My attempt to be an authentic woman in an inauthentic world
Posted in Life, Small Space Living on Aug 26th, 2011
Jill Martin, a Today Show contributor, writes in her book, “I Have Nothing To Wear”, that women should get rid of 75% of their closets. That means going through all those clothes, shoes, scarves and belts and finding the 25% that you can’t live without. I love a good challenge. In fact, I was so [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Small Space Living on Aug 19th, 2011
How a girl who grew up in a third-world country could accumulate massive quantities of junk is beyond me. I am ashamed. I have been known to hoard things: unnecessary things; rainy day things; sunny day things; miscellaneous, random, where-did-this-come-from things. What can I say? Life happens. Babies happen. Ten years of marriage happen. Busy [...]
Posted in Life, Small Space Living on Aug 5th, 2011
Where on earth does one find extra space in a small house where every square inch is accounted for?
The answer to this question takes a little creativity, planning, time, and teamwork. Our bonus space upstairs – our saving grace – was an eye sore to me for three years. I hated it. Because of its [...]
Posted in Life, Small Space Living on Jul 29th, 2011
Today marks Week Five of my new Friday series on small-space-living. As I was putting it all together I felt I needed to make sure I took a moment to talk about one of the biggest obstacles I have faced while living in a small home. It has nothing to do with size and everything [...]
Posted in Life, Marriage, Small Space Living on Jul 22nd, 2011
A very long time ago I heard a woman speak about how to create a lovely home. Her audience was a group of pastors’ wives, and her primary point was the importance of focusing on the master bedroom before tackling any other room in the house. The “love nest” should be every woman’s priority. [...]
Posted in Life, Motherhood, Small Space Living on Jul 15th, 2011
“How do you do it? How do you sleep all three kids in one room?”
I get asked this question…a lot. Honestly, I’m no supermom, so I don’t usually have a good answer. I guess the one thing we had going for us was that our kids have never known anything but sharing a room together. [...]
Posted in Life, Small Space Living on Jul 8th, 2011
We’ve lived in our charming little townhome for six years now. When we moved in, Sydney was barely two years old, and I was still wearing Brooklyn in a baby sling. The “plan” was to buy something small and affordable, sell in 2-3 years, buy something bigger with a yard and extra bedroom, add baby [...]
Posted in Life, Small Space Living on Jul 1st, 2011
I’ve decided to take a brief break from some of my “deeper” posts to share with you a glimpse into my little world. Julia, over at Hooked on Houses, posted a story about a family that downsized from their 2500 square foot home to a 320 square foot home. It was intriguing, to say the [...]
Welcome to my blog. My name is Amy, and I wear a lot of different hats: wife, mother, daughter, sister, missionary, teacher, friend...and the list goes on. Life is a balancing act, and one I do not excel at. I find that each new season brings about more opportunities to learn, grow and allow God to continue the refining work in me. The pages of this blog are a glimpse into the lessons I am learning and the journey I am taking. I hope you enjoy!