by Trisha Childers | Nov 8, 2021 | Christmas, Home on Purpose
The mission of Home On Purpose is to help you make your home as easy to manage as possible. I want you to feel comfortable and confident when you walk through your door. Although I’m not a minimalist per se, the fact remains that too much extra, unnecessary, and...
by Trisha Childers | Aug 23, 2021 | Home on Purpose
When our stuff, and our spaces do not function well, it makes life at home unnecessarily difficult. Unfortunately, it’s not always clear how to go about making our homes function better. What if we spend time and energy sorting through our stuff, starting new...
by Trisha Childers | Jun 7, 2021 | Home on Purpose, Parenting
Which season of the year has the most shopping? Autumn. From August through December, we are repeatedly blasted with heavy marketing. It begins with the back-to-school sales, continues through the fall holidays, and hits its grand climax at Christmas. Most of the...
by Trisha Childers | Dec 1, 2020 | Home on Purpose
I remember my first “real” bike. It had multiple speeds, handle bar breaks, and a kick-stand. My dad took my sister and I to a special park with paved trails to try it out. But the moment I started riding, I knew something was wrong. The wheels were turning, but...
by Trisha Childers | Jan 22, 2020 | Home on Purpose
What is clutter? Any item that does not serve a valid purpose. The most elementary guideline for decluttering is to delete all items that haven’t been used in the last year. On the surface it makes perfect sense. If it’s not being used, why keep it, right?...
