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The Life I Thought I Was Waiting For
I have been looking for a house for over a year. I had a pretty good idea of…
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When Simple Stops Working
I have spent a lot of time trying to give my kids a simple life. Not a deprived…
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Have an Opinion
I will never forget the day I learned to have an opinion. I was 27 years old. I…
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How to Shop Your Closet and Find New Outfits
I am going to let you in on a little secret: I am not naturally stylish. I have…
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How to Make Small Spaces Feel Deluxe
If I have learned anything from 14 years in a 1,500-square-foot house—with no garage, no kitchen pantry, and…
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The August Reset: 15 Things You’ve Probably Been Putting Off All Summer
Today I am sitting in the August realization that happens just after school starts back up. Glancing at…
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The Hidden Costs of Selling at Rhea Lana (Before You Count Your Profits)
Every season, I finish tagging my items for the upcoming Rhea Lana sale and ask myself the same…
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My Simple Rhea Lana Prep System (How I Get Hundreds of Items Ready Without Losing My Mind)
It’s consignment sale season. For me, every Rhea Lana season starts the same way. After the previous season,…
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Stop Buying Planners: How to Create a Family Reference Notebook That Makes Life Easier
I still remember the first time I saw it. The beautiful Martha Stewart Customizable Notebook planner system. A…
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How To Pile Up Cash Quickly (When Life Gives You a Deadline)
Last week I shared the story of the unexpected opportunity that gave our family just 90 days to…
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How to Start a No-Spend Weekend
A few years ago, an opportunity came my way that was almost impossible to say no to. It…
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How to Live Your Values When Money Is Tight
There are seasons when your values and your budget seem to be in constant conflict. You want to…
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The 5 Lifestyle Habits That Saved My Budget
For a long time, I wished I were better at staying on budget. I tried a few budgeting…
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House Cleaning Schedule For Busy Moms
If you’ve ever looked around your house at the end of the evening and wondered how it got…
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How to Create a Simple Cleaning Loop
Keeping a reasonably clean home when you have kids, work, errands, appointments, and roughly 47 other things on…
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Simple Living Meal Plan: A Week of Low-Effort, Repeatable Meals
When I first started cooking, meal planning meant sitting down and mapping out five perfect dinners from Pinterest…
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My 10 Go-To Trader Joe’s Dinners (Mostly Gluten Free & Very Low Effort)
Dinner is relentless. Every single night, it shows up again asking the same annoying question:“So… what’s the plan…
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How We Cut Our Food Budget in Half (Without Feeling Poor)
There was a time when our food budget felt like a moving target. I would go to the…
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How to Break Up With Impulse Shopping (Without Feeling Deprived)
I am the type of person who: And for a long time, I didn’t really question any of…
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My Unshopping List: 21 Things I No Longer Buy (And Don’t Miss at All)
There was a time when I didn’t think twice about most of these.They were small. Normal. Easy to…
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The Joy Budget: How to Live Delightedly on Less Without Feeling Deprived
I had a joy budget before “joy budget” was a thing. We were about to take a major…
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Sell Used Children’s Clothing (Without Wasting Your Time)
Selling used children’s clothing sounds easy enough. That is, until you put hours of effort into a sale…
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How to Declutter Your Home without Overwhelm — No Big Reset Required
There’s a version of ‘decluttering your home without overwhelm’ advice that sounds very impressive — and completely impossible…
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How I Delayed My Grocery Run By 5 Days (No Sad Meals)
I found myself in one of those weeks.Too full. Too busy. No margin for the full grocery routine…
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How to Save Money on Groceries (Without Couponing)
If you’ve ever looked at your grocery bill and briefly considered financing it… you are not alone.I’ve stood…
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When Comfort Comes Later
At some point during pregnancy, I fell down a rabbit hole of natural childbirth books.They promised something unexpected…
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How I Rebuilt My Life by Subtracting First
You don’t rebuild by adding. You rebuild by cutting. The Part I Didn’t See Coming Hi. I’m Jules….
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10 Style Rules That Instantly Elevate Your Look (No New Clothes Required)
Looking polished isn’t about having more clothes. It’s about knowing how to use what you already own—intentionally, confidently,…
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Family Activities for Rainy & Snow Days (That Everyone Actually Enjoys)
40+ Cozy, Creative Ways to Enjoy Rainy & Snow Days Indoors Together There’s something about rain tapping against…
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How to Live More Aligned in 2026
I’m doing a little professional reset for The Simply Delighted Life (TSDL). Last year, I launched with three…
