I began my minimalist journey October of 2014. At that time I was frustrated with all the stuff in my home. It seemed like no matter how much I cleaned and organized my family's belongings, within a few days my house would end up in it's previous untidy, cluttered state. It made me feel so bogged down and unhappy.

I recently spent a month in the Philippines visiting my good friend Lani’s family. Now Lani last went home to PH in 2008 and when she came back, I told her I was going with her the next time. Little did I know it would be almost a decade later, but here we are. We traveled to Baclayan, Catbalogan, Tacloban, Bohol, Cebu, Batangas, and Manila, Philippines.