HELLO FRIENDS!

Nice to meet you. My name is Laurie Jane and I am so glad you stopped by! Let me tell you a bit about what I do here and then you can leave me some nice and uplifting replies in the comments!

I find “Keeping It Basic” is a philosophy that works in almost EVERY area of my crazy life and I’m going to show you how to simplify the chaos one task at a time with this mindset. Keeping it Basic is a mantra of sorts that can help you change your life by clearing the clutter both literally and figuratively.

We all have a lot of demands on our lives, some external and some internal that we put on ourselves. Stop putting extra on yourself and keep it basic. I am a chaos coordinator at home and I know it’s easy to become overwhelmed in today’s fast paced and high demand world, especially when we see everyone else post about their “perfect life” on social media. It can make you feel like you need to overextend yourself just to keep up. YOU DON’T. Trust me.

For a long time, I would come up with these elaborate plans to change my life completely and all at once. I’d make a hundred list and charts to keep me on task. Then I almost never followed through because it was so overwhelming and daunting. Now I make simple plans and DO THE THINGS. Small but consistent changes a little at a time. The results have been amazing! Keeping it Basic isn’t about minimalism or being boring. It’s about focusing on what is important, getting it done and clearing the rest out of the way.

Doing the things is the best way to see progress! Once you figure out the basics (see what I did there?) you will move forward quicker and easier than you ever thought possible! Isn’t that what we all want? Onward and upward!

I have three wonderful children on the Autism Spectrum varying from Attention Deficit to Higher Functioning Autism. If I compared my basic day to every other mom I would go insane. I find it funny how some of the “perfect people” I admire often ask me how I do it. I’ve come to realize we all have our strengths and need to play to them.

Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. – Albert Einstein

My strength is problem-solving and one of the main solutions for everything is KEEPING IT BASIC.

Here is an example: At the school bake sale my cupcakes may not look like Pin Worthy works of art (you want my cousin Stacy for that) but my ugly brownies are famous and disappear fast. I don’t try to compete with Stacy, I admire her and cheer her on and then happily put my ugly brownies on the table. If this is your strong suit ROCK IT! Personally, I baked for the bake sale and bought stuff while there helping to raise the money, which was the basic (tee-hee) point of it all. YaY Me!

The keeping it basic philosophy also works for eating better and exercising more. Eat real food more often than processed, burn more calories than you eat and work out at your skill level. However, some days the workout are more intense than others. The point is to start making it a priority and a habit. Every day, basically, do the things.

Stick with me and we’ll simplify our lives together. I will be covering the basics (lol I did it again) Cleaning, Organizing, Meal Planning, Health and Beauty, Personal Finances, and anything else I personally find relevant to Keeping it Basic.  I’ll post my real life ‘Before’ and ‘After’ pictures every step of the way. I may even throw in some near impossible to obtain stock photos to keep us both inspired to Do The Things.

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