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A Small Win + My Passion in Life

July 15, 2021 by Claire Leave a Comment

Ok, ok. Next post will be a wardrobe one. I swear.

Today I want to share a small win of mine lately: I found a near(ish) source for dairy, eggs, and meat! That’s been a tough one to check off my list. We get a summer/early autumn CSA share, and I order bulk goods from Azure Standard or fill my own jars at the local co-op. But finding local raw dairy and pastured meat has been one heck of a journey.

Background info: it’s illegal for farmers to advertise selling raw milk in the state of Minnesota. I have been trying to contact drop site owners via Facebook, join groups that go in on pickup sites, or contact farms listed on realmilk.com for a while now. This is probably my 5th? 6th? attempt to reach out to a source.… Read More »

Filed Under: Personal, Simple Living Tagged With: food industry, healthy living, homestead, personal, simple living, sustainable living

Simplifying My Online Presence: Update Part 1

May 14, 2018 by Claire Leave a Comment

Updates on my quest to downsize my online presence! I deleted more Facebook friends, installed a newsfeed eradicator, and removed Instagram from my smartphone. Plus, what's next?It’s been a little while since I wrote about simplifying my online presence for the first time and since I reflected on what Facebook “friends” are and why we have so many. (Also, I just noticed that Disqus has eaten all of the comments on that second post–what a shame! People had some great points to make about the pros and cons of Facebook. I promise I didn’t delete all of your lovely comments <3)

Since then I’ve accomplished a few more things on my digital minimizing to-do list, including a big one this weekend.… Read More »

Filed Under: Simple Living Tagged With: decluttering, Internet, minimalism, online presence, private life, simple living

Thoughts on Facebook Friends

April 11, 2018 by Claire Leave a Comment

clear-mcdonald-lake-glacierA couple of months ago I started minimizing my online life. I decided about a month later to continue sharing personal posts on this blog. However, I do try to keep my family and friends’ identities protected and I haven’t stopped scaling back on social media, particularly Facebook.

Besides deleting my YouTube, Google+, and two Twitter accounts, I mentioned that I have unfriended more than five hundred people on Facebook over the past few years. Now almost six hundred, in fact. I wasn’t a popularity queen in high school or college either. When I look back at some the names of people I’ve deleted in my Facebook data, I don’t even know who they are.… Read More »

Filed Under: Simple Living Tagged With: decluttering, Internet, minimalism, online presence, private life, simple living

I Don’t Want to Be More Productive

February 13, 2018 by Claire 5 Comments

Being able to say that you’re busy is a great source of pride in this day and age. I can’t begin to count the number of blog posts I’ve read in the past year that start off with something along the lines of, “Another crazyyy busy week here in the Smith household! I worked 120 hours on my business, secured 87 new sponsorships that I am SO excited to share with y’all, read 25 novels and ran a marathon yesterday! How’s this week treated you?”

Of course, I have been so guilty of that myself. Not as much on JTC (I’d like to think), but definitely on my previous blogs while still in college. “Today I took three exams, cranked out a five-page paper, called both my parents, went out for dinner with E, and made it to the gym, too!” Cringe.… Read More »

Filed Under: Simple Living Tagged With: healthy living, lifestyle, productivity, simple living, sustainable living

Simplifying My Online Presence

January 22, 2018 by Claire 6 Comments

online_presence_titleHello all! Today I’m dropping in to make you aware of some changes to the blog. Also, I wanted to talk a little bit about minimizing one’s online presence in general, which has been a focus of mine lately.… Read More »

Filed Under: Simple Living Tagged With: decluttering, Internet, minimalism, online presence, private life, simple living

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I'm 31, writer, wife, and mom of 4. Just to Claireify is a lifestyle blog for women who aspire to live healthy, balanced lives. (And, okay, it's a throwback to that girly 2010s blogger vibe sometimes too!) If that sounds like you, grab a cup of coffee and make yourself at home. (Learn more about me here.)

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