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Hi, I’m Elle, Welcome to my quiet corner of the Internet where I share my systems and life experiences to help you create an easier more natural, sustainable, and mindful life while taking care of your family, friends and SELF. (Don’t forget about her!)

I’m a recovering perfectionist who has turned her focus on cultivating the most essential elements of life and learning to let go of the rest.

The Essential Life was born out of my experiences as a mother who had her three children in 22 months. Finding out at four months old that my first daughter needed four hip surgeries in her first year of life and having food allergies impacted our lives tremendously. She learned to walk only four months before her twin sisters were born and was yet to be able to walk up the stairs on her own when they arrived. She often would walk around with a nursing pillow, holding two dolls saying “Now mommy can only carry two babies.”

I stayed home to be with them but never left running my business. With hiring, rearranging and working in the in-between times I managed to "have it all". My systems are based on reflection, research and trial and error.

My mission around here is to offer my systems, philosophies, recipes and stories to inspire you, but also prompt you with questions and ideas to help figure out how to live your Essential Life. I want to help you solve some of your problems and when you leave this site you’ll walk away with a sense of power and satisfaction.

The Essential Life was created to help you waste less time, energy and money on the things that don’t matter and empower you to take control over your small daily choices. Because how we spend our days is ultimately how we live our lives. My ideas are influenced by my beliefs in God, the power of our thoughts and a knowing that gratitude is usually a part of the answer.

Remember when we used to pass notes in school? A good note left the recipient excited, uplifted, and feeling connected. It was personal, exciting and fun! Once a month, I pass notes to encourage my favorite friends. The notes honor The Essential Life's core beliefs to value our time and other resources so they are crafted to encourage you on your journey to living a life of value so you can waste less and live more. This will soon become one of your favorite parts of your self care rhythm. Ready for that feel good feeling of getting a note? Where can I pass yours?

I'm glad we are in this together.

The Essential Life was created to help you waste less time, energy and money on the things that don’t matter and empower you to take control over your small daily choices. Because as Annie Dillard so eloquently puts it, "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. How we spend our days is ultimately how we live our lives. My ideas are influenced by my beliefs in God, the power of our thoughts and a knowing that gratitude is usually a part of the answer. It’s a big endeavor to live consciously but so worth it.

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