Simple Living is all about having the best life you can no matter where you live or your situation. In our married life so far we’ve made the most of living in a rental, in an apartment, in a camper, and finally in a place of our own. Little House Living is all about being organized, happy, and settled in your own homestead, no matter if it’s rural or urban! Check out all these links to learn more about what the simple life really is about.
Gardening
Looking for ideas on how to create a simple garden to provide self-sufficiency for your family? Click the link above for all my tips!
Living Like Little House
Are you enchanted by the Little House on the Prairie books and want to glean tips from Laura Ingalls Wilder? I did just that in the series that you can find linked to above.
Budget Meal Planning
Trying to plan out meals for your family more efficiently? Check out all of my articles about meal planning!
Home Organization Ideas
Need to get organized? Find plenty of organization inspiration for everything from your clothing to your pantry!
Helpful Kitchen Tips
Need some tips for making the most of your kitchen? Click on any of the articles in the list below for help!
How Long is it Good For?
Unsticking Glasses
How to Test a Bad Egg
Washing Fruits and Veggies
Easy Table Shiner
5 Kitchen Things I Can’t Live Without
Ways to Make Your Produce Last Longer
How to Re-Grow Store Bought Veggies
How to Cut Up a Butternut Squash
One Minute Microwave Deodorizer
How to Keep Your Food Storage Protected from Pests
Drying and Preserving Flowers
How to Render Tallow
Creating a Moth Trap
Simple Living
Looking for general tips on simple living? Here’s all of the articles that I’ve published specifically on that topic.
Why I Kicked Facebook to the Curb
Keeping Christmas Simple (Part1) (Part 2) (Part 3)
The Definition of Simple Living
The Homemaker’s Creed
Talking to Friends and Family About Gifts
Ways to Enjoy a Simpler Lifestyle
Ways to Keep Your Mind Busy Through the Rest of a Long Winter
5 Ways to Begin Switching to Solar Today
Simple Living With Baby
Why You Don’t Have to Downsize to Live Simply
Building a Minimalist Wardrobe
Make Your Life Simpler
Need more tips on how to make your life simpler? Find them here!
Guest Room Welcome Basket
Hanger Scarf Organizer
5 Simple Dinners for Busy Summer Nights
What It’s Really Like to Get Rid of 75% of Your Things
Simple Lifestyles
Live a simpler lifestyle with these ideas.
Why a Good Mattress is Important in a Simple Life
How to Actually Enjoy the Holidays
Homeschooling
For our family, homeschooling is part of a simpler life! Here are some tips on how we do it.
How to Keep Little Ones Occupied During School
30 Days of Shapes
30 Days of Colors
Unit Studies for Under $5
If you are ready to fully jump into living a simpler lifestyle, check out my new eWorkbook, 31 Days to Simpler Living! In it, you will find 79 pages of daily challenges, info and advice, and printable worksheets and checklists to keep you on track along your journey.
Hello,
Am looking forward to sharing and seeing what is available.
Most of this is new to me, but have been picking up hints
here and there.
Anna
Hey, i’m a big fan of you and your blog! I’ve love this article! Greetings from Germany, Mari.
Hi Merissa I just read your adoption story. We also adopted and our son was taken back by his biological mother for 6 weeks. Neglect led to his developing meningitis and the miracle of being returned to us. We also have our share of physical issues and I know the anguish you have been through.
Loved it I used to get it done that way
Read your story and its very inspiring. I have always said that my GrandMother lives within me, as I am the only one in my family that tries to live the homesteaders lifestyle. I have been canning, gardening, trying to make items out of what we have, raising bees, animals, etc. Trying to live as “natural” as possible, and now more that ever.
Our daughter was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Nov. 25, 2011. One year and 4 days later (Nov. 29, 2012) she relapsed. She was sent to Duke Children’s on Jan. 14, 2013 for a double stem cell transplant which she received on April 1, 2013 after being there for 357 days we arrived back home on Jan. 5, 2014.
This is why I want to be at least 75% sustainable by growing/raising our veggies and meat. I only purchase unbleached flour/cornmeals. We use raw sugar. You get the point. We are doing our best at trying to get as natural as possible. Away from plastics that hold our foods, away from GMOs (as our heirloom seeds arrived yesterday).
With all that said, thank you for thriving to be an inspiration in other peoples live, as you have also inspired me. Many blessings to you and your precious family.
P.S. keep the ideas flowing!
Hi! I’m so excited to have found this site through Pinterest. I’m recently diagnosed with several autoimmune disorders and am considering applying for disability. I quit a full time job due to my health issues and currently clean and cook for people in their homes as a way of bringing in money to help my hard working husband with the household bills and now, the medical bills. We are falling behind.
I am a country girl too being raised part time on my grandmother’s farm and once owning a rural home of my own. Circumstance has put me back in town, but I am lucky to have a little land here. I have chickens and a sizable vegetable garden. I can from my garden and make most foods from scratch.
I hope to learn even more frugal living ideas from Merrisa! Looking forward to perusing through all of the information here.
Welcome Peony!
Reading info on this page.
I love to read how other people work out the simple life. I appreciate learning new things.
Super interesting blog. I am recently discovered minimalism for myself and it is great. Less is simply more. I love the approach of this website. , Awesome recipies, too. 🙂 Greetings
Lovely Website. I just read your article about Facebook and I can relate in so many ways. I find social media extremely addictive. I binged watch YouTube videos in the past, whenever I was bored. Now I am doing something more meaningful, more productive with my time. 🙂
Hi Merissa I just read your adoption story. We also adopted and our son was taken back by his biological mother for 6 weeks. Neglect led to his developing meningitis and the miracle of being returned to us. We also have our share of physical issues and I know the anguish you have been through.
Great post,Thanks for providing us this great knowledge,Keep it up.