Notes on simple living, seasonal planning, and a cozy life

The end of a season tends to get skipped. Here are four plain questions that make the review worth doing.

Annual bills are entirely predictable, yet they still manage to surprise people. Here’s how to account for the expenses that never show up in a…

Most decluttering advice starts at the wrong end. The more interesting question is not what to get rid of, but how those things got in.

Some goals stay on the list for years without moving. Here’s how to tell whether to let them go or set them down on purpose.

I’m Kate. I write here about living more simply and building a cozy life.