Category Simplify

A tidy bookshelf holds neatly arranged books beside a green plant.

13 Things Professional Organizers Say…

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Walk into a home store and the organizing aisle looks like salvation:…

Brown cardboard boxes stacked on a wooden table, packed for a move.

Before You Pack The Truck,…

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Moving day has a way of exposing every forgotten corner of the…

An open refrigerator filled with food on several shelves.

9 Refrigerator Organizing Mistakes That…

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Open your refrigerator and you probably see a system. Milk in the…

Cleaning powder being added to a mop bucket.

10 Popular Cleaning Hacks Experts…

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Scroll through any video feed and you will find a cleaning trick…

A kitchen sink with dishes and cleaning supplies beside it.

8 Cleaning Habits Professional Cleaners…

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You scrub, you wipe, you tidy before company comes. Cleaning feels like…

Assorted cleaning supplies and tools arranged on a counter.

7 Surfaces A Magic Eraser…

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The melamine foam sponge sold as a magic eraser has a loyal…

A kitchen sink with a faucet and a drain.

10 Things You Should Never…

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Your kitchen sink looks like it can swallow anything. Then one slow…

Coins dropping into a white piggy bank, a picture of saving money to pay off family debt.

Mom Hides A Secret For…

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“Are you pregnant?” “I’m not pregnant, I promise.” That is how one…

A reseller sorting clothing, beside a notepad and pen on a kitchen table.

Full Time Reseller Who Wanted…

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“Here’s why you’ll probably quit reselling.” That is how a full time…

A mom in a striped top beside a plush dinosaur toy sitting in a playroom.

Mom Lines Up 40 Minutes…

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It is 7:30 in the morning, and a mom who says she…

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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A desk with a calculator, notebook, pencil and glasses for tracking debt payoff.
A concrete patio beside a green lawn enclosed by a tall wooden fence.
A shopper pushes a cart full of grocery bags through a store.
Shoppers browse clothing racks inside a Goodwill thrift store.
Gloved hands wiping a white surface clean with a cloth.
A bedroom with an ornate wooden dresser, the kind of furniture that should be anchored to a wall.
A Thanksgiving dinner table laden with food.
Bottles and containers on a kitchen counter, where a baby bottle sterilizer would sit.
An empty elementary classroom with desks and chairs by the windows.