25 Best Minimalist Blogs For Moms To Follow For A (More) Simple Life.
Full disclosure here.
I am NOT a minamilist mom.
I watched the film Minimalism (Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus) years ago but have struggled to put any of it into practice.
I LOVE the idea of minimalism and have vivid dreams about decluttering our house. I 100% agree with the benefits of simple living and an organised life.
The problem is, I am just messy and so are my kids. We are a homeschool, campervan loving, slightly wild and messy family.
This year I am on a bit of a mission. To live with Intention and Joy. So I’ve been trying to bring more organisation into our lives and less chaos.
Who should I turn to for a little minimalist inspiration?
As I am a blogger, I of course hunted out other blogs that can help me with this question.
Here’s a list of 25 of the Best Minimalist Blogs that I have uncovered.
If you are a newbie to minimalism, let’s do this together. It feels mega daunting to me, but baby steps are still steps.
One box at a time.
25+ Best Minimalist Blogs For Moms To Follow.
Danish Mom.
The Danish Mom blog was the first minimalist lifestyle blog I came across a few years ago. Miriam is a Danish mom of two boys who loves to travel, cook, take photos and the all important Hygge.
What I love about Miriam’s blog is the realistic focus on how to make minimalism work with the realities of family life. She clarifies what minimalism is and is not and helps you set honest expectations that suit your life. There’s lots of other great parenting advice on there too.
Simply + Fiercely
Jennifer was afraid of living a life half lived. The first step she took in changing her life was clearing out the clutter, letting go and listening to her heart first.
Her blog and podcast are full of simple challenges to declutter your life but also why you might get stuck when trying to minimise (both hands up). Being stuck in a clutter cycle, decluttering without stress and even journal prompts and questions to ask whilst you make space for more life and less stuff.
You can easily lose yourself in her articles, so make some time to create a simpler life with more ease and fun.
Balance Through Simplicity
Reading why Antonia started her blog is like reading about my own life. Struggling with the challenges of raising two young feisty girls (mine are boys), building a business and juggling everything mom life entails.
Her blog is her own passion project where she gets to share and teach all the simplifying techniques that have changed her own life.
Antonia talks about the important things; intentional living, self-care, simple living and also the ways to clear space in your life to be more productive and less busy.
The article that instantly jumped out at me? 5 Easy ways to start simplifying your life when you don’t know where to begin.
Yes to that!
Raising Simple
Zoe’s blog is all about helping families to streamline their homes and their lives to live more fully with joy and purpose.
This is music to my ears. Joyful living is the name of the game in our house.
Whether you want to simplify a small space or your entire home, Zoe is the mom for you. She not only deep dives into the strategy of decluttering but also the reasons why having less is good for you.
As a mom she is believes families thrive more when they have less. There’s a lot to learn from Zoe and I’m just getting started.
Be More With Less
Courtney Carver is not only a content creator and author of Soulful Simplicity, she also hosts a podcast with her daughter, Soul and Wit. That makes her a bit of a guru of minimalist living in my eyes.
She does all this whilst living with Multiple Sclerosis. Super momma if ever there was one.
She’s extremely honest and shares personal stories with her audience, which I love. Her blog posts are a mix of decluttering advice, living life as an introvert, how to cope with busy seasons, why we need to declutter social media and even how you create a capsule wardrobe (terrible packer mom here, I need Courtney’s advice).
Zoe has written a book:
Minimalism For Families: Practical Minimalist Living Strategies To Simplify Your Home.
Zen Habits
Leo Babauta has been writing about minimalism for years and has a dedicated group of followers. Zen Habits is the powerhouse of minimalism blogs and goes deeply into the emotional aspects of minimalism. From intentional living, productivity, breaking habits to simplifying your life and mindful practices.
The Minimalist Mom
Rachel Jonat wants you to live “a rich life with less stuff”. She is honest about the reason our homes are full of clutter (cheap, replaceable goods) and what impact this has on our mental wellbeing and our bank balance.
She has interviewed families for her Minimalist Family Series who have downsized and made the move to minimalist living and posts specifically about dealing with TOYS. Anyone else have a love/hate relationship with too much Lego?
She’s also written three books now:
The Minimalist Mom: How to Simply Parent Your Baby
Do Less
The Joy Of Doing Nothing
Slow Your Home
Brooke is an author, blogger and podcast host of the astonishingly popular The Slow Home Podcast.
She is a mom of two wonderful kids and a self-confessed tree-hugger (love this woman). The podcast is the place to visit for all things slow and intentional living with great guests such as Anita Vandyke talking about the reality of a zero waste family life.
A To Zen Life
Marissa has created a really fun blog after a challenging start in life. She lost her parents, friends and home and descended into a dark and difficult place. Minimalism changed her life from an emotional hoarder to a frugal, minimalist and happier lifestyle.
I have huge admiration for Marissa and love that her blog includes ways minimalism and letting go can improve your bank balance and your health.
As a mom of two boys, she understands how hard it can be to avoid collecting too much stuff. My favorite post is the One in One Out Rule Is The Secret To A Clutter Free Home.
This is something I have implemented with immediate effect.
Miss Minimalist
Francine Jay says to her minimalist approach “isn’t only about white walls and empty spaces”. That’s good to read as this is something that has put me off minimalism in the past, being a lover of crazy patterns and colors.
She talks about the power in one less thing, taking one thing out of your life at a time. Fashion trends, perfume, even ditching face wash with microbeads in it.
Francine has written two books:
Lightly: How To Live A Simple, Serene And Stress-Free Life
The Joy Of Less: A Minimalist Guide To Declutter, Organize And Simplify
Mimilalist Mama
The Minimalist Mama blog is a collection of articles mainly focused on preparing for baby, postpartum and baby life. Everything from packing your hospital bag,reviews of diaper bins and baby bouncers and postpartum care kits.
The Plain Simple Life
Vourneen felt as if she was drowning in stuff and decided to transform her life through minimalism. She has a focus on minimalism and living a sustainable life, which I love. Her posts are full of usable advice, such as how to develop a decluttering mindset and how to shop like a minimalist.
She also has a great freebies section with moving checklists,self-care help and a 30 day decluttering challenge.
Becoming Minimalist
You can’t talk about minimalism without mentioning Joshua Becker. Becoming Minimalist is “ designed to inspire people to pursue their greatest passions by owning fewer possessions”. This is a great blog to start with when you want to create a simplicity habit.
Some of my favorite posts are:
15 Clutter Busting Routines For Any Family
35 Gifts Your Children Will Never Forget
Joshua has written several books, including The More Of Less: Finding The Life You Want Under Everything You Own.
Simple Lionheart Life
Melissa started her journey into simple and minimalist living after facing an unbearable tragedy, losing her first son Aiden when he was only 19 days old. This life-altering experience gave Melissa insight into what really matters in life: the people she loves.
Her blog is full of the good stuff. Decluttering, personal style, intentional living, mindfulness.
Some of my favorite posts are:
How To Live A Simple Life And Be Happy: 11 Ways To Start
Why Is Decluttering So Hard?: 11 Of The Biggest Challenges Of Decluttering
A Simpler Motherhood
Vanessa believes the key to simpler motherhood is taking the time to savor all the moments of being a mom, the messy and the beautiful. As a fellow homeschooler, I love her take on family life.
This Simple Balance
I came across June and her blog when I was searching for the simplest way to get rid of old toys without causing drama. She’s another homeschool momma and her articles are a happy balance between homeschool life, parenting, simple living and self-care.
Some posts to read:
7 Rules For Decluttering Toys For Quick And Easy Decisions
The Daily Uniform: The Ultimate Way To Simplify Your Mornings
Erica Layne (The Life On Purpose Movement)
Erica talks of an everyday moment that ignited her fire for living a simpler, meaningful life on purpose and how she wants others to feel that same spark of desire.
Her blog and podcast covers everything from how to deal with a decluttering slump and navigating motherhood as an introvert to why you should love your imperfect home and how to stop overthinking decisions and save you time.
Erica has written a book, The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies To Declutter Your Life And Make Room For Joy.
Allie Casazza
Allie helps moms to clear the clutter in their homes, life and in their brains (I know about that!) to live a calmer life and find joy in the daily mundane.
My favorite post is, How I Use Trello To Organize My Entire Life. This is something I have been thinking about doing for months.
Allie also hosts The Purpose Show Podcast.which is new to me but I am already 6 episodes in. It really is great!
And of course she’s written a book (two in fact):
Messy Minimalist
Rachel’s is a “messy person with a minimalist mindset”. What more need I say? I think that sums me up 100% (and I am guessing you too). Her blog posts and YouTube channel are full of realistic insights on topics such as how many bed sheets you really need and minimalist homeschooling for beginners.
Note Rachels has not posted a new video since 2021 but there is still a lot of useful information on her website.
Simply Well Balanced
I love Lauren’s fun and vibrant blog. She has a focus on creating a simpler family routine for you but leaves in the fun and laughter. There’s an abundance of posts on buying toys and gifts, simplifying your home, recipes to try, making a home you will enjoy and look forward to returning to.
Some great articles to dive into:
10 Amazing Benefits Of Toy Rotation
Save Spend Splurge
Sherry is all about financial minimalism and being clever with the money you have. This personal blog is full of great tips and tricks to stop wasting money and get the most out of what you have.
Favorite post: Why Women Need To Be More Financially Independant Than Men.
Minimalist Baker
This has to be my favorite minimalist blog I discovered whilst researching this article.
Applying minimalism to cooking. Genius! I love to cook and bake and cook, but fancy recipes that require 26 separate ingredients? Show me a mom who has time for that.
Each recipe needs 10 or fewer ingredients, one bowl or less than 30 minutes to prepare.
This weekend I plan on trying the Easy Gluten Free Peach Cobbler. I may even share a photo on Instagram of it and I am not a food sharing kind of gal.
You can try it too, I have popped the video right below. Show me your results!
The Tiny Life
If you are curious about the Tiny House movement that is sweeping the world, this is the blog for you. There are great articles about the practicalities of tiny house living as well as how to get started with homesteading and decluttering your life, one room at a time.
This Wondrous Life
Danae Smith believes there is “more to the mundane than meets the eye”. She is an advocate for slow, simple living. Danae writes beautifully about the power in setting intentions and why routines matter.
Posts to discover:
Seeking The More In The Mundane
Danae also hosts the Let’s Do Coffee Podcast.
Abundant Life With Less
Rachel’s blog is a great place to start if you are struggling with the overwhelm of life. Her articles talk about surviving busier seasons of life and why minimalism and motherhood can coexist (I’m still a little unsure about this). They also cover practical tips and shares about finding purpose and using minimalism to create a more abundant life.
Rachel has written a book, Messy Minimalism: Realistic Strategies For The Rest Of Us
There’s your 25 Best Minimalist Blogs to get started with.
Where are you on your own journey to becoming a minimal mom? Or are you still wondering if it’s really possible?
For me, I am happy with a little less stuff, more time, less stress and more life.
Let me know what you think in the comments below.
Happy simplifying!
Amanda x
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