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About Me

HI! I’M ANTONIA AND I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE!

Hello, I’m Antonia and a very warm welcome to my website and blog, Balance Through Simplicity. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by a cluttered home, a busy schedule or just life in general, I’m so glad you’re here.

For well over a decade I’ve been exploring ways to live more simply and intentionally and for the past 6 years I’ve been sharing my journey, my struggles and successes, here on this blog. So, if you’d like to clear your clutter, find more time, space and freedom for doing what really matters to YOU and find a better balance through simplicity, I’d love to help.

MY BACKGROUND

I have a humanities degree from the University of London and have worked many roles in the corporate and charity sectors. I now work with my husband running our own family business. I am married, divorced and remarried, have three daughters of my own (the eldest of which passed away as a baby) and several step-kids. We live in a neurodivergent household.

I was drawn to simplicity when I reached burnout years ago as a working parent with a busy career, struggling financially and, if I’m honest, failing to keep my head above water.

It’s a varied life, where I’ve learned a lot, from managing employees, to managing my home to finding a way to love life every day, whatever the day may bring!

Everything I write about is based on personal experience and lots of research and reading. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to building your best self and your best life but I do believe that life is largely what we make it. The way I do that is by prioritising what matters and choosing to have less of what doesn’t.

I write about decluttering, managing your time, personal development, self-care and how to live with more meaning, purpose and, yes… less stuff. I’d love for you to join me and we can learn together!

About Me

ABOUT MY BLOG

Life is messy and complicated. Just like too much stuff, life rarely fits into neat little boxes but there’s no judgement here. Sometimes we find ourselves living a life that’s happening TO us, not BECAUSE of us. I love to share practical tips, ideas for self-improvement and how to live meaningfully, in simple, kind and actionable ways that fit our busy, noisy world.

  • I’ve been featured in newspapers, podcasts and websites including the Observer, BBC Radio, Introvert Spring, Optimal Living Daily, New York Times Well, becomingminimalist.com and more.
  • I have written nearly 400 blog posts and published well over 500,000 words (probably much, much more!).
  • I’ve had over 5 million views to my site just in the last 3 years, have sent over 350 weekly newsletters to my email community and have over 2250+ customers who’ve bought from my shop.
  • Above all, one of my own personal values is to support others and share what I’ve learned so that it may help others too. If you’re curious, here is some feedback from regular readers, which makes those 5am morning starts to write a blog post, before kids and work beckon, absolutely worthwhile!

POPULAR ARTICLES

For a snapshot of what I write about, here are some of my articles which might help you get started.

NEXT STEPS

When you’re ready, here’s what you could do:

  • Browse the blog for inspiration
  • Start here to find your way around
  • Take the free quiz and get your personalised next steps
  • Subscribe to my newsletter for ideas and tips direct into your inbox for free (no clutter)
  • Visit my Shop for tried-and-tested practical workbooks and planners
  • Email me and introduce yourself. I love to hear from readers and other bloggers so please email me at [email protected] and say hello! I personally read every email and do my best to answer each of them, even if I’m a little slow sometimes. I don’t have a team so it’s just me.

Antonia x

P.S. I’m not currently accepting guest posts, links or reviews so requests for these may not be answered.