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The One Thing that Motivated Me to Get My ENTIRE House Organized
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the clutter in your home? Or maybe just the out of place but always there stuff? Everyone has that little pile of things they don’t know what to do with. The stuff is always somewhere just out of sight enough to ignore it. In our home, it seemed like everything we either didn’t know what to do with or didn’t want to deal with ended up on our kitchen counter in a corner. That stack o’ stuff kept getting bigger and bigger. I would dig through the pile to find an envelope that had something important in it… and then not put anything else…
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Hello Brownlow’s Top 5 Blog Posts
Holy crow – This is my 100th published post on Hello Brownlow! I’ve come so far from my Pinterest fail worthy DIYs and hodge-podge recipes to writing about my passions. Our frugal minimalism journey has become what I am passionate about. Living as a minimalist, and a frugal one at that, allows us to live a stress-free life. I’ve rounded up my top five posts of all time. What’s on deck? Loads of minimalism and saving money! It’s great to see the difference in results on my blog from my lack luster posts to the ones where I write with passion. Do I make money from my blog yet? Not…
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28 Items to Declutter From Your Home This Weekend
There are things in our homes, mine included, that we shove into drawers and into the back of closets. We want to ignore them and pretend they don’t exist anymore. It’s the junk in the trunk of our cars and the junk of our drawers. It’s those “maybe it is actually broken?” items and items that no longer fit our lifestyles. It’s the items you can absolutely declutter and get rid of it today. Decluttering can be a therapeutic process. I’ve mentioned it before in my posts, but I’ll say it again. Less stuff overwhelming your home = less anxiety and less stress. You no longer have to find a…
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Why I Constantly Declutter & Why It Needs to Stop
I’m not gonna lie. Y’all, we had another coming to Jesus moment with our stuff. Why? Because there is too much. If you remember, in 2017 we decluttered and got rid of a TON of stuff. Like, fill an U-Haul ton of stuff. I thought, wow this is great! We’ll never have to do this again! WRONG. It’s as if we hadn’t been working on our minimalist and frugal lifestyle for over a year. We still have junk. We still have cluttered drawers. So what gives? Why do we have so much stuff and what can we do to minimize the incoming flow of things? Why is there so much stuff? Like so many people, I constantly feel like I…
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18 Things We Won’t Buy in 2019
Our goal for 2019 is to be less of a consumer and more of a frugal minimalist. In a world driven by consumerism, we want to contribute less to the ever growing need to not be bored. We want new clothes, new books, new cosmetics, new cars… new anything and everything. Our quest to be less of a consumer has been motivated by our minimalist journey and our frugal tendencies. D and I have curated a list of things that we no longer wish to purchase or be a part of. And we have good reasons too: They don’t align with what I want to accomplish or hinder my goals.…
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4 Tips to Help You Declutter in 2019
So your New Year's resolution is to declutter your home? You've come to the right place! I LOVE to declutter and organize. If you're having trouble on where to start, you aren't alone. So many folks love the idea of finally getting organized and doing away with the junk in their home but never do it because they are overwhelmed on where to start.
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Winter Capsule Wardrobe Basics
Baby it's cold outside! and I LOVE winter weather clothing. Leggings, fuzzy socks, chunky-knit sweaters... the thought of it all makes me want to curl up under a blanket with a book and a cup of coffee. Winter made its official appearance this year and with most people taking time off this holiday packed week, it's a great time to pull out that winter gear. Winter is the best season for layering, but that doesn't mean you need more in your wardrobe. This list will help you curate the perfect winter capsule wardrobe.
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How to Build a Frugal Pantry
Being frugal with your grocery budget and meal plan requires a lot of organization. Who has time to constantly shop for the foods your family most often eats? Building a frugal pantry with the staples your family loves is a must for the budget savvy. Several years ago, I was all about those convenience foods: boxed pasta salad, taco kits, individually wrapped brownies – you name it and it was probably in my cupboard somewhere. When I couponed heavily it was very easy to get these convenience foods for cheap. And if it was free, it was for me! But now we live on one income, I stay at home…
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How I Eliminated Over HALF of my Wardrobe
Everyday, I would stand in the closet I share with my husband and just stare at my clothes. For five minutes I would be completely stationary and let my mind run this phrase over and over again: “I have absolutely nothing to wear.” Which was completely false. I had more than enough clothes that I could have worn to work. Instead I always settled for what I had worn last week (even though we could have gone a month without washing clothes). I’ve always had this problem of buying clothes on an almost weekly basis. For several years, my lunch break activity would either be to go to Target and…
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How to Perfect Your New-Mom Beauty Routine
How to Perfect Your New-Mom Beauty Routine Disclaimer: I’ve never been a morning person. Never have been and never will be. I’m the person who has always rolled out of bed and gone to work or school within 30 minutes. So when I was put on modified bed rest due to pregnancy complications, I knew I had to simplify (even more) how I got ready every morning. Now that I have a squirmy new babe, I can absolutely say this routine makes me feel normal again. Getting ready in the morning helped me fight off postpartum depression and anxiety. This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and…
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