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This past weekend, my husband and I repainted our living room. A few years of kids running around and putting scuffs and dings on the walls, not to mention one major home improvement project, made this painting a necessity.

To ease my mind about taking care of the furniture during the process, we moved almost everything right out of the room. We removed mirrors, shelves, photos off the walls, and books off of the shelves, and then moved almost all of the furniture out of the room.

It was then that I decided this was the best time ever to really simplify the space — I was going to reset the room, declutter, and start with a clean slate.

From my experience, here’s how to quickly and easily simplify your space by resetting a room.

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Fruit vs. Roots: Do you make this big health mistake?

by Lisa 25 comments
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This guest post is written by health columnist Lisa Byrne of The Well Grounded Life. Lately, I’ve been working on my upcoming online course, Designed for Wellness. I’ll share more about the course at the end of this post, but I wanted to talk a bit about how lasting change happens in our lives, and [...]

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Weekend Links

by Tsh 5 comments
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31 Days :: Remodeling This Life Drums in My Living Room :: (in)courage 30 New Free High-Quality Fonts :: Smashing Magazine Capturing Family Memories in Photos :: Organizing Your Way Pottery Barn Hacks for Fall :: Nesting Place “Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the [...]

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Q&A: Who was one of your influential teachers?

by Tsh 38 comments
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For most of us, we’re at the dawn of a new school year. Kids’ crayons are still wrapped in paper, shoes are gleaming white, and there might even be a certain eagerness to waking up in the morning for a day of learning. Perhaps you’ve even got a bouquet of newly-sharpened pencils. Who knows. Even [...]

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Free Online Tools for Tracking Your Goals

by Mandi 23 comments
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Written by organizing columnist Mandi Ehman of Organizing Your Way. This month here on Simple Mom, Tsh is focusing on reviewing — and renewing — our goals. I’ve heard it said that New Year’s resolutions shouldn’t be made in January but rather in September, and it’s true: there is something about the end of summer [...]

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Practicing Soul Care

by Tsh 20 comments
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We just got back from our road trip (today, in fact — that’s why this post is just now going live), and part of our journey took us to a workshop for families like us, who live and work cross-culturally. One of the main topics was called “soul care,” which is just like it sounds. [...]

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Weekend Links

by Tsh 2 comments
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Blow up my Marriage :: Simple Marriage Back to School Binder Pouch Tutorial :: Sew, Mama, Sew! (via Noodlehead) Who Taught You How to Clean? :: Small Notebook Pants for a Growing Boy :: Soule Mama What Will Retirement Look Like for Younger Generations? :: Frugal Dad Education is not preparation for life; education is [...]

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