a rich life with less stuff
So many challenges and so many big life changes for this family living in the expensive Bay area. A move to a tiny home and a new baby and long distance parenting and creating a multi-generational family unit by moving into your parent’s backyard. Really interesting and inspiring read here that I hope you enjoy
Another family of five in my series featuring Minimalist-ish families. Happy to feature Shawna and her lovely family – I’ve been following her on Twitter and Instagram where she shares real life snap shots of trying to make things simple with three kids. 1.) Tell us about your family, who you are, where you live
Another post in the Minimalist-ish Family Series and this time it’s a young family deciding to love the space they’re in right now… even if it’s a lot smaller than they planned for. 1.) Tell us about your family, who you are, where you live and things that you love: We’re a new family of
So much I can relate to about this family with three young boys living in an apartment. Thank you Dawn for sharing! 1.) Tell us about your family, who you are, where you live and things that you love: My husband and I both worked in education. I was an English teacher and he taught
As part of my Minimalist-ish Family Series I asked Britt Reints, freelance writer and blogger, to tell us about simplifying and downsizing as a family of four. They have pared down, moved and reimagined their lifestyle, city and living situation several times over several years and currently call Pittsburgh home. Enjoy and be sure to
Ever wondered what minimalism looks like for other families? Today Brittani shares her less than 800 sq ft home with us and her story of downsizing to avoid upsizing costs. If you’d like to share your story of living minimalist-ish family life – any size home or family! – contact me at the minimalist mom at
We’re currently exploring and getting to know a small island about 100 miles from Africa and a two hour ferry ride from Sicily. As I’ve written before, we’re having kind of a weird stretch right now as a family and I’m learning lots about managing life in less than ideal circumstances. With less time to
Today: Kathryn tells us about living in 880 square feet with her husband and three daughters on their urban homestead. Kathryn blogs about self-sufficiency and living a bit smaller at Farming My Backyard. P.S. Yes, these photos make me want to raise chickens too! You can see all of the posts in the series here.