Neat House. Sweet Home
With a background in engineering, I’ve learned to see patterns, bring order to complexity, and create systems that flow. With faith in Christ at the center of our home, I focus on creating intentional spaces and nurturing rhythms. My newsletter shares tips for simplifying your home and creating space to reset and quiet your heart.
🩵 Farewell to The Neat Living Shop
Intentional resets for space & spirit. An important announcement about changes—and what’s next. 1. From My Desk After much reflection, I’ve decided to close The Neat Living Shop on December 31, 2025. I’ve been spread thin between publishing on the blog and maintaining other platforms, and it became clear that something needed to shift. Letting it go creates the breathing room I’ve been missing. It allows me to pour my energy into the work that feels most meaningful. Bittersweet, yes—but...
🌿 Getting your spices holiday-ready
Nº 25 – November 18, 2025 Sponsored by Conversion Zoo Hi Reader, Welcome to this week’s edition of The Neat Reset — a gentle pause in your week to tidy your space, quiet your mind, and start fresh. This week caught up to me a bit, and the project I began is still waiting for its finishing touches. Real life shifts like that sometimes, and I’ve learned to honor the pause rather than rush the process. Still, I wanted to bring you a reset — something helpful as we step deeper into a busy season....
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🩵 Ten Minutes of Clarity
Read on the web ↗ Ten Minutes of Clarity By Flavia Andrews There’s a simple practice I’ve been leaning on lately—quiet, steady, almost understated. I call it Ten Minutes to Clarity. It’s just what it sounds like: ten slow minutes where I sit, breathe, and gently return to myself… to what’s true, to what’s shifting, to what needs space. Not analyzing. Not planning. Simply seeking clarity. And now that the days have finally cooled just a bit for me to sit outside again, this little practice...
🌿 A Small Kitchen Refresh
Nº 24 – November 11, 2025 🇺🇸 With gratitude to all who have served—Happy Veterans Day. Sponsored by HubSpot Hi Reader, Welcome to this week’s edition of The Neat Reset — a gentle pause in your week to tidy your space, quiet your mind, and start fresh. There’s something about fall that stirs the urge to reset — not just our clothes or routines, but the small spaces we pass by every day. Last week, I made that cozy (and viral!) roasted butternut squash soup I had mentioned before in one of my...
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🩵 When We Wait Too Long
Read on the web ↗ When We Wait Too Long By Flavia Andrews We tell ourselves we’re waiting for the right time — for clarity, for energy, for that calm stretch of hours when everything else is finally caught up. But the longer we wait, the heavier it all feels. The undone task, the half-started project, the call we keep meaning to make — they hum quietly in the background, weighing more than we realize. Procrastination isn’t only about laziness or distraction. Often, it’s hesitation in disguise...
🌿 Making Open Storage Look Pretty
Nº 23 – November 4, 2025 Sponsored by HubSpot Hi Reader, Welcome to this week’s edition of The Neat Reset — a gentle pause in your week to tidy your space, quiet your mind, and start fresh. This week, I’ve been resetting a small corner between our kitchen, dining, and family room — a gold-and-glass shelving unit I brought in for extra storage. At first, I assumed it was just another space I’d need to style and maintain, and I nearly dismissed it. But it’s turned out to be so practical—and...
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🩵 Making Room for What Awaits Us
Read on the web ↗ Making Room for What Awaits Us By Flavia Andrews We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. - Joseph Campbell It was shortly after I read this quote that I finally found the courage to donate my one and only child’s baby crib. He was almost seven at the time. I had been holding on to the hope of bringing another child into the world. When a friend announced she was expecting her fourth, I had two choices: to sit in...
🌿 A Simple Jewelry Drawer
Nº 22 – October 28, 2025 Sponsored by Superhuman Hi Reader, Welcome to this week’s edition of The Neat Reset — a gentle pause in your week to tidy your space, quiet your mind, and start fresh. Some clutter hides in plain sight. Mine lived in an underestimated dresser drawer. It was a mix of jewelry, essential oils, and odds and ends I never took the time to sort. Last Saturday, I decided to finally give it purpose. Special thanks to Superhuman for sponsoring this edition. This Week's Reset...
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🩵 Hurricanes, Storms, and Simplicity
Read on the web ↗ Hurricanes, Storms, and Simplicity By Flavia Andrews Hurricane Melissa is Caribbean Sea bound, and Jamaica may take the worst of it. Still, living in Southeast Florida always stirs that familiar unease—the quiet wondering of what if it turns? My heart aches for those already in its path. Having lived through many storms, I know the fear that builds before the first wind even arrives—the waiting, the praying, the hoping it passes quickly. This week, I’m holding the people of...
🌿 One Thing at a Time
Nº 21 – October 21, 2025 Sponsored by 1440 Hi Reader, Welcome to this week’s edition of The Neat Reset — a gentle pause in your week to tidy your space, quiet your mind, and start fresh. Lately, I’ve been reminded that real progress—at home and in life—rarely comes from doing everything at once. It comes from doing one thing at a time. One drawer, one corner, one habit, one day. When we focus on the next small, right thing, momentum follows naturally. Special thanks to 1440 for sponsoring...
With a background in engineering, I’ve learned to see patterns, bring order to complexity, and create systems that flow. With faith in Christ at the center of our home, I focus on creating intentional spaces and nurturing rhythms. My newsletter shares tips for simplifying your home and creating space to reset and quiet your heart.