We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.  ~Robert Fulghum

Have you ever wanted to do something that your spouse or partner didn’t? Sure you have. How’d that work out for you? Hopefully, it went well. Even if it didn’t, you probably learned something from it. Simple living is one of those lifestyles that works better when the entire household is on board, but that isn’t always the reality. Sometimes one person wants to live very simply while the other person enjoys material things. Everyone deserves the right to choose their lifestyle. But how do you successfully manage your relationship and household if one of you wants to live a minimalist lifestyle but the other one is fine with how things are? You need the four C’s: Communication, Compromise, Cleaning and Compassion

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