I'm an aspiring minimalist. I was overwhelmed by stuff. It felt like I spent all day tidying up and putting things away. I couldn't find the things I needed quickly and with ease. Sometimes I couldn't find them at all. Our weekends were spent in various house projects to maintain all our things. It was too much. I wanted to enjoy my home and time with my family. So 4 years ago we started on a journey towards minimalism. How did we do it? Was it hard? What worked well and what didn't? Ou...
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I'm an aspiring minimalist. I was overwhelmed by stuff. It felt like I spent all day tidying up and putting things away. I couldn't find the things I needed quickly and with ease. Sometimes I couldn't find them at all. Our weekends were spent in various house projects to maintain all our things. It was too much. I wanted to enjoy my home and time with my family. So 4 years ago we started on a journey towards minimalism. How did we do it? Was it hard? What worked well and what didn't? Ou...
Using Grit to Guide Our Family Through Hard Things
Person Partner Parent
33 minutes
5 years ago
Using Grit to Guide Our Family Through Hard Things
We do hard things. None of us get to escape facing hard things in life. But the good news is as we endure these things, we gain endurance and skills to face the future. But how can we practice and build this skill? How can we help our kids foster a sense of resiliency? I've broken it down into an easy framework to get us started. And it all centers around the acronym GRIT. Grounded Responsibility & Resourcefulness Initiative Tenacity Tune in to hear more about we can apply this to almo...
Person Partner Parent
I'm an aspiring minimalist. I was overwhelmed by stuff. It felt like I spent all day tidying up and putting things away. I couldn't find the things I needed quickly and with ease. Sometimes I couldn't find them at all. Our weekends were spent in various house projects to maintain all our things. It was too much. I wanted to enjoy my home and time with my family. So 4 years ago we started on a journey towards minimalism. How did we do it? Was it hard? What worked well and what didn't? Ou...