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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 view of clouds and blue sky from an airplane window seat.

A house porch decorated with a flag, like the one at the center of the HOA dispute.

A bowl of oatmeal topped with apple slices on a breakfast table.

A bowl of crunchy tortilla chips on a patterned tablecloth.

Tables set for dining inside a restaurant, the kind of room where a manager doubted two matching licenses.

Chopsticks lifting glazed teriyaki chicken from a bowl of rice with sesame seeds.

An airplane wing above the clouds at sunset, seen from a passenger window.

A pile of one dollar bills, like the cash a student handed over for a small fast food order.

A hot dog with mustard in a soft bun, the kind sold at food courts.