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A white front-load washing machine in a laundry room.

6 Laundry Products You Can…

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Walk down the laundry aisle and you will see a wall of…

A person holding a cardboard box ready to ship.

9 Fees To Check Before…

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A pantry shelf filled with containers of food.

12 Things You Should Never…

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A row of storage units with green roll-up doors.

Before You Rent A Storage…

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A vintage-style living room filled with furniture and a lamp.

11 Things Every American Household…

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Close your eyes and walk back into the family room of 1975.…

A cluttered storage space filled with assorted household items.

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A modern dishwasher drawer built into kitchen cabinetry.

When You Load The Dishwasher,…

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The dishwasher feels like a miracle. Load it up, push a button,…

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.

Gallery

A pharmacy shelf stocked with rows of medicine bottles, where a prescription sat unfound until insurance came up.
A lace gown hanging on a rack, like the thrift find that turned out to be worth far more than its price.
A kitchen drawer with vertical dividers holding baking pans and colorful cutting boards.
Rows of blue and white airplane seats inside a cabin on a long flight.
A carton of brown chicken eggs in a molded cardboard tray.
Colored pencils in bright shades, a nod to the school drawing assignment in the story.
A burger, fries and a drink served together on a metal tray.
Several small pumpkin muffins with a sugar coating, like the fall recipe in the story.
A made hotel bed with white linens beside a bright window.