Simplicity Soup

Simplicity Soup

Mom, non-profit professional, arts advocate, writer, coffee consumer and wannabe adventurer. Life is busy and complicated. Simplicity Soup shares recipes for lessons learned — as a parent, professional and personally. It focuses on the good and good for you (and the family). Simplicity Soup is about the ingredients in our daily lives that make living more joyful. From tackling time clutter, the list of to-dos and want-to-dos, to how to organize spaces and places to make for more efficiency and less challenge. Create time for more joy. Savor the soup. Connect with Jeannie at [email protected]

Simplicity Soup: Finding A Way Home

We watch our children try. When they fail, we help pick up the pieces. We encourage them to try again. We cheer them on. We share their joys and their sorrows. It is one of the toughest jobs of bein... Read more

Taking Flight

“The great paradox of parenthood is that it moves in both slow motion and fast forward at the same time.”-unknown.  Amen. Closing my eyes, I can easily be transported back to the day that my n... Read more

Simplicity Soup: The Red Balloon

I love babies and puppies. Both bring joy and adventure and add to a rich, beautiful life. And both bring challenges. I've often shared that upon arrival at home, babies are easy - well, except a pare... Read more

Simplicity Soup: Patience with the Process

We have seven cats right now. Nine if you count the original two felines. No, don't peg me as a crazy cat lady. Seven of the cats are actually caterpillars. Which is not only the hip way to refe... Read more

Simplicity Soup: Sign Me Up

Summer was the opportunity to adventure and try new things. Paddle boarding, art classes, summer camp... Oh wait, I am talking about my kid and THEIR summer fun. Summer for adults...well...pe... Read more

Simplicity Soup: Coping Mechanisms

I may (or may not have) just ate a half bag of Veggie Straws. The crunch and the salt compliment the air filled structure that doesn’t fill up my stomach or my soul.  What are these things made ... Read more

Simplicity Soup: Slow It Down

My social media feeds have been filled with joy as parents share out the first vs. last day of school photos, the awards obtained, and the parties that celebrate the many achievements of this last yea... Read more

Simplicity Soup: Vacation Organization (AKA You Get A Vacation Too)

Today’s simplicity soup recipe? Vacation Organization! A recipe for traveling with kids in tow!  The one where your child is content and, as a result, you are too.  Simply put: the trip that fe... Read more

Simplicity Soup: There Is No Work/Life Balance

In the earliest days of parenthood, I struggled with the decisions that new parents - especially many women - face. Work? If so, how much? Can I maintain a full-time position and be a full-time mom? C... Read more

Order Up! 'Simplicity Soup' — New Northeast Ohio Parent Blog

What is simplicity soup and might you like a serving too? For starters, how did your world change the moment you learned you had a child coming into it? For me, it was an annual visit that took ... Read more