Welcome to Strategic Home and Living, where I talk about how to make your home your own and work for you, living more simply, incorporating healthy habits, investing your money and time to achieve your goals, and getting your financial “house” in order. I firmly believe these are all connected to well-being. Most importantly, Strategic Home and Living explores ways to shift one’s mindset to create the kind of change we are looking for–such as breaking the lure of consumerism, waste, and busyness. While I have always enjoyed a good purge and clean-out, it was not until I dove into minimalism and simple living over 6 years ago that I found the joy of less. This allowed me to finally get my spending under control, save for the future, make dramatic changes to how my family and I chose to spend our time (keyword being “chose”), and start building wealth.

But there is no one-size-fits-all. I enjoy trying new strategies, keeping what fits with my values and priorities, and scrapping what doesn’t. No militant dogma here. Everyone’s path to a simple, healthy, and fulfilling life is unique to them and their circumstances. Further, it is an ongoing, evolving process as things continue to change–who would have anticipated a pandemic would upend our lives?! Well, maybe one or two… But I invite you to join me on this journey and hopefully you will find useful ways to help you achieve your goals as well along the way!