The Sensible Mom

Food, DIY, Chicago Mom Blogger

Simple Living

IKEA, Target, Walmart, and Meijer Organization Hauls PLUS Organization Ideas

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Hi, guys! Today, I’m sharing an organization haul and lots of home organization ideas. I’ve included an IKEA haul, Walmart haul, Target haul, and Meijer haul in this video. Besides the items I bought to organize my home, I also share other great deals on items I picked up at some of the same stores I purchased my organizing hauls from.

I hope you enjoy this video, and thanks for watching! πŸ™‚

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How I Simplify Life with Ivory and Spend More Time with My Family

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Thanks to Ivory for sponsoring this blog post. #IvorySoap

Almost two years ago, my husband and I decided that we wanted to simplify our lives and spend more time together as a family.

In order to do that, we made some pretty radical decisions like moving out of our home, selling many of our possessions, buying an RV, and heading to Florida for a fun adventure that brought ourΒ family closer together in so many ways! We lived simply and focused on the important things in life like talking to our kids and teaching them life lessons that’ll help them succeed.

Today, we no longer live in an RVΒ but living that way for the time we did made us realize that when we went back to living in a “regular” home, we still wanted to live simply and small.

So when we went searching for the right home for our family to purchase, we decided on a 1265Β sq. foot home for our family of seven. And guess what? We love it!

The simple life is for us all the way. Plus, living in a small home (just like living in a tiny RV) means that I have less to clean, less clutter, and less money flying out of my pocket because living simply costs less.

More Practical Ways I Simplify Life

Other ways I choose to live simply have to do with my wardrobe, meals, and household products. Basically, I keep a minimal capsule wardrobe, feed my family tasty yet easy-to-prepare meals, and choose household products that are good for my whole family.

Ivory Soap

One product, in particular, that I love is Ivory soap. We use both Ivory bar soap and body wash that are free of dyes and heavy perfumes because they’re gentle and pure enough for everyone in my family to use.

DID YOU KNOW? Ivory has been making soap for over 130 years and continues to use only pure and purposeful ingredients in their products.

So while their packaging is new, sophisticated, and cute, their product remains the same.

Another thing I love about Ivory is that they get my desire to simplify life.

They understand that my family and so many others want to spend more time focusing on the important things in life, so they create products that give us peace of mind and allow us to pay more attention to what matters most.

Those are some ways I simplify life.

How do you choose to live simply? Please share with us in the comments below! πŸ™‚