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5 Things You Can Do…

Jan 3, 20264 min read

Aluminum foil: it’s that shiny stuff you probably have crammed somewhere in…

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6 Things You Can Do…

Jan 3, 20264 min read

Toothpaste is one of those household staples that we usually associate with…

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5 Things You Can Do…

Jan 3, 20264 min read

If you’ve got a bag of Epsom salt sitting in your bathroom…

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I Keep My Washing Machine…

Dec 31, 20254 min read

Why I Took the Plunge: A Kitchen Washing Machine You know that…

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I Don’t Own a Vacuum…

Dec 31, 20254 min read

Why I Chose to Go Budget-Friendly You know that moment when you’re…

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I Stopped Wearing Shoes Inside…

Dec 31, 20254 min read

Why I Took the Plunge Let me tell you, I used to…

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I Stopped Following Cleaning Schedules…

Dec 30, 20254 min read

Breaking Free from Cleaning Schedules So, I’ve got a little confession to…

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I Don’t Separate Laundry by…

Dec 30, 20254 min read

The Laundry Conundrum Let’s be honest: when it comes to laundry, we…

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I Don’t Use Fabric Softener…

Dec 30, 20254 min read

Why Fabric Softener Isn’t My Thing So, let’s get one thing straight:…

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I Stopped Washing Walls Before…

Dec 29, 20254 min read

Why I Dreaded Washing Walls Let’s be honest: washing walls isn’t exactly…

About Me
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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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My 27-Year-Old Nurse Daughter Calls Me Names When I Ask Her to Help With Bills — and My Family Says I’m a Bad Mother for Asking
My Two-Year-Old Was Holding the Remote Hostage Until I Switched to PBS Kids — Now He Watches Twenty Minutes and Wanders Off to Play
My Coworkers Told Me to Spank My One-Year-Old for Wanting to Go to the Park — Then Said He’d Walk All Over Me for the Rest of His Life
She Got Sent Home From School Because She Couldn’t Calm Down Enough to Stay in Class — and I Don’t Know How to Help Her Without Battling Her
Cheerful mother caressing child while girl sleeping on bed in cozy room at home
I Used to Buy Them a Little Treat Every Time We Went Out — Now I’m Starting Over From Scratch After the Divorce and I Don’t Know How to Explain It to Two Little Girls
Woman Says She Overheard Her Husband Talking About Her to a Friend, and It Completely Changed Her Mood
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black asphalt road with no cars during daytime