Spring Home Maintenance Checklist
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
1w ago
Spring is one of the most labor-intensive times to own a home. There’s so much to do! Your yard is springing into bloom and there’s a lot to clean up from those harsh winter months. But never fear! This home maintenance checklist will help keep you on-track and keep your home looking beautiful. Spring Home Maintenance Tasks Indoor Home Maintenance Tasks Check smoke detectors Check your smoke detectors twice a year. I do it on both the fall and spring equinox. Check/replace HVAC filters Check your HVAC filters monthly, but you may not have to replace them each month. Be sure to keep on top of ..read more
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How to Find the Best prices on Vintage Christmas Decor
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
4M ago
Vintage Christmas decor has a huge collector market. And it’s understandable! I, myself, want to decorate more sustainably and am not a big fan of modern holiday decor. I want color, I want bright, I want shiny, I want Bing Crosby tap dancing with Danny Kaye . Over the years, I’ve amassed a good collection of vintage holiday decor, but I have a rule: I never spend more than $25 on anything. And if it’s more than $25, it wasn’t meant to be. Here’s how I’ve scored the best prices on vintage Christmas decor. Do a little bit of research on what you like First, do a little bit of research on what ..read more
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Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Ideas
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
4M ago
We’ve all got that crunchy, eco-friend, right? Or maybe, like me, you are the eco-friend in your group! We are, admittedly, very hard to shop for. We don’t want the latest gadget or even a plastic gift card, but we do appreciate a thoughtful gift. Here’s some eco-friendly holiday gift ideas for your crunchy friends. Eco-friendly Holiday Gift Ideas When possible, your eco-friend appreciates you shopping small and supporting local businesses, so I’ve included a lot of small and women-owned businesses in this list. It’s also been a really difficult year for small businesses and they truly need o ..read more
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How to Create a Movie Theater in Your Small Home
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
1y ago
Let’s be honest, when we have a small home, we often have to make sacrifices. Maybe we can’t have that home gym or that dedicated home office space. Maybe we can’t have everything we want, but that didn’t stop me from creating a movie theater in my small home.  Blackout curtains, fluffy pillows and popcorn all help, but the key to creating a movie theater in your small home or small apartment is a good projector. A big TV is nice, but a projector truly makes the space feel as if it’s a small movie theater in your home. Alas, finding a projector that works in a small space and has a quali ..read more
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Inexpensive Ways to Create a Feeling of Abundance at Home
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
1y ago
I want my home, although small, to feel welcoming, happy and abundant. Here’s a few inexpensive ways I create a feeling of abundance in my home. Keep fresh fruit and flowers on display Both fresh fruit and flowers symbolize the harvest, abundance and earthly pleasures. I keep my fruit and flowers in a place that I can see often. This helps remind me of abundance and with the fruit, it also helps me remember to eat it! Keep essentials full I never let my soap dispensers or essentials like toilet paper run out. I personally even never let them get low, that way I always feel like there is a wea ..read more
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How to Forage the Perfect American Persimmon
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
1y ago
With my new job at Wild Abundance, (an adult education school), I’m learning so much about wild foods and carpentry and gardening. It’s pretty much a dream job. Recently I learned about American persimmons and then, (like magic!) came across some when visiting my in-laws. I had tried Asian persimmons before (you can get those at the grocery) and to be honest, I didn’t like them! But it’s because I’ve never had a truly ripe persimmon before. Persimmons are ripe when they look almost rotten. American persimmons never make it to the grocery store because they’re more delicate and smaller than t ..read more
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5 Ways I Make My Small Home Appear Larger
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
1y ago
When I show videos of my home online, I often get comments from folks who can’t believe my home is just 800 square feet. And I take that as a compliment because I use a lot of tips and tricks to make my home seem larger than it is. Here’s some of my favorite tips to make my small home appear larger. Reflective Surfaces I use reflective surfaces like mirrors to bounce light around and make my home seem brighter than it actually is. But I don’t limit myself to mirrors, the feet of my couch are also reflective and help make this dark space appear brighter. If you don’t have much space on your ..read more
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How to Organize Your Home Sustainably
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
2y ago
Organizing is all the rage right now. And I’m into it. I LOVE organizing and making my home a little more aesthetically pleasing. But I don’t love the trend of taking stuff out of plastic packaging and putting it into more (freshly purchased) plastic packaging. I get it, it looks nice, but to me, it just seems wasteful. Lately I’ve been having some health issues and my doctor’s recommendation is to… wait (not my favorite thing to do, but ok). In the meantime, she also suggested a bevy of supplements. Starting a new habit is always hard, but as someone with ADHD, new habits seem almost impossi ..read more
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5 Tips for Sustainable Home Renovations
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
2y ago
Renovating a home is difficult. PERIOD! Renovating while trying to also be as sustainable as possible? Yeah, that makes a hard journey even harder. When we first went into our home renovation journey, I wasn’t super concerned with sustainability. I loved the earth, obviously, but I was more concerned at that time with saving money. (I had just spent a -load on a house! I didn’t need to spend more than I had to on a renovation!) But luckily, saving money and sustainability can go hand-in-hand. Here’s a few tips I’ve learned in my over 10 years (!!!) experience in home renovating. (Yes, I’m cou ..read more
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7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Houseplants
a small life – living small and doing big things
by melanie
2y ago
It might not feel like it, but the official start to spring is this Sunday! It’s too early to start my outdoor plants, but that doesn’t mean I can’t give my indoor plants some love. Inspect Every month or so, I like to take my plants out of their spot and really inspect them. This ensures that they are healthy and thriving. It also helps me catch potential problems like fungus gnats. Dust Just like your furniture, plants get dusty too! I like to dust my plants by either putting them in the sink (like in the first pic) or giving them a little shower (like in the 2nd pic). This accomplishes two ..read more
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