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Embracing the Collected Look You know that feeling when you walk into a room and…
I Serve Holiday Dinner on Disposable Plates Now and Actually Enjoy…
I Serve Holiday Dinner on Disposable Plates Now and Actually Enjoy Time With My Family…
I Stopped Organizing My Books by Color and Can Finally Find…
Rediscovering My Library: A Colorful Mistake You know that moment when you realize you’ve been…
I Keep My Thermostat Lower Than Most People Can Stand and…
Finding Comfort in the Chill So, here’s the thing: I keep my thermostat lower than…
I Let My House Smell Like Cooking and I Don’t Cover…
Home Is Where the Aroma Is There’s something undeniably comforting about walking into a home…
About Me
madison Cates
Mom, Wife, Minimalist.




















