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  • How to Handle Hand Me Down’s and Gifts with Care

    October 8, 2020 /

    Isn’t it funny how someone’s generosity can leave us feeling overwhelmed? On our path toward Going Simple, one of the hardest hurdles to jump can be handling new things as they enter our home. Some of the links in the post are a part of the Amazon and Target Affiliates Program. This means I get a small percentage back from from any potential purchase. Thank you for your support, and for reading my blog! For more info, please visit my disclosure policies here.  When we are trying to cut out excess, its easy to become reactive toward anyone trying to continue to add more in to our lives and homes. I…

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Save yourself some $$ on cleaning supplies by maki Save yourself some $$ on cleaning supplies by making this upcycled cleaner! Have you tried this before?
PUT CITRUS PEELS IN JAR
any citrus peels will do!
FILL WITH DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR
make sure to fully submerge peels!
CAP
seal it tight!
PLACE IN DARK SPOT FOR 2+ WEEKS
let it do it’s thing!
POUR 1 PARTS VINEGAR, 4 PARTS WATER INTO SPRAY BOTTLE
CLEAN ANY *VINEGAR SAFE* SURFACE
(do your own research 😉
ENJOY!
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Do you try before you buy?! The amount of money Do you try before you buy?! 
The amount of money we save by shopping our home before heading out to buy something we ‘need’ … I wish I had kept a running total all these years! Received this cute little buddy as a gift, but had no small planters on hand. Welp… that’s nothing a little creative thinking, a quick shop your home moment, a few coffee mugs and some bristle blocks can’t fix! Just don’t tell my kids about the blocks part. 😂😂 
What’s one think you’ve shopped your home for recently? 
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Today I bought a $5 shelf. The novelty of this imp Today I bought a $5 shelf. The novelty of this impulse buy was not lost on me. And I really started to deconstruct why such a simple, small purchase felt so meaningful to me? 
It’s because every day we say no. We say no to $5-10 impulse purchases. We say no to buying the first thing that checks the box when a new project or idea itch strikes us. 
In learning to say no, we have grown more confident in our ability to say YES when we come across a small purchase like today’s shelf. Because we know it is exactly what we need. We won’t have to hassle with returns and processed refunds. We won’t have to manage excess clutter from wrong choices and wasted funds. 
And I get it, it may seem small, a $5 shelf for our daughter’s bedroom. But it’s so much more than that. Especially when little eyes are watching our spending habits. 👀 💕
What am I missing? Is there anything you’ve learned from reducing small daily impulse buys? 
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Really loving this mid 30’s thing! 💁🏻‍♀️
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