I'm Christine Van Cleave, designer, photographer, and mother of three. Our family of five is documenting our journey towards a simpler, more beautiful, and more sustainable life. In 2011, we donated, sold, thrifted, trashed, or gave away seven or more things each week. in 2012, we are learning to container garden on our shady property. We also paint, clean, build, sew, organize and create, documenting our DIY projects in real time to share how we're designing our home to be more customized and personal to our family's needs. All of this is an effort to make space for ourselves, focus on our creativity, simplify and beautify our home, create meaningful experiences with each other, directly provide for ourselves, and move toward a lifestyle that is more in tune with our values.