The Urban Hippie Life {UrbanHippieMama}

My journey towards simplicity began consciously 5 years ago, when I purchased my first home as a single mama with a 2 and a half year old daughter. During that time on my journey I began examining everything in my life from the unhealthy and unsatisfying relationship I had just left, to the cleaning products I would choose to use in my new house. I shaved my head. I got out of debt. I opened my home for a weekly Voluntary Simplicity study group and potluck. I worked to get in touch with who I was at the core.

I have always identified with the "Hippie" subculture. Growing up I loved looking at my mom's old photos where everyone had long flowing hair and was sitting in parks contemplating life (or at least that's what she told me they were doing...). Anti-war sentiments, communal living, and women's rights are all things that have always made sense to me.

I'm now in my 30's, have 3 kids and a husband, live in an urban city, and have come to a place in my journey towards simplicity that feels right, but never complete. It is definitely a journey and not a destination.

Simple living, to me, means living in harmony with nature and it's rhythms. It is eating whole foods, food I've grown myself, choosing reusable, second-hand and sustainable goods, buying local, learning to do more myself with what I already have, and being part of a tribe.

The most challenging aspect for me is also one of the aspects that I love the most: it is questioning everything. There are so many layers in our modern lives that add such complexity and mystery to everything. I am learning to stop, tune into the voice of Mother Culture, and question Her.

I am so excited about The KISS Journals and thrilled to be a part of it. I look forward to getting to know you amazing women and learn about each of your unique journeys. I welcome the challenges we set for ourselves and each other, and am grateful for the support we will offer along the way.

You can read more about the UrbanHippie Family at: UrbanHippieMama.com, and see the UrbanHippie Farm at: UrbanHippieFarm.blogspot.com