I like to think of myself as somewhat of a minimalist with material goods. Ever since I read this book a few years ago, I completely changed the way I thought about the things we own.

I have a handful of pairs of shoes, hoodies, and jeans. My shirts all fit in one space, and we don’t have a million cooking gadgets. Nail polish and makeup? I can probably hold all that I own of each in one hand.

But… there are some things I’m unashamedly not a minimalist about and those are:

• Coffee makers. We have three! A drip coffee maker that grinds beans, a Keurig, and a Nespresso. We really love coffee.
• Books. I have a hard time saying no to books (especially children’s books and ones on midwifery), but only keep ones I truly love… but I love a lot of books 😉
• Nut butters. I am peanut butter’s #1 fan, but also enjoy sunflower seed butter, cashew butter, almond butter, etc. We currently have six different jars of nut butter sitting in our pantry right now and I use ’em all!
• Essential oils. I’m new to essential oils, but I’m slowly building up a stash of ones I use to diffuse and others I apply topically for health ailments. I’ve got a whole shelf of oils and it’s fun to pick and choose what suits my mood.

I’m curious, are you minimalistic about some things, but not others? I want to hear about it!

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This week has been nice. The weather has just been beautiful, with abundant sunshine and warmth!

My sister came over on Wednesday and brought her son and daughter to play with Sadie (and her dog to play with Niva!) and we had such a great day together.

We took all three kids to Dollar Tree and vowed not to do that again for a long, long time 😉

We’ve been spending lots of time at the parks in our neighborhood and it’s really neat to see Sadie get more brave with climbing things, going down slides, and being more outgoing with other kids as each season passes. Little Sader Tot is growing up!

We attempted a little family picture in the park one night but Sadie was busy chasing rabbits. We have so. many. rabbits. in our neighborhood! They provide endless entertainment for Niva and Sadie.

Before I go and make Sadie some lunch, I wanted to share a picture of this flyer we got in the mail the other day from a home improvement store.

I saw the part of the ad that said “wicker gone wild!” and I don’t know why, but it made me laugh so hard. Wicker, gone wild?! How? 😂

Are you a maximalist about some things and a minimalist about others?

What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen lately?