A couple of years ago we started thinking seriously about our lifestyle and what we really wanted to do with our lives. Our eyes were opened to new, alternative possibilities. ​Our journey to Simple Living is where we're sharing our progress towards cultivating a simpler life for ourselves.

I'm Heidi, a 29 year old photographer, and this is Matt, my husband. We live in rural Southland NZ and recently finished building an 'almost tiny' house (more details on that below).
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The reasons for our journey to Simple Living...

to SLOW DOWN
Busy is not a badge of honour. We seem to spend much of our lives rushing around, constantly in a state of doing & ticking things off lists. Let's celebrate balance, glorify rest & make time to just be present.
to DITCH THE EXCESS
Material things do not make us more successful, happier, popular or important.
It is the people and experiences in our lives that we treasure the most, not the material things.
to GAIN FINANCIAL FREEDOM
We are bombarded daily with marketing that tells us to buy the next new, bigger, better thing. And to pay for it with money we don't actually have yet! We’ve decided we’d rather the freedom of less, so we can do more.
to LEAVE A LIGHTER FOOTPRINT
This beautiful world we live in should be cherished & honoured, not depleted and used as a dumping ground.
In less than the space of 100 years it seems we’ve lost touch with living sustainably.
to LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES
​We’re bringing many of our lifestyle choices back to basics. From the products we use in our home, to changing our dietary habits. We've realised so much of what sits on the supermarket shelves isn't real food.