchtime, if that’s our big…
View PostRhythms and rituals are so important to family life, and I want to share one with you that we’ve been doing for several years now. Every evening, during dinnertime (or lunchtime, if that’s our big…
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The animated film, My Neighbor Totoro is a charming slice-of-life family film with fantastical Shinto-rooted threads woven throughout. It was released in 1988, much like another of my favourite works of art, my lovely husband,…
View PostThe animated film, My Neighbor Totoro is a charming slice-of-life family film with fantastical Shinto-rooted threads woven throughout. It was released in 1988, much like another of my favourite works of art, my lovely husband,…
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I’ve talked a lot about babywearing on this blog. However, one thing I haven’t gone into is how I got into babywearing in the first place, and where things went from there. I was really…
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In Marie Kondo’s latest book, Kurashi at Home, she widens her focus from just getting your life in order through tidying your things, to sorting out your entire day so that it sparks joy. Much…
View PostIn Marie Kondo’s latest book, Kurashi at Home, she widens her focus from just getting your life in order through tidying your things, to sorting out your entire day so that it sparks joy. Much…
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