Slow fashion, sewing, & sustainability
Lately, I’ve really been feeling like I need a project – something to feel like I am making progress and moving forward in some way. Staying home has been a time of settling in to the stillness, which I am all for. But right now, we’re also facing so much uncertainty. Having something to do
Hi everyone! Welcome back to the blog. As you may or may not have noticed, I haven’t been very active on here or over on Instagram lately. First of all, I want to let you know that I am working on my Spring capsule post and I hope to have that up for you soon!
Hi everyone! Welcome back to the blog after a bit of an extended holiday hiatus. I mentioned this on Instagram the other day, but this year I’m really having trouble picking up my motivation and getting back on track. It’s been a slow start to the year, but then again I don’t mind slowly easy
Well, it’s official – I am now part of the thirties club. I had my 30th birthday back in September. It passed by innocuously enough; I celebrated quietly and simply with Jason and close friends, and snuck in a visit with my family just before. I’ve never been much of a big-birthday-blowout type, so that
I haven’t paid for a gym membership in years (please don’t tell me it shows, haha.) I signed up for a few in the past, but it always ended the same: I’d go a handful of times before letting my pass go unused while still paying for it for months. Which is actually what many
Sundays used to be a day full of dread for me. I knew it was the end of the weekend, and I’d feel anxious about starting another full five days of work. I’d want to get the most out of my day, and would stress about making it great – but that stress would immobilize
There are two ways to have enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. G.K. Chesterton The path to minimalism is fraught with difficulty, traps, and distractions. I still struggle with wanting more, even though I have experienced the benefits of living more simply first-hand. It’s so
We talk a lot about living a simpler life in a very idealistic sort of way. But what does it actually mean to live more simply, and what actions can you take to simplify your life? In today’s article I’ll be sharing 8 changes that I’ve made in my own life to simplify, slow down,
Welcome back! In today’s article I wanted to give you a little tour of our new home. We bought our first apartment together at the end of 2017, and finally were able to move in when it was completed this past November. We waited almost a year for it to be finished! Now that we’re