Happy Friday,
If my house starts to feel a little cluttered, my husband will joke with me and ask if I have read The Joy of Less lately. He knows that little book kicks me into high gear and realigns me with deep values that I cherish: stuff is not what makes us truly happy or content.
I shared a new YouTube video this week with my top takeaways that I use from that handy little book and some helpful mindset shifts that will keep you from the classic blame game on why everyone else is the reason that our house gets cluttered at times.
And I LOVE this quote from Francine Jay:
“Decluttering is infinitely easier when you think of it as deciding what to keep, rather than deciding what to throw away.”
I hope this little video will inspire you to be even more intentional about your sacred spaces of HOME.
Here are my Ideas for Intentionality for this week:
IDEAS FOR INTENTIONALITY
The Book that First Inspired Me to Declutter – The Joy of Less is just such a handy book to whip up decluttering inspiration at any moment, I have been reading it over and over the last 10 years!
Genuine Contentment Solution – The Power of Christian Contentment – this is the BEST book on REAL contentment. An absolute gem that you could open to anywhere in the book and be inspired.
Updated My Amazon Storefront – I went in and updated a couple of the categories in my Amazon Storefront. My hope is that this can be a handy resource for you when you are looking for items for your home, pregnancy, homeschool, or even kiddos gifts for Christmas. I know I go search other Amazon Storefronts to get ideas at times, so I hope this can be a handy resource for you!
Just Ingredients Fall Sale Happening Now – You get 10% off all fall and new items PLUS my code: GIRLTEACHME10 stacks! That hardly ever happens. The bone broth and soups are really yummy and great to have on hand for sick season.
(Except my 2 years spread a bag of bone broth powder over my subfloor this week and it all went through the cracks down to my laundry room hahaha… because my kitchen floor still isn’t fixed, so yeah, that was special haha!)
Tallow Season – Not sure if you are feeling it, but I am feeling sooo dry! I am ordering a couple new jars of tallow this week – one for my belly (helps sooo much with stretch marks) and one for my face and for all of our lips and inside of our noses that get dry in the fall and winter season. Some tallow smells like beef, but not Toups and Co’s tallow!
*Use this link for a discount
Quick Green Powder + Probiotics – I have been trying to power pack my nutrition now that I am 26 weeks pregnant. I have been trying to get at least one scoop of this into me a day and I just ordered the berry version to give it a try. If you want a way to up your greens + probiotics, I think it is just as effective as Athletic Greens, but with a better price tag and taste.
*This link gives you 10% off
HELPFUL COURSES
Labor Without Fear – How would this pregnancy be different if you felt prepared and confident in your decision to have a natural birth? Imagine what it would feel like if you knew exactly what to do each day to prepare for your natural birth… This course is for you!
Take Back Your Home – This is your guide to creating a peaceful, organized home that serves you, not stresses you.
NEW ON YOUTUBE
Simplifying The Chaos – Can there truly be a joy in having less? Can there be a real tangible contentment that we can possess as mothers? I truly believe that there is!
Make The Most of Your Second Trimester – The second trimester is a unique time where we can really make power moves for a healthy pregnancy, baby and birth! I want you to know these pregnancy tips and secrets that I wish I knew the first time around.
NEW ON THE BLOG
How To Plan Family Picture Outfits You Will Love – I want to help you pick outfits for your family that look good together so you get those seamless-looking pictures you desire!
How To Do Laundry Better – We will be doing laundry the rest of our lives, doing it well saves us so much money and time, and doing it in a healthier way has way more impact on our health than we can imagine!
Sending love,
Lana
P.S. Feel like you are just in a slump in life? This little book + this Youtube video has helped me know when to keep going and when to quit.
Pregnant P.S. Really and truly, tallow has been such a God send to prevent stretch marks in a lot of my pregnancies. I know stretch marks depend on sooo many things, but I can’t recommend tallow enough because your skin uses animal fats wayyyy better than plant oils.
Use this link for a discount! I really like the scent sweet girl on my belly at night, it is all essential oils.