newborn baby registry essentials

Newborn Essentials: Simple List of Everyday Baby Essentials

These are my newborn essentials. I tried to keep it minimal and simple as I could! You really don’t need much during those first few weeks, but after that it’s nice to have some extra things to make the tradition into parenthood a little simpler (like that baby bouncer was the only way I could get a shower those first few months!). Below are all the items I included in…

Apartment Makeover Decor Tips

Making Over My Sister’s Apartment – Living Room & Kitchen Nook

This is my sister, Kimberly. Isn’t she the cutest? Her apartment on the other hand was not so cute. She enlisted my help to makeover her living room and kitchen nook. Growing up my sister and I shared a bedroom until I was in ninth grade I think. Every summer between school years, I would makeover our bedroom. New paint, new theme and potentially a new layout. Being the older…

How to Declutter Your Wardrobe in 5 Steps

How to Declutter Your Wardrobe in 5 Steps

One of the best places to start your minimalist or simple living journey is to declutter your wardrobe. Depending on the size of your wardrobe it can be completed in a few hours or a weekend. Quick wins like that when decluttering keep the momentum going and help you strengthen your decluttering muscle. Here are my tips to make decluttering your wardrobe simple and stress-free. Step 1: Take everything out…

Winter Wellness Routine | Kitty Cotten

Winter Wellness Routine

Minnesota winters are long and cold. If you’re a Midwesterner you know very well the toll winters can take on your mind, body and soul. While I try to keep active and enjoy the outdoors and everything it has to offer during the cold, snowy months, so days are just too darn cold to go outside. Here’s my winter wellness “routine” to keep my mind, body, and soul happy and…

winter capsule wardrobe thrift haul

Winter Capsule Wardrobe Thrift Haul

I’ve been practicing a capsule wardrobe for the past two years and I’ve learned so much about my personal style, shopping habits and how to curate a wardrobe that actually fits my lifestyle. The benefits of a capsules have been immense from simplifying my daily dressing routine to becoming a strategic and thoughtful consumer. I took everything I’ve learned and created a capsule wardrobe how-to e-course! In 2019, I want…

Baby-friendly Living & Dining Room Makeover

Baby-friendly Living & Dining Room Makeover

This post is in partnership with Article.com Ahhhh, this living room refresh feels so good. Our old living room was by no means bad, it just didn’t work with our new crawling baby girl! We knew even before Harriet was born that we needed to update the space with more baby-friendly furniture pieces (especially our dining set!) and make room for her stuff. The layout of the space shifted to…