Carrie Willard

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January 11, 2019 By Carrie Leave a Comment

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I KonMari’d my home (again!)

I first talked about Marie Kondo and the KonMari method (as explained in her best-selling book, The Life Changing Art of Tidying Up) back in 2015. At that time, I decluttered my entire house using her methods. And it stayed that way for the most part! I did, however, do the process again this week. […]

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May 1, 2017 By Carrie 6 Comments

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Favorite Cleaning Tools: 4 Homemaking Tools I Can’t Live Without

Since we’re talking about spring cleaning and avoiding “tool-shaped objects” syndrome, I thought it would be a perfect time to talk about favorite cleaning tools I can’t live without. For years, I cleaned with sub-par products, wasting time, energy and money on homemade cleaning products and homemade laundry detergent that didn’t work (and that left my […]

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April 26, 2017 By Carrie 9 Comments

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Spring cleaning: skip it and do this instead

Why to skip the spring cleaning - and what to do instead!

Everyone’s talking about spring cleaning right now. I’m going to take a slightly contrarian position and encourage you to skip it entirely. Here’s why, and what you might do instead that’s a more profitable use of your time.   Where did spring cleaning come from? “When homes were heated with wood, coal or coal oil […]

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April 10, 2017 By Carrie 7 Comments

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Simple Healthy Cookbooks: 3 favorites for food on the table in record time

Simple Healthy Cookbooks

If you’re like me, you want three things. One, to feed your family healthy and delicious meals. Two, to not spend all day slaving over a hot stove accomplishing number one. And three… self-cleaning kitchens. Well, I can’t help you with the third thing. But I CAN recommend my 3 favorite simple healthy cookbooks to […]

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April 1, 2017 By Carrie 8 Comments

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Foca Laundry Detergent: 5 Frugal Uses Outside the Washing Machine

Frugal Uses for Foca Laundry Detergent - outside the laundry room

Last summer during my no spend challenge, I looked for the cheapest laundry detergent that still had positive reviews. That turned out to be Foca. Foca laundry detergent comes in huge bags and is dirt cheap. Like, 4 pounds for $3.42 cheap. I liked the convenience of a large bag of detergent.  It meant I […]

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March 2, 2017 By Carrie 7 Comments

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Things I’m Enjoying Lately

Every once in a while I post things I am enjoying. It’s a sort of product review meets gratitude list. This list is for stuff I liked in February. I moved this month, so a lot of stuff will revolve around that (I’m talking to you chocolate, comfy shoes and Epsom salts!). Lily’s chocolate – […]

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March 1, 2017 By Carrie 14 Comments

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Drugstore game: why I don’t play

drugstore game

The drugstore game is a method of stacking store sales (especially BOGO deals) with coupons in order to obtain drugstore items for pennies on the dollar, or even for free. I learned how to do the drugstore game back when I was a single mom getting out of debt, and I did it for a […]

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February 27, 2017 By Carrie 17 Comments

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Moving: routines and the power of place

Our move is complete, although our “settling in” is far from done. Turns out, 9 people have a lot of stuff. The only thing we haven’t unpacked: the books. We need to buy a bookcase first. My body is aching and exhausted (*except for one part) and for the last two days I’ve been having […]

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January 10, 2017 By Carrie 17 Comments

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Clean with pretty things

Yesterday I talked about how I want to have a cleaner house (even while living with a husband and 7 kids – what can I say, I like to dream big). A thought came to me late yesterday afternoon. I remembered something I read years ago. The main message was this: Use good tools. Clean […]

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January 9, 2017 By Carrie 18 Comments

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I want a cleaner house this year

There’s something I’ve been thinking about for a few weeks now. I want a cleaner house this year. We’re about to close on a home, a first for my husband and me. It feels huge. The house we’re buying is currently inhabited by a retired couple from Australia. There are no kids there, but the […]

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Hi, I’m Carrie!

Bienvenue! My goal is to inspire and provide resources for moms to simplify their lives. With what aim?

So they can find time and space for their own goals and passions during the busy mothering years. Simplifying the mundane to make room for the sublime. Let's put the "her" back in motherhood!

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